Tag: "satellite"
Flashes in the Night
"I was visiting my parents, and around ten o'clock I went outside to take a look at the stars, looked straight up—and I saw a strange flash of light. Did I see a UFO?"
Post on Oct 22, 2010 by Ben Burress
Producer's Notes: Journey Into The Sun
Astrophysicists who track space weather today are at a stage Earth weather forecasters were roughly three decades ago. This is about to change.
Post on May 18, 2010 by Sheraz Sadiq
Science Event Pick: LCROSS—Hitch-hiking to the Moon
As the satellite impact grows closer, NASA is making an effort to talk about the locally driven mission. Many of the upcoming talks are suitable for any audience, from kids to adults.
Post on Sep 18, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Hubble Gets a New Lease on Space
Hubble Space Telescope gets upgrades and repairs… for the last time.
Post on May 22, 2009 by Ben Burress
Reporter's Notes: Do-It-Yourself Mini-Satellites
It's a classic engineering story – a garage inventor spends years working in isolation, only to produce something that gets the attention of the world. Ok, the CubeSat story may not be quite as romantic, but it does have a lot of the same ingredients.
Post on May 15, 2009 by Lauren Sommer
Converting the Comets Back into Stars
Star or Comet?Yesterday was a very long day at work. I was stuck in meetings with our collaborators for over 6 hours! To make it worse, we spent the entire time discussing a single topic. I even wrote my last paper on it. What could possibly be so captivating, you ask? Remember the solar wind [...]
Post on Jan 29, 2008 by Kyle S. Dawson
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