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NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Public Events and Online Activities

18 Apr 2014, 18:38 UTC NASA will celebrate the 44th anniversary of Earth Day with a variety of live and online activities April 21-27 to engage the public in the agency's mission to better understand and protect our home planet.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sun Emits a Mid-level Solar Flare

18 Apr 2014, 18:13 UTC The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, an M7, peaking at 9:03 a.m. EDT on April 18, 2014, and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the event.

NASA Breaking News

NASA, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Announce Media Opportunities at Hubble Anniversary Reception

18 Apr 2014, 17:29 UTC Media are invited to attend a breakfast reception at 8:30 a.m. EDT April 23 to celebrate the 24th anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope's launch into space with the opening of the "Repairing Hubble" exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, located at 600 Independence Ave. SW in Washington.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's MMS Observatories Stacked For Testing

18 Apr 2014, 15:20 UTC Goddard technicians stack two, then all four of the MMS observatories in preparation for vibration testing. The tests help ensure the spacecraft can withstand launch and operating in space.

NASA's Ames Research Center News and Features

NASA Completes LADEE Mission with Planned Impact on Moon's Surface

18 Apr 2014, 13:57 UTC Ground controllers at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., have confirmed that NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft impacted the surface of the moon, as planned, between 9:30 and 10:22 p.m. PDT Thursday, April 17.

NASA: Kepler News and Features

NASA's Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star

17 Apr 2014, 18:37 UTC Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone" -- the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features

Exoplanets Soon to Gleam in the Eye of NESSI

17 Apr 2014, 18:34 UTC The New Mexico Exoplanet Spectroscopic Survey Instrument, or NESSI, will soon get its first "taste" of exoplanets.

NASA's Ames Research Center News and Features

LADEE Project Manager Update: Who’s Afraid of the Dark?

17 Apr 2014, 16:21 UTC After the primary mission concluded in March, we have been allowing the spacecraft to go much lower in altitude, in order to obtain the really high-value science data, accepting the risk of flying barely above the lunar terrain.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features

NASA Rover Opportunity's Selfie Shows Clean Machine

17 Apr 2014, 15:43 UTC A new self-portrait by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows gleaming solar arrays, thanks to recent help from dust-cleaning winds.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Bright Points in Sun's Atmosphere Mark Patterns Deep In Its Interior

17 Apr 2014, 15:17 UTC Like a balloon bobbing along in the air while tied to a child's hand, a tracer has been found in the sun's atmosphere to help track the flow of material coursing underneath the sun's surface.

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18 Apr 2014
- 22:09 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station aboard SpaceX Resupp... Nearly 2.5 tons of NASA science investigations and cargo are on the way to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
- 19:56 UTC Lawrence Berkeley N... In Memoriam: Andrew Sessler, Former Laboratory Director, ... Andrew Sessler, former Laboratory Director and Acclaimed Physicist and Humanitarian, has died.
- 18:38 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Public Events and Online A... NASA will celebrate the 44th anniversary of Earth Day with a variety of live and online activities April 21-27 to engage the public in the agency's mission to better understand ...
- 18:13 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... Sun Emits a Mid-level Solar Flare The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, an M7, peaking at 9:03 a.m. EDT on April 18, 2014, and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the event.
- 17:29 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Announce ... Media are invited to attend a breakfast reception at 8:30 a.m. EDT April 23 to celebrate the 24th anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope's launch into space with the opening of ...
- 16:00 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Innovative Advanced Concept Program Seeks Phase II P... NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking proposals for technologies that could be used on future exploration missions. The new proposals will build on the most promising ideas developed ...
- 15:20 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... NASA's MMS Observatories Stacked For Testing Goddard technicians stack two, then all four of the MMS observatories in preparation for vibration testing. The tests help ensure the spacecraft can withstand launch and operating in space.
- 13:57 UTC NASA's Ames Researc... NASA Completes LADEE Mission with Planned Impact on Moon'... Ground controllers at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., have confirmed that NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft impacted the surface of the moon, as ...
17 Apr 2014
- 18:37 UTC NASA: Kepler News a... NASA's Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The 'H... Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone" -- the range of distance from a star where liquid water ...
- 18:34 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... Exoplanets Soon to Gleam in the Eye of NESSI The New Mexico Exoplanet Spectroscopic Survey Instrument, or NESSI, will soon get its first "taste" of exoplanets.
- 18:33 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... JPL: NASA's Kepler Telescope Discovers First Earth-Size P... Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone."
- 18:13 UTC Gemini Observatory First Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Planet Confirmed ... Resources En Español read more
- 16:53 UTC NASA Lunar Science ... LADEE Survives Lunar Eclipse LADEE is in the final low-altitude passes prior to its planned impact. NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) performed its final orbital maintenance maneuver (OMM-22) last Friday evening, ...
- 16:21 UTC NASA's Ames Researc... LADEE Project Manager Update: Who’s Afraid of the Dark? After the primary mission concluded in March, we have been allowing the spacecraft to go much lower in altitude, in order to obtain the really high-value science data, accepting the ...
- 16:00 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Administrator and Senior Leaders to Outline NASA's "... NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will outline NASA's human exploration path to Mars during a keynote address at the Humans to Mars Summit 2014 at 9 a.m. ET, Tuesday, April 22. ...
- 15:43 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... NASA Rover Opportunity's Selfie Shows Clean Machine A new self-portrait by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows gleaming solar arrays, thanks to recent help from dust-cleaning winds.
- 15:17 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... Bright Points in Sun's Atmosphere Mark Patterns Deep In I... Like a balloon bobbing along in the air while tied to a child's hand, a tracer has been found in the sun's atmosphere to help track the flow of material ...
- 14:05 UTC ESA Top News Week in Images Our week through the lens: 14-18 April 2014
- 14:00 UTC Hubble Space Telesc... Photo Release: A cross-section of the Universe An image of a galaxy cluster taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope gives a remarkable cross-section of the Universe, showing objects at different distances and stages in cosmic history. ...
- 12:30 UTC ESA Human Spaceflig... Enter the Node Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Node 2 mock-up pictured by photographer Edgar Martins
- 09:41 UTC ASTRON Future 'Engineer PowerWomen' visit Dwingeloo How does a radio telescope work? Why do you need software for this? And how can you use this knowledge in everyday life? During the national Girlsday on Thursday 24 ...
- 06:22 UTC ESA Top News Turn your satnav ideas into business Propose a great satnav idea and win a prize with ESA support to create your own business. Previous winners are now running companies with systems for athlete tracking and indoor ...
16 Apr 2014
- 21:14 UTC NASA Lunar Science ... Exploration of the Moon and Asteroids by Secondary Studen... Applications now being accepted for SSERVI's CLSE Team's high school program for the 2014-2015 school year. The Center for Lunar Science and Exploration (CLSE) at the Lunar and Planetary Institute ...
- 17:23 UTC NASA Lunar Science ... LADEE Flies Lower Than Ever As Mission Nears End This series of LADEE images portrays the moon’s surface illuminated by a nearly full Earth. An image taken by the star trackers aboard LADEE of the moon’s surface illuminated by ...
- 17:22 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Names Six New Members to Advisory Council NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has announced the appointment of six new members to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). The group advises NASA's senior leadership on challenges and solutions facing the ...
- 17:21 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... NASA Mars Orbiter Spies Rover Near Martian Butte An image taken from orbit around Mars shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover at its April 11, 2014, location beside a rock layer that may become the mission's next drilling target.
- 16:11 UTC NASA Breaking News SpaceX Launch of NASA Cargo to Space Station Set for Frid... NASA and SpaceX are targeting a 3:25 p.m. EDT launch on Friday, April 18, of SpaceX's third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
- 14:05 UTC Royal Astronomical ... Elections and AGM All Fellows of the RAS are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the society, and to vote in the election of new members of Council. Elections The RAS ...
- 13:40 UTC Canadian Space Agen... Astronaut David Saint-Jacques To Give Opening Speech at L... April 16, 2014 - Longueuil, Quebec - Canadian Space Agency - On April 17, astronaut David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will give the opening speech for the ...
- 10:21 UTC ESA Science & Techn... Rosetta:Instrument commissioning continues We&aposre now in week four of six dedicated to commissioning Rosetta&aposs science instruments after the long hibernation period, with the majority now having completed at least a first initial switch ...
- 10:00 UTC ESO Top News A Study in Scarlet This new image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a cloud of hydrogen called Gum 41. In the middle of this little-known nebula, brilliant hot young stars are ...
- 10:00 UTC Universe Awareness ... Why You Couldn't Hide Your Spaceship in a Nebula This new space photograph reveals a cosmic cloud (or 'nebula') called Gum 41, which is made up of hydrogen, the most common gas in the Universe. In the middle of ...
- 09:40 UTC ESA Top News Tower of Vega Technology image of the week: Looking up from the bottom of the mobile launch gantry for ESA’s Vega launcher, as captured by photographer Edgar Martins
- 08:51 UTC ESA Top News Sentinel-1 first images Demonstrating the potential of radar vision, Sentinel-1A offers a tantalising glimpse of what it will provide for Europe’s Copernicus programme
- 08:19 UTC ESA Top News First radar vision for Copernicus Launched on 3 April, ESA’s Sentinel-1A satellite has already delivered its first radar images of Earth. They offer a tantalising glimpse of the kind of operational imagery that this new ...
- 08:02 UTC ESA Top News Concordia calling Are you a team player who is unafraid of long isolation? Do you have a medical degree and a healthy love of extremes? ESA is offering the chance of a ...
- 04:33 UTC Science@NASA Unexpected Teleconnections in Noctilucent Clouds NASA's AIM spacecraft is discovering unexpected "teleconnections" in Earth's atmosphere that link weather and climate across vast distances.
15 Apr 2014
- 21:37 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... New Study Outlines 'Water World' Theory of Life's Origins Did life first arise on Earth in warm, gentle springs on the sea floor? Researchers are putting together the chemical pieces of how this process might have occurred.
- 19:45 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Signs Agreement with SpaceX for Use of Historic Laun... NASA Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, the site from which numerous Apollo and space shuttle missions began, is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site.
- 19:00 UTC Harvard-Smithsonian... 2013 Comet Awards Announced The Minor Planet Center, located at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Mass., has announced the recipients of the 2013 Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets by ...
- 18:03 UTC NASA Lunar Science ... Human Lunar Missions Discussed at Exploration Workshop The Global Exploration Roadmap identifies three “mission themes” for missions that eventually lead to Mars: missions to near-Earth asteroids, the vicinity of the Moon and the surface of the Moon. ...
- 17:27 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Astronauts Will Breathe Easier With New Oxygen Recov... For NASA's long-duration human spaceflight missions, travelers will need to recycle as much breathable oxygen in their spacecraft environments, as possible.
- 16:53 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... Building Better Soybeans for a Hot, Dry, Hungry World A new study shows that soybean plants can be redesigned to increase crop yields while requiring less water and helping to offset greenhouse gas warming.
- 16:19 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... NASA Hosts Media Teleconference to Announce Latest Kepler... NASA will host a news teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Thursday, April 17, to announce a new discovery made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope.
- 16:00 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Administrator to Tour Space Lab, Speak at University...
- 16:00 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... Goddard Scientist Receives Vega Medal from king of Sweden Climate scientist Compton Tucker received a Vega Medal for his contributions to remote sensing, the study of Earth using satellite data.
- 15:52 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... Anne Douglass - Thinks Like a Scientist When faced with a complex problem, Aura project scientist and co-lead for the Chemistry Climate Model Anne Douglass instructs herself to think like a scientist.
- 12:25 UTC ESA Top News 3D printing, in depth Ten ways 3D printing could change the space industry
- 00:00 UTC NASA's Ames Researc... New Study Outlines 'Water World' Theory of Life's Origins Did life first arise on Earth in warm, gentle springs on the sea floor? Researchers are putting together the chemical pieces of how this process might have occurred.
- 00:00 UTC Arianespace Press R... MEASAT-3b lands in French Guiana, while its Ariane 5 laun... Payload preparations for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission are gearing up following this week's delivery of MEASAT-3b - one of two satellite passengers for launch on the heavy-lift flight - ...