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Posted NASA's Kepler Discovers More Habitable Zone Planets to SpaceRef
NASA's Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the "habitable zone," the range of distance from a star where the surface temperature of an orbiting planet might be suitable for liquid water.... -
Posted Graphics: How To See The Antares Launch From The Washington DC and Virginia Area to SpaceRef
These images show where you may be able to see Antares liftoff this week from the Washington DC/Virginia Area.... -
Posted NASA Briefs Media on Antares Launch Status to SpaceRef Business
NASA hosted a press briefing on April 16 to discuss the launch of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket on a demonstration flight from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A at Wallops Flight Facility.... -
Posted ITAR Reform to SpaceRef Business
The Space Foundation's Brendan Curry and Frank Slazer, Vice President - Space Systems, Aerospace Industries Association discuss recent ITAR reforms at the National Space Symposium.... -
Posted Focus - Space in the Asia Pacific Region to SpaceRef Business
Steve Eisenhart of the Space Foundation moderates this discussion on Space in the Asia Pacific Region with Lt. Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command and Frank A. Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and Defense... -
Posted Mission Assurance in a Budget-Constrained Environment to SpaceRef Business
Wanda M. Austin of the The Aerospace Corporation moderates a panel on mission assurance in a budget-constrained environment at the Space Foundation National Space Symposium.... -
Posted Inspiration Mars Panel at the National Space Symposium to SpaceRef Business
Jeff Carr of the Griffin Communications Group moderates a panel of the Inspiration Mars team at the Space Foundation National Space Symposium.... -
Posted ILS Russian Proton Rocket Launches Anik G1 to SpaceRef Business
An International Launch Services (ILS) Russian Proton launched at 2:36 p.m. ET yesterday carrying the Telesat Anik G1 telecommunication satellite.... -
Posted KSC Director Robert Cabana Briefs the Media on Orion Progress to SpaceRef Business
Kennedy Space Center Robert Cabana led a group of NASA representatives to brief the media on the progress of the Orion spacecraft. Orion could take astronauts on a sample collection mission to an asteroid as early as 2021.... -
Posted Anik G1 Launched by Russian Proton Rocket to SpaceRef Canada
An International Launch Services (ILS) Russian Proton launched at 2:36 p.m. ET today carrying the Telesat Anik G1 telecommunication satellite.... -
Posted Earth from Space: America's Tuscany to SpaceRef
Rolling hills of farmland in the northwest United States are pictured in this image from the Kompsat-2 satellite. Acquired over Washington state, the south and west areas of the image are in Walla Walla county, while the central-eastern-upper area is... -
Posted Our Wet Wide World - Global Precipitation Measurement Satellite to SpaceRef
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is an international satellite mission to provide next-generation observations of rain and snow worldwide every three hours. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a "Core" satellite carrying advanced instruments that will... -
Posted NASA's Next Budget Advances US Leadership in Space and Science to SpaceRef
President Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for NASA is a $17.7 billion investment in our nation's future. NASA's budget ensures the United States will remain the world's leader in space exploration and scientific discovery for years to come, while... -
Posted This Week at NASA - April 12, 2013 to SpaceRef
Administrator Charles Bolden, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, Chief Financial Officer Beth Robinson and Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot unveiled the President's Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for NASA during a town hall-style all-hands briefing at Headquarters.... -
Posted ScienceCasts: A Whiff of Dark Matter on the ISS to SpaceRef
An advanced particle detector onboard the International Space Station may have recorded its first whiff of Dark Matter. Researchers are excited about the possibility of finally understanding what this mysterious substance is made of.... -
Posted Planetary Protection: A Work in Progress to SpaceRef
For the past few years, a research team in Antarctica has been drilling through several miles of ice in an effort to reach Lake Vostok. Lake Vostok is the largest of a number of bodies of fresh water trapped deep... -
Posted Hosted Payloads - Issues and Evolution to SpaceRef Business
The Space Foundation held its annual National Space Symposium this past week and which included many hot topics including this one, Hosted Payloads - Issues and Evolution. The moderated discussion was presented in association with the Hosted Payload Alliance.... -
Posted Explosive Crater Twins on Mars to SpaceRef
High-Resolution Stereo Camera nadir and colour channel data taken during orbit 11467 on 4 January 2013 by ESA's Mars Express have been combined to produce this colour view of two craters, both roughly 50 km in diameter. The data were... -
Posted 2013 Space Elevator Conference Set for August in Seattle to SpaceRef
The annual Space Elevator Conference will once again be held in Seattle and for the second year in a row at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The theme of the 2013 conference is Tether Climbers.... -
Posted Mapping the Chemistry Needed for Life at Europa to Astrobiology
A new paper led by a NASA researcher shows that hydrogen peroxide is abundant across much of the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.... -
Posted Earth from Space: Okavango River to SpaceRef
An area covering northern Namibia and southern Angola is pictured in this Kompsat-2 image from 3 January. Running across the image, the Okavango River forms the border between Namibia to the south and Angola to the north.... -
Posted Join The Movement: International Space Apps Challenge to SpaceRef
In April, you are invited to join thousands of enthusiasts to invent and create applications to help space exploration and improve life on Earth at the International Space Apps Challenge.... -
Posted Chris Hadfield Interview with Radio Canada to SpaceRef Canada
Chris Hadfield answers questions in a French interview with Radio Canada which is translated into english.... -
Posted Chris Hadfield Demonstrates Microbial Air Sampling on the ISS to SpaceRef Canada
The International Space Station crews about 3 to 6 people at a time, but sometimes unwelcome guests appear in the form of bacteria. To keep the world's largest orbital laboratory clean, Commander Chris Hadfield uses a floating microbial air sampler... -
Posted Chris' Kitchen Part Deux: Space Spinach Strikes Back to SpaceRef Canada
In our last episode, CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield used the force--er, microgravity--to make a peanut butter and honey tortilla sandwich that was "not too bad." Now he faces a new challenge: dehydrated spinach.... -
Posted New Chairs for two UK Space Agency Advisory Committees to SpaceRef
The UK Space Agency is pleased to announce new chairpersons for two of its advisory committees: the Science Programme Advisory Committee (SPAC) and Space Exploration Advisory Committee (SEAC).... -
Posted ScienceCasts: Collision Course? A Comet Heads for Mars to SpaceRef
From NASA ScienceCast: "A comet is heading for Mars, and there is a chance that it might hit the Red Planet in October 2014. An impact wouldn't necessarily mean the end of NASA's Mars program. But it would transform the... -
Posted Curiosity Rover Back at Work Before Comm Block Sets In to NASA Watch
CuriousMars: Triple Sample Set for SAM, as NASA Cheers Revived Plutonium Production "Restarting science operations after 3 weeks of computer problems, the Mars rover Curiosity will be using its robotic arm and the Goddard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) laboratory... -
Posted NASA Memo: Suspend All Education and Public Outreach (Update) to SpaceRef
NASA circulated two internal memos on the subject of Education and Public Outreach on Friday. These memos have begun to circulate outside of the agency as well.... -
Posted Budget 2013 - Space Sector: Please Hold a Little Longer to SpaceRef Canada
The government is pretty much in status quo mode after delivering today's budget, at least for the space sector. The message was simple, we're examining the recommendations of the Aerospace Review and we'll get back to you....