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Sep 23, 2018
Stephen Drives NASA’s Mars Rover With Neil deGrasse Tyson
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space
Stephen and Neil deGrasse Tyson take NASA’s Mars Rover for a ride around Midtown Manhattan.
Sep 23, 2018
Rings Shadows, and Rhea and Epimetheus,… — Planetary Landscapes
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space
Sep 22, 2018
Japan launches robotic cargo spaceship to space station with supplies and science
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, science, space, transportation
News Brief: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency today launched a robotic cargo ship to the International Space Station, filled with more than five tons of supplies, equipment and experiments. Liftoff of Japan’s H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center came at 2:52 a.m. JST Sept. 23 (10:52 a.m. PT Sept. 22). Minutes later, the HTV-7 cargo carrier (also known as Kounotori-7) separated from the rocket, heading for a Thursday rendezvous with the space station. Among the cylindrical craft’s payloads are new hardware to upgrade the station’s electrical power system, an experiment to study protein crystal growth at low temperatures, a life-sciences glovebox and an experimental sample return capsule.
Sep 22, 2018
They Made It! Japan’s Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
JAXA announced Saturday (Sept. 22) that two tiny hoppers had made it safely onto the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.
Coverage of the launch of NASA ICE’s #ICESat2, set for liftoff no earlier than Saturday, September 15 at 8:46 a.m. EDT! Join us as we embark on a mission to use lasers to measure the changing height of Earth’s ice:
Sep 22, 2018
A Look at Ultima Thule: New Horizons Next Destination
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Join us at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 19, as our experts discuss humanity’s farthest planetary flyby that is coming up on Jan. 1, 2019 of the mysterious object nicknamed “Ultima Thule”. The encounter will occur approximately 4 billion miles from Earth complementing the discoveries still coming from the mission’s epic July 2015 flight through the Pluto system.
Sep 21, 2018
This New Space Tech Could Someday Replace A/C
Posted by Bill Kemp in categories: business, energy, space
The United States uses more energy for HVAC than Africa uses for all of their energy needs.
The starry night sky seems remarkably distant from the topic of air conditioning, but it’s revolutionizing the field in quite an unexpected way. In this episode of “The Spark,” watch how scientists from across the globe are harnessing natural phenomena to drastically redesign this century-old technology.
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Sep 21, 2018
A Breakthrough for U.S. Troops: Combat-Ready Pizza
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: food, space
Is this good as space food?
The latest entree to join the Army’s roster of M.R.E. field rations is a Sicilian-style slice that stays fresh for years and took decades to develop.