Space Week 4-10 October 2013
In 1999 the UN General Assembly declared 4-10 October to be World Space Week, to be celebrated each year. These dates commemorate two events: October 4, 1957: Launch of the first human-made Earth...
View ArticleStudents, Teachers Invited to Join Virtual Field Trip to Mars
This blog post by Evan M. Ryan appeared on the State Department’s Dipnote blog. Ryan is the assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs. You’re Invited: Join the Coolest Virtual...
View Article2017 Total Solar Eclipse
The U.S. will experience a total solar eclipse in 2017 for the first time in over 20 years. The last total solar eclipse took place in 1991 and was only visible from Hawaii. The eclipse occurs when the...
View ArticleNASA tests the 2014 World Cup football
The aerodynamics of the official FIFA World Cup 2014 football have been tested at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The ‘Brazuca’ ball, developed by Adidas, was tested, so that...
View ArticleNASA’s RXTE Satellite discovers pulsations from a rare Black Hole
Astronomers have discovered pulsations from a black hole 12 million light-years away by looking through data from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite. The rare black hole, M82 X-1 is...
View ArticleNASA’s Maven in Orbit Around Mars
NASA’s newest Mars spacecraft has entered the orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month journey. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) arrived in the orbit of Mars on Sunday 21st...
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