8/2/04- Aumated Spacewalk Transfre Vehicles

8/2/04- NASA's mission to study other galaxies
Among the new mission ideas are some that will survey one billion stars within our own galaxy, measure the distribution of galaxies in the distant universe, study dust and gas between galaxies, study organic compounds in space and investigate their

7/25/04- Presidential Commission Appreciated by NASA
While we have indeed accomplished a great deal in NASA's 45-year history, in many ways we are at the beginning of the age of space exploration. We now have the foundation on which NASA can build a vibrant, safe and sustainable journey.

7/25/04- NASA Is Making Big Moves In Transformation
In the latest of what will be ongoing briefings, Administrator Sean O'Keefe today announced a transformation of NASA's organization structure designed to streamline the agency and position it to better implement the Vision for Space Exploration.

7/24/04- Moon May Hold Answers To Climate Change

7/16/04- NASA Launches Aura to Study Earths Atmosphere

7/16/04- Messenger Project Scheduled to Explore Mercury

7/13/04- Big Tools for Space Exploration

7/11/04- NASA Blames UFO Sightings On Planet Mars

7/7/04- Light Optics Used By Mars Rover's Camera Team

7/4/04- Spiral galaxy called NGC 7331 May Be Earths Twin
The picture shows our twin as never before. Its swirling arms spin outward from a central bulge of light, which is outlined by a ring of actively forming stars

4/6/04- Ions from the Sun Being Collected and Brought Home
Little did the Beatles know their metaphor would be taken literally one day. To the team behind NASA's Genesis mission, it has been years since they sent their "little darling

3/28/04- NASA Offering $600,000 For Future Inventors
NASA selected 10 research proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contracts for NASA's 2002 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards, and 18 proposals for negotiation

3/27/04- NASA Jets Fly Like UFO's. New Scram Jets go 5,000 MPH
The US space agency will attempt to fly its experimental hypersonic research aircraft, the X-43A, this Saturday. The unpiloted 3.7m-long vehicle uses a scramjet to reach

3/14/04- Building a Better Radiation Shield For Space-Flight
If your cell phone didn't work or your favorite radio station was off the air, you may have experienced some of the effects of the storm. Satellites and people in space took precautions to limit their exposure to increased radiation levels resulting from the storm. The two-man crew of the International Space Station

3/13/04- The Pluto Kuiper Express mission is designed to fly Pluto
Originally designated the Pluto Fast Flyby (PFF), the Pluto Kuiper Express mission is designed to fly by and make studies of the planet Pluto and its satellite Charon in 2012 and fly on to encounter one or more of the large bodies in the Kuiper

3/13/04- The History Of NASA
October 1, 1958, the official start of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was the beginning of a rich history of unique scientific and technological achievements in human space flight, aeronautics, space science, and space applications

3/13/04- Death Of A Star Brings Life To Future Stars
As in other star-forming nebulas, the stars here arose when a supernova explosion sent shock waves through surrounding clouds of gas and dust. The gas and dust were subsequently compressed, gravity kicked in and stars were born. Eventually

3/13/04- Nasa Discovers Strange And Unusual Solar Object
The discovery of a mysterious object in our solar system is the topic of a listen-and-log-on news briefing on Monday, March 15, at 1 p.m. EST

3/12/04- Microgravity And Iron - A WInning Combination
Video feeds from the International Space Station (ISS) invariably show crew-members exercising in the background. Exercise is serious business on the ISS because microgravity causes skeletal muscles to lose power and stamina. Workouts help astronauts fig

3/12/04- NASA Is Going To GO Digital
The analog satellite signal used to broadcast feeds and other programming on NASA Television will soon become digital. Digital technology will enable NASA to concurrently broadcast multiple channels of broadcast-quality video, as well as interactive content and other information, all from one satellite transponder

3/12/04- California Wildfires and Northern Lights In Quebec Pictures
The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) Web site serves as a valuable resource for students searching for an image to use in a paper or homework assignment, or just looking for a really cool picture

3/12/04- The Transit Of Venus Happenning This Year! Rare Event
On December 6, 1882 the world 'went wild' when this event last occurred. Only five transits have actually been seen by humans in the course of history. Venus, a dark blotch set against the turbulent solar photosphere, is more

3/12/04- Space Science Conducted By African American
Lybrease Woodard, Payload Operations Director at NASA?s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., leads flight controllers in planning and coordinating science activities for crews onboard the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA Marshall)

3/12/04- Ronald McNair US Astronaut Celebrated by NASA
NASA officials will join others in ceremonial events of remembrance and celebration of the legacy of Challenger astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair. The events are Monday, March 15, in McNair's hometown, Lake City, S.C.

3/12/04- Mars Solar eclipse seen by Mars Rover
Though the Viking Landers in the 1970s observed the shadow of one Mars' two moons, Phobos, moving across the landscape, and Mars Pathfinder in 1997 observed Phobos emerge at night from the shadow of Mars, no previous mission has ever directly observed a moon pass in front of the sun from the surface of another world.

3/11/04- Hubbles Deep Space View Of Galaxy
This galaxy-studded view represents a "deep" core sample of the universe, cutting across billions of light-years. The snapshot includes galaxies of various ages, sizes, shapes, and colors. The smallest, reddest galaxies, about 100, may be among

3/11/04- Optics And Lasers WIll Be Made With NEW Type Of Glass
New materials always pave the way for new tools," says NASA's Dr. Michael Wargo. "These tools can do something as remarkable as changing the way we see the universe, or they can be used for practical purposes that improve life on Earth," explains Wargo, who is the Enterprise Scientist for materials science in NASA's Office of Biological and Physical Research in Washington.

3/11/04- Soot Makes Snow Warmer. Global Warming?
Global warming might be the last thing on your mind while snuggled up inside during a raging snowstorm. But, scientists say what happens to that snow over the next few days, as its plowed and turns filthy along our roadsides, contributes to climate change.

3/11/04- Cities Built On Firtle Ground Hurts Food Production
Scientists have long studied the impact of cities on local weather, such as the heat island effect, but a new study also finds that skyscrapers and all of that asphalt rest on some of most fertile land, affecting the Earth's complex food chain.

3/10/04- Do Humans Snore In Space?
The JSC Amateur Radio Club at Johnson Space Center connected Foale with hundreds of students and their teachers at James F. Bay Elementary School in Seabrook, Texas. That organization, helped by the Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club, provided the equipment and expertise for the contact.

3/10/04- NASA Tells Us A Chilling Story About Global Warming In Upcoming Years
The sea ice thawing is consistent with the warming we've seen in the last century," notes Spencer, but "we don't know how much of that warming is a natural climate fluctuation and what portion is due to manmade greenhouse gases

2/15/04- Hematite Rock Formed By Water On Mars?
Busy as she has been with work, JPL's Dr. Joy Crisp, project scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover Project, found time a few weeks ago to do a little shopping. The new necklace she bought is a simple string of dark grey beads and wasn't expensive. What makes it significant is that it is made of specular hematite, which for Mars scientists like Crisp may prove to be more special than diamonds.

2/13/04- First Interplanetary Communication
A pioneering demonstration of communications between NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and the European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Express orbiter succeeded.

2/13/04- Satellites To Collect Black Hole Data
New X-ray data from two orbiting satellites, providing the best evidence to date for a spectacular black hole event long predicted by theory but not confirmed until now, will be the subject of the next NASA Space Science Update (SSU).

1/16/04- Persident Bush Wants To Build A Moon base And Go To Mars
President Bush has unveiled a new vision for space exploration, calling on NASA to "gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own

1/4/04- Spirit Lands On Mars, Mars Rovers Send Back Images!!
Mars Exploration Rover Spirit successfully sent a radio signal after the spacecraft had bounced and rolled for several minutes following its initial impact at 11:35 p.m. EST (8:35 p.m. Pacific Standard Time) on January 3.

1/2/04- Martian Madness Saturday January 4th 2004
In a perfect world, or in this case two perfect worlds -- Earth and Mars, the first of NASA's two robot geologists will bounce over rocks and roll to a safe stop on the martian surface shortly after 8:35 p.m. PST this Saturday, January 3, 2004.

1/2/04- Nasa's Accomplishments and misfortunes In 2003 (yearly Review)
NASA's plans for 2003 were abruptly changed February 1 with the sudden and tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the brave crew of STS-107.

1/2/04- Nasa Catches Stardust From Comet. What Will It Reveal?

1/1/04- Frozen Mars Defrosting After An Iceage

1/1/04- NASA's Stardust spacecraft entered a comet's coma
T-minus 48 hours and counting to a historic rendezvous, NASA's Stardust spacecraft has officially entered a comet's coma, the cloud of dust and gas surrounding the nucleus. Stardust is scheduled to hurtle past comet Wild 2 on January 2, 2004, at approximately 2:40 a.m. EST

12/28/03- Up To Date Mars And The Comet Contact Coverage
On Jan. 3, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project will deliver the first mobile laboratory to the surface of Mars. The rover will perform robotic geological fieldwork that may reveal a history of water on Mars. On Jan. 2, 2004, NASA's Stardust spacecraft will have a close encounter with comet Wild 2, deploying a collector to catch particles for return to Earth.

12/28/03- Up To Date Mars And The Comet Contact Coverage
On Jan. 3, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project will deliver the first mobile laboratory to the surface of Mars. The rover will perform robotic geological fieldwork that may reveal a history of water on Mars. On Jan. 2, 2004, NASA's Stardust spacecraft will have a close encounter with comet Wild 2, deploying a collector to catch particles for return to Earth.

12/28/03- Ion Powered Engine Was Approved And Will Enhance space travel
A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif, successfully tested a new ion propulsion engine design, one of several candidate propulsion technologies under study by NASA's Project Prometheus.

12/9/03- No Life on Mars Ever
Fantastic projects to inhabit Mars are not destined to become true

Russian television channels have recently broadcast several programs about the USA and Russia working on manned flights to Mars. Serious scientists develop fantastic projects to create a biosphere on the red planet and to inhabit Mars with people. It deems that it never occurred to anyone that such projects can never be implemented.

12/8/03- Exploring Mars with other Nations

11/25/03- Letter from Dr. Bruce Cornet describing anomalous
RE: Interpretation of anomalous structures on the moon, based on evidence shown
to me by Richard C. Hoagland on 24 April, 28 April, 7 May, and 11 May, 1994,
and discussions of said evidence with Hoagland.

11/8/03- Lunar Eclipse Will Turn The Moon Red Nov. 8 2003
Step outside on a sunny day, look down and examine your shadow. It's dark in the middle, pale and fuzzy around the edges, and it always points away from the sun.

11/5/03- Voyager 1 spacecraft to enter the solar system's final frontier: Go Voyager
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is about to make history again. It is the first spacecraft to enter the solar system's final frontier, a vast expanse where wind from the sun blows hot against thin gas between the stars: interstellar space.