A new window on the universe

Using new tools to look at the universe, says Patrick Brady, often has led to discoveries that change the course of science. History is full of examples. Galileo was the first person to use the telescope to view the cosmos, says Brady, a UWM professor of physics. His observations with the new technology led to the discovery of moons orbiting Jupiter and lent support to the heliocentric model of the solar system........ Read more…


Space

A Million and Counting!

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, August 28, 2008 Source: University of Southampton A Million and Counting! Read more…


NASA Returns to the Moon with Instruments on Indian Spacecraft Chandrayaan-1

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Source: NASA HQ NASA Returns to the Moon with Instruments on Indian Spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 WASHINGTON -- Two NASA instruments to map the lunar surface will launch on India's maiden moon voyage. Read more…


Next Hubble Telescope Media Teleconference Thursday, Oct. 23

NASA will provide an update to reporters on the current efforts to restore Hubble Space Telescope science observations during a media teleconference on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. EDT. Read more…


NASA Invites Reporters to Tests of Moon Tools in Hawaii Nov. 13

Media are invited to observe tests of NASA equipment and rover concepts that will demonstrate how astronauts might prospect for lunar resources and make their own oxygen for survival on the moon. The tests will take place Thursday, Nov. 13, starting at 9 a.m. HST outside Hilo, Hawaii. Read more…


NASA Challenges Students To Design Tools For Moon Rovers

A new NASA contest challenges college-level students to design tools for moon rovers. Read more…


NASA And The Challenger Center Announce Naming Contest

NASA And The Challenger Center Announce Naming Contest Read more…


The First Far-Side Gravity of the Moon and Global Topography by KAGUYA (SELENE)

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, October 13, 2008 Source: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan The First Far-Side Gravity of the Moon and Global Topography by KAGUYA (SELENE) Astronomers are announcing today that the precise gravity field of the lunar far side and the global lunar... Read more…


NASA Solicitation: Altair Request for Information

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Monday, October 6, 2008 Source: Johnson Space Center NASA Solicitation: Altair Request for Information Synopsis - Oct 06, 2008 General Information Solicitation Number: RFI-ALTAIR-10-10-2008 Posted Date: Oct 06, 2008 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Oct 06, 2008 Original... Read more…


Call for Proposals: USRA Issues RFP for lcross Observation Campaign Proposals

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Source: Universities Space Research Association Call for Proposals: USRA Issues RFP for lcross Observation Campaign Proposals The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for participation in a... Read more…


Europe all set for lunar mission Chandrayaan-1

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, September 29, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Europe all set for lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 Europe is participating in a big way in the Indian Space Agency's Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon, by contributing three instruments. Read more…



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