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Hydrogen ‘food’ could help sustain life in ocean’s crust or on Mars.
Boulder CO (SPX) May 31, 2013 A chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen "food" to sustain microbial communities living in pores and cracks within the enormous volume of rock below the ocean floor and ... [...]
NASA Radar Reveals Asteroid Has Its Own Moon
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2013 A sequence of radar images of asteroid 1998 QE2 was obtained on the evening of May 29, 2013, by NASA scientists using the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., when the asteroid was about... [...]
New Images of Comet ISON Hurtling Toward the Sun
Hilo, HI (SPX) May 31, 2013 A new series of images from Gemini Observatory shows Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) racing toward an uncomfortably close rendezvous with the Sun. In late November the comet could present a stunning sight in the twilight sky and r... [...]
Month in Space: May 2013
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Spotted! A Rarely Seen Constellation Shines This Summer
Ophiuchus, a rarely spotted constellation, makes an appearance in the summer sky. [...]
Giant Asteroid to Sail Past Earth Today: Watch it Live
There's no chance the 1.7-mile-wide asteroid 1998 QE2 will hit us, scientists say. [...]
Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets Record with Successful Fourth Flight
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) May 31, 2013 X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle achieved the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history May 1, flying for three and a half minutes on scramjet power at a top speed of Mach 5.1. T... [...]
Radiation exposure considered significant risk in manned Mars mission
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) May 30, 2013 Astronauts who might journey someday to Mars would be subject to significant radiation risks, a NASA Curiosity rover study released Thursday concluded. Researchers led by Cary Zeitlin of the Southwest Research In... [...]
NASA’s Robotic Refueling Mission Practices New Satellite-Servicing Tasks
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 31, 2013 With a historic robotic refueling demo ticked off its checklist, NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) put down the hose and picked up the screwdriver and utility knife. This latest round of satellite-servicing tasks,... [...]
Scientists capture first ‘atom by atom’ snapshots of chemical reaction
Berkeley, Calif. (UPI) May 30, 2013 Researchers in California say they've realized every chemist's dream - to capture an atomic-scale picture of a chemical before and after it reacts. Chemists and physicists at the University of California, Berke... [...]
ATK To Study Quick Turnaround Satellites For DARPA
Arlington VA (SPX) May 31, 2013 ATK has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va. for the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) program. SeeMe seeks to develop e... [...]
Rock formations resembling streambeds suggest flowing water on Mars
Knoxville, Tenn. (UPI) May 30, 2013 Rocks analyzed by NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover team have provided solid evidence Mars once had flowing rivers or streams, the researchers say. Writing in the journal Science, the team - including Linda Kah, a pr... [...]
Telescope in Hawaii captures images of comet heading toward Earth
Honolulu (UPI) May 30, 2013 An observatory in Hawaii has captured a series of images of a comet on its way into the inner solar system hinting at coming changes, astronomers say. The time-sequence images from the Gemini Observatory, spanning earl... [...]
Chemical reactions with rocks, water may have supported life on Mars
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) May 30, 2013 A reaction between rocks and water may create enough hydrogen "food" to sustain microbial life under Earth's crust, or possibly on Mars, U.S. scientists say. A study led by the University of Colorado Boulder and ... [...]
STRATCOM strives to build coalitions for space operations
Offutt AFB (AFPS) NB (SPX) May 22, 2013 Recognizing the value of multinational coalitions for operations in the land, maritime and air domains, officials at U.S. Strategic Command here hope to forge a coalition that shares assets and capabilities in ... [...]
NASA mission solves mystery of moon’s uneven gravity
Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) May 30, 2013 NASA says its Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission uncovered the origin of massive regions inside the moon that make its gravity uneven. GRAIL's findings may help spacecraft on missions to other celes... [...]
Advanced aircraft detection to prevent ‘friendly fire’ mishaps
Washington (UPI) May 29, 2013 An advanced aircraft identification device developed by BAE Systems for the U.S. Air Force will help prevent "friendly fire" incidents that cost lives and cause damage or loss involving defense equipment. A $34 milli... [...]
NASA Seeks Academic Partners for Smallsat Technology Collaboration
Washington DC (SPX) May 31, 2013 NASA is seeking small spacecraft technology project proposals from U.S. colleges and universities that would like to collaborate with agency researchers. Small spacecraft, or smallsats, represent a growing field of ... [...]
Asteroid approaching for Earth fly-by found to have its own ‘moon’
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) May 30, 2013 An asteroid that will pass by Earth Friday is in fact a binary asteroid, with a smaller asteroid orbiting a larger one like a small moon, U.S. astronomers say. A sequence of radar images of asteroid 1998 QE2 su... [...]
Radiation on trip to Mars near lifetime limit
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2013 Astronauts who travel on future missions to Mars would likely be exposed to their lifetime limit of radiation during the trip, not to mention time spent on the Red Planet, scientists said Thursday. The measurements w... [...]
