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NASA, FEMA Simulate Asteroid Strike on Los Angeles; Agree on the Best Option for Survival
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 15, 2016 08:43 AM EST |
The scenario was based on the premise an asteroid discovered this year would hit the Earth with certainty in four years' time.
‘Extra Supermoon’ Closest Since 1948
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Nov 10, 2016 02:19 PM EST |
A rare cosmic phenomenon will take place next Monday, Nov. 14. A “supermoon” occurs when the Moon gets very close to the Earth. However, the upcoming phenomenon is dubbed as “extra supermoon,” a cosmic event not seen in the skies in the last 68 years.
NASA to launch Six Small Satellites that will take a Fresh Look at the Earth and its Weather
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 09, 2016 10:24 PM EST |
NASA is increasingly using small satellites to tackle important science problems across its mission portfolio.
James Webb Space Telescope: NASA’s New Hubble Space Telescope is the Giant Leap in Exploring the Universe
| Theena Ocay | | Nov 08, 2016 10:07 PM EST |
For two decades of innovative construction and after several setbacks, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is finally complete and being prepared to launch in 2018.
Brain Stimulation might turn Ordinary American Soldiers into Extraordinary ‘American Supersoldiers'
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 08, 2016 08:58 PM EST |
Although electrical brain stimulation appears to have no harmful side effects, its long-term safety is unknown.
NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Sets new Guinness World Record
| Staff Reporter | | Nov 07, 2016 02:10 PM EST |
Just over a month after NASA achieved the closest flying separation ever of any multispacecraft formation, NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) now holds the Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fix of a GPS signal as the team of four satellites set the new record of 43,500 miles above the surface of the Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope Clears Center of Curvature Simulation Test
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Nov 04, 2016 03:16 PM EDT |
Technicians and engineers working on the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced that they have successfully completed an important measurement test for the telescope's primary mirror. The Center of Curvature test is a crucial optical measurement that is done in several stages of rigorous mechanical tests.
New Theory Explains Moon’s Current Location
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Nov 04, 2016 08:22 AM EDT |
A recently published theory highlighted a new look at how the moon could have possibly reached its current position in relevant to the Earth. The new theory offered a new twist to the generally accepted “giant impact” theory.
NASA Developing Aircraft Wings that can be Folded in Mid-flight
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 29, 2016 11:53 PM EDT |
The SAW concept seeks to enhance aircraft performance.
Scientists Finally have an Explanation for the Formation of the Orientale Ringed Crater on the Moon
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 29, 2016 10:14 PM EDT |
Scientists have debated for years about how those rings formed.
NASA Eyes ‘Photonics’ and Laser Communications to Talk to Mars-bound Spacecraft
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 23, 2016 09:26 AM EDT |
Photonics may provide the solution.
New Horizons Mission Finds Hint of Clouds on Pluto
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Oct 19, 2016 10:50 AM EDT |
The New Horizons spacecraft has almost completed its 16-month dispatches, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists revealed on Tuesday.
Orbital ATK Successfully Launches new Antares Rocket
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Oct 18, 2016 04:27 PM EDT |
Antares, from American aerospace manufacturer Orbital ATK, was successfully launched from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility based in Virginia on Monday. This is the first flight for the Antares rocket since October 2014 when its predecessor exploded just seconds after liftoff.
China Could be the Only Country with a Space Station by 2024
| S. Rina | | Oct 09, 2016 12:58 AM EDT |
China is likely to be the only country in the world to have a space station in 2024, when the International Space Station retires.
Star with Orbiting ‘Alien Megastructure’ Continues to Baffle with New Evidence
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 06, 2016 01:48 AM EDT |
The star's dimming is so baffling some scientists have surmised it could only be the result of some incredible alien technology.
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