June 20, 2012
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
June 20, 2012
If humans are ever to inhabit the Moon, the lunar poles may well be the location of choice: Because of the small tilt of the…
Continue reading Researchers Find Evidence of Ice Content at the Moon’s South Pole
June 13, 2012
Posted June 11, 2012 3:09 PM
NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized rover will arrive…
Continue reading NASA Mars Rover Team Aims for More Precise Landing
June 01, 2012
By Keith Cowing
Space Ref
Posted May 31, 2012 4:30 PM
The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four billion years from now. It…
Continue reading Our Galaxy is Destined for a Head-on Collision
March 22, 2012
“Administrator Bolden, I’m sitting here listening to the testimony and am quietly grieving for our country. I’m a native Houstonian, grew up with the Apollo program and got my first telescope when I was 12 and have been an amateur astronomer since I was a boy. NASA has been an important part of my life and an important part of life for this country.”
- Rep. John Culberson, opening remarks
Continue reading Congress grills NASA chief Bolden over budget cuts
March 21, 2012
America must protect, preserve and defend the manned space program.
