Nuclear Propulsion

NASA Urges Resuming Plutonium-238 Production

By Andrea Gini on September 27, 2011

A glowing cylinder of Plutonium-228 (Source: US Department of Energy). According to Space News, NASA has begun mapping out the steps need to... Read more →

Spacecraft Astrophotography2

ROSAT Photographed from the Ground

By Andrea Gini on September 27, 2011

An extraordinary picture of the Rosat satellite, captured by Ralf Vandebergh in June using a 10 inches (0.25m) Newtonian reflecting telescope.... Read more →

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Sunspot 1302 Updates

By Staff Writers on September 27, 2011

Source NASA: A strong-to-severe (Kp=8) geomagnetic storm is in progress following the impact of a coronal mass ejection impact of a coronal... Read more →

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SpaceX Developing Reusable Launcher

By Andrea Gini on September 26, 2011

  Draft Environmental Assessment for Issuing an Experimental Permit to SpaceX for Operation of the Grasshopper Vehicle at the McGregor... Read more →

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Sunspot 1302 Continues to Turn Toward Earth

By Andrea Gini on September 26, 2011

Source NASA: Behemoth sunspot 1302 unleashed another strong flare on Saturday morning--an X1.9-category blast at 5:40 am EDT. NASA's Solar... Read more →

Meteorites

October Meteor Shower, Potential Danger to Spacecraft

By Andrea Gini on September 26, 2011

Perseid meteor shower on August 13, 2011, captured by NASA astronaut Ron Garan from the ISS (Credits: NASA/Ron Garan). The annuyal Draconid... Read more →