Topic: Nasa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system, a milestone in the search for planets like the earth, the space agency said on Tuesday.The planets, called Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are ...
Researchers have sticky fingers when it comes to NASA's moon rocks and meteorites, and hundreds of samples have gone missing after being loaned out by the US space agency, an audit said Thursday.NASA Inspector General Paul Martin issued a report detailing foibles ...
In another step toward finding Earth-like planets that may hold life, NASA said the Kepler space telescope has confirmed its first-ever planet in a habitable zone outside our solar system.French astronomers earlier this year confirmed the first rocky exoplanet to meet key ...
A big asteroid made its closest fly-by of Earth in 200 years, but there was never a chance of a crash landing as it zipped past our planet, NASA said.Astronomers around the world aimed their telescopes to catch a glimpse of the ...
A big asteroid is set to make its closest flyby of Earth in 200 years on Tuesday, but there is no chance of a crash landing when it zips past our planet, NASA said.Astronomers have aimed their telescopes to catch a glimpse ...
A massive crack is growing wider in the Antarctic ice sheet and could break apart in the coming months, forming an iceberg the size of New York City, NASA scientists warned on Thursday.The crack in western Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier stretches for ...
The US space agency on Friday launched a first-of-its kind satellite that will send back data on weather and climate to help forecasters predict major storms and other changes in the environment."Liftoff of the Delta II with the NPP satellite, blazing the ...
The US space agency is preparing to launch a satellite Friday that will send back data on climate and weather to better help forecasters predict major storms and other changes in the environment.The $1.5 billion National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory ...
A massive asteroid will make a rare fly-by Tuesday, and although it poses no danger of crashing to Earth, US scientists said this week they are eager for a closer look."This is not a potentially hazardous asteroid, just a good opportunity to ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA evacuated astronauts and scientists participating in an underwater space simulation in the Florida Keys over concerns about Hurricane Rina, officials said on Wednesday.Six astronauts and scientists participating in the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, ...
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