NASA has launched DiskDetective.org, a crowdsourced science project aimed at engaging the general public in identifying planetary nurseries in the debris fields surrounding stars. RELEASE 14-038 NASA-Sponsored ‘Disk Detective’ Lets Public Search for New Planetary Nurseries NASA is inviting the public to help astronomers discover embryonic planetary systems hidden among data from the agency’s Wide-field […]
In what is already turning out to be one of the more fascinating space oriented crowdsourcing efforts yet seen, Planetary Resources introduced what amounts to a public access prototype of its planned Arkyd space telescopes at a press conference yesterday. The broadcast started late, was horribly garbled, and at times seemed more like the sort […]
Planetary Resources, which recently made news by entering into a collaborative partnership with engineering and construction mega corporation Bechtel to advance its plans for asteroid mining, will be holding a press conference at 10:00 AM PDT today, to announce a new project apparently aimed at expanding its outreach through crowdsourcing, a plan which will “change the way humanity […]
The Humans2Mars Summit in Washington D.C. wrapped up today, and almost all of the proceedings recorded on Livestream, either already are, or will be, posted on the ExploreMars.Org website, and are certainly worth a look. A couple of points stand out. One: Dr. John Logdson noted a distinction in the current program of record which was introduced as NASA’s […]
The history of human exploration, particularly in the age of sail, can be defined by one curious tendency. Often the strongest motivation for launching a new expedition, was to find out just what happened to the last expedition. And the one before that. Somehow, the appeal just never fades. Likewise, even the casual science fiction fan can attest […]
One of the challenges standing between SpaceX and the debut of the Falcon 9 V1.1 is completing testing of the enormous payload fairing which will protect commercial spacecraft on rides to orbit aboard the new booster. The 5.2 meter diameter fairing with a 13.9 meter usable length which will be among the largest in the world, is built by SpaceX and is […]
NASA Press Release: RELEASE : 13-064 NASA Announces Fourth Round of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates WASHINGTON — NASA has selected 24 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The proposed CubeSats come from universities across the country, a Florida high school, several non-profit organizations and […]
Jeff Foust has posted a very interesting bit of information in his blog NewSpaceJournal, which appears to close the case that next Wednesday’s National Press Club announcement by the Inspiration Mars Foundation will indeed reveal feature a crewed mission to, or rather around Mars, scheduled to take place in 2018, taking advantage of a nearly ideal window for a […]
Golden Spike Company, the recently announced venture which is seeking to conduct commercial trips to the lunar surface using mostly established technology, has turned to one of the newer forms of fundraising to finance a 2013 P.R. campaign. On Wednesday, the company began an Indiegogo campaign aimed at raising $240,000 for media outreach. Donation options begin at $10, which […]
Source: NASA, ESA For a students of ancient Egyptian religion (and who isn’t), Apophis is the Greek name give to the evil god Apep, often represented as a serpent. As the mortal enemy of Ra, the sun god and bringer of light, Apep battled to bring darkness and chaos to the world. To later generations of course, and fans of […]
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