Extreme Solar Weather

Big Sunspot Remains Active

By Staff Writers on March 13, 2012

Source: NASA On March 13, 2012, the sun erupted with an M7.9-class flare that peaked at 1:41 p.m. EDT. This flare was from the same active region,... Read more →

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US Congressional Members Critical of NASA Budget Proposal

By Rachel C. Samples on March 13, 2012

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden testifying before the US House of Representatives (Credits: US House of Representatives). On March 7, NASA... Read more →

Debris Remediation

ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator Receives Funding

By Merryl Azriel on March 13, 2012

Rendition of the EDDE system (Credits: STAR) In February, NASa awarded a $1.9 million contract to Star Technology and Research (STAR) to develop... Read more →

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Camping on an Asteroid

By Staff Writers on March 12, 2012

Source: NASA An astronaut and a geologist recently spent three days camping out as though they were on an asteroid. They were inside NASA's... Read more →

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Space Fence Prototype Operational

By Merryl Azriel on March 12, 2012

Space Fence program tracks debris (Credits: Lockheed Martin). As of March 8, a prototype of a new radar system, part of the U.S. Air... Read more →

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Angry Birds in Space Physics Explained from ISS

By Staff Writers on March 11, 2012

In the first ever video game to be announcement from space, ISS astronaut Don Pettit explained some of the physics essential to winning the new... Read more →