Source: The Canadian Press, November 14, 2018 NASA to build new space station near moon Canada has an apparent invite to be in on the next NASA moon mission with its expertise in artificial intelligence. Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of NASA wants Canada’s decades-long space partnership with the United States to continue as it embarks on the creation… Continue reading NASA wants Canada to build AI robots for next moon mission
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An asteroid bigger than the London Eye is heading towards Earth, NASA warns
Source: mirror.co.uk Named ‘2016 NF23’, the large lump of space rock has been labelled “potentially hazardous” and boasts an estimated diameter of up to 160m An asteroid bigger than the London Eye is on “close approach” with Earth, NASA has warned. Named ‘2016 NF23’, the large lump of space rock has been labelled “potentially hazardous”… Continue reading An asteroid bigger than the London Eye is heading towards Earth, NASA warns
‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Will Force NASA to Shut Down Lunar Spacecraft Instruments
Source: Elizabeth Howell, Seeker.com, January 25, 2018 The combination of a supermoon, a blue moon, and a full lunar eclipse on January 31 means NASA scientists will temporarily turn off instruments aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Here’s why. While skywatchers in North America, Asia, and Europe watch a bigger-than-usual lunar eclipse on January 31, NASA… Continue reading ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Will Force NASA to Shut Down Lunar Spacecraft Instruments
A look back at NASA’s Cassini before its fiery end
Source: The Associated Press, September 14, 2017 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – For more than a decade, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft at Saturn took “a magnifying glass” to the enchanting planet, its moons and rings. Cassini revealed wet, exotic worlds that might harbour life: the moons Enceladus and Titan. It unveiled moonlets embedded in the rings. It also gave… Continue reading A look back at NASA’s Cassini before its fiery end
Robonaut's NASA Grandparent Is Up For Sale
By Elizabeth Howell, Seeker.com, September 9, 2016 An old robot that used to test NASA’s spacesuits in 1962 is up for auction, revealing the fascinating history behind Robonaut 2 long-lost relative. While we wait around for space robots to become C-3PO or Data, we have a rare chance to look back in robotics history courtesy… Continue reading Robonaut's NASA Grandparent Is Up For Sale
Spot the International Space Station!
Have you ever wanted to be an astronaut? Okay, okay. Roll your eyes if you want, but seriously. When you were little, at least? When I was about nine, I went through a stage where I was certain that would be my vocation when I grew up. Sailing around the Earth with the stars, conducting… Continue reading Spot the International Space Station!