Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The orbiting research platform will be visible for about six minutes on Tuesday evening.
In case you missed it on Sunday, when partial cloud cover obscured much of sky, the International Space Station will be visible Tuesday night. Orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth's surface, the station will be visible for about six minutes this evening, starting at 8:37 p.m., according to NASA. As it enters view, the station will actually be passing west of the Appalachian Mountains as it travels at more than 17,000 miles per hour. It will pass over Tennessee, Kentucky, the Ohio-West Virginia border, and then directly over the Pittsburgh area before crossing upstate New York and heading over New England. Because of its height, it will be visible in the area. Look for the station to pass from west-southwest to northeast, a bit more …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Intended as a video to be aired on Dec. 22, NASA reassures the public that life will continue on after the so-called Mayan apocalypse.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
In another attempt to debunk widespread belief that the world is coming to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, NASA has released a video intended to be aired on Dec. 22 -- confirming that life on Earth continues on. The four-minute video titled "Why the World Didn't End Yesterday," labels the Dec. 21 Mayan apocalypse as a hoax and explains how the rumors began. Earlier this month, the U.S. Government responded to apocalyptic fears by posting a blog on the USA.gov website to help dispel the rumors. The post touches on how many have been left frightened, especially children, some of whom have contemplated committing suicide because of the doomsday predictions. NASA has also published a section on its site that provides answers for commonly asked …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Doomsday talk is ongoing, but NASA says the so-called Mayan prophecy is off.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Does the talk of Dec. 21 give you chills? Do you believe that the Mayan calendar predicts our demise? NASA scientists aren't worried. According to the NASA website, the only thing that will happen on Dec. 21 -- Friday -- is the winter solstice. The website also compared the lack of dates on the Mayan calendar to the lack of dates on current calendars. "Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then--just as your calendar begins again on January 1--another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar." Of course, those screaming "doomsday" are getting far more …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Doomsday talk is starting back, but NASA says the Mayans were off.
Does the talk of Dec. 21 give you chills? Do you believe that the Mayan calendar predicts our demise? NASA scientists aren't worried. According to the NASA website, the only thing that will happen on Dec. 21 is the winter solstice. The website also compared the lack of dates on the Mayan calendar to the lack of dates on current calendars. "Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on January 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar." Of course, those screaming doomsday are getting far more attention. The…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Rumors of the potential for "historical news" from the recent Curiosity Rover project have been swirling but no definitive evidence of organic compounds were found according to information released during a NASA press conference today.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Calling the Curiosity Rover a "CSI laboratory on wheels," NASA scientist Michael Meyers led a press conference today reporting recent discoveries found by scientists/geologists working on the Curiosity Mars Rover project. Rumors that a big discovery was going to be unveiled started a couple weeks ago when chief Curiosity scientist John Grotzinger was quoted by NPR as saying it would be something "for the history books." At today's press conference, however, Grotzinger said organic compound discoveries could not be definitively attributed to Mars and added, "Curiosity is middle name is patience." “I've learned you to be careful of what you say and even more careful about how you say it,” Grotzinger said. "I think our enthusiasm was …
Monday, December 3, 2012
One science journalist says he has an idea of what it will be.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
NASA is expected to release today what's being called a noteworthy finding by the Curiosity rover now investigating the surface of Mars. Rumors began flying after chief Curiosity scientist John Grotzinger was quoted by NPR as saying that the rover had recently gathered data "for the history books." However, NASA downplayed expectations in a statement Friday. "Rumors and speculation that there are major new findings from the mission at this early stage are incorrect," officials at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory wrote. "At this point in the mission, the instruments on the rover have not detected any definitive evidence of Martian organics." JPL officials added that the announcement, set for noon at the fall meeting of the American …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Neil Armstrong's death has folks talking about his historic moon walk. What are your memories of Apollo 11?
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, died Saturday at age 82, suffering complications following his recent cardiac bypass surgery. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and his partner Buzz Aldrin made history as the first people to ever walk on the moon. Where were you when Armstrong's moon walk took place? How important was the Apollo 11 mission and why? Tell us in the comments section below.
joni
7:37 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Still don't understand what they found. more ›