Science stuff

Science stuff

8

News, curiosities, papers. Everything about science!

anakarolinassilva

Forum

no forums yet

Posts (661) Newer posts

NASA TV to Air Launch, Docking of Russian Cargo Delivery to Space Station on Science stuff

July 7, 2018, 7:21 p.m.

A Russian cargo ship loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies is set to launch to the International Space Station Monday, July 9. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s launch and docking will air on NASA Tele...

NASA TV to Air Launch, Docking of Cargo Delivery to Space Station

1

Students from Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts to Call Space Station on Science stuff

July 7, 2018, 3:24 p.m.

Next week astronauts aboard the International Space Station will host several downlinks as part of NASA’s Year of Education on Station.

Students from Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts Downlink

Charon: Moon of Pluto on Science stuff

July 7, 2018, 2:06 p.m.

A darkened and mysteriou...

APOD: 2018 July 6 - Charon: Moon of Pluto

Ice Block Avalanche on Science stuff

July 7, 2018, 3:55 a.m.

One of the most actively changing areas on Mars are the steep edges of the North Polar layered deposits.

Ice Block Avalanche

Dawn s Early Light, Rocket s Red Glare on Science stuff

July 6, 2018, 9:02 p.m.

Dawn s Early Light, Rocket s R...

APOD: 2018 July 4 - Dawn s Early Light, Rocket s Red Glare

1

New NASA Research, Hardware Heading to Space Station on 15th SpaceX Resupply Mission on Science stuff

July 6, 2018, 1:35 p.m.

Experiments investigating cellular biology, Earth science and artificial intelligence are among the research heading to the International Space Station following Friday’s launch of a NASA-contracted SpaceX Dragon spacecr...

New NASA Research, Hardware Heading to Space Station

Shadow Rise on the Inside Passage on Science stuff

July 6, 2018, 7:26 a.m.

At sunset look east not west.

NASA Invites Media to Visit with Spacecraft That Will “Touch” Sun on Science stuff

July 5, 2018, 9:21 p.m.

Media are invited to view NASA’s Parker Solar Probe at 1:30 p.m. EDT Friday, July 13, at the Astrotech Space Operations payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida.

NASA Invites Media to Visit with Spacecraft That Will âTouchâ Sun

NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Mission to “Touch” Sun on Science stuff

July 4, 2018, 2:36 a.m.

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, a historic mission that will revolutionize our understanding of the Sun.

NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Mission to âTouchâ Sun

1

Sigma Octantis and Friends on Science stuff

July 3, 2018, 3:52 a.m.

Sigma Octantis and Friends

1

The East 96th Street Moon on Science stuff

July 2, 2018, 11:27 p.m.

The East 96th Street Moon

Young Kansans to Call Space Station from Eisenhower Presidential Library on Science stuff

July 2, 2018, 8:57 a.m.

Kansas Boy Scout troops and students will participate in a live downlink event with astronauts aboard the International Space Station next week as part of NASA’s Year of Education on Station.

Young Kansans to Call Space Station from Eisenhower Presidential Libra

Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturns Enceladus on Science stuff

July 2, 2018, 6:23 a.m.

Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud on Science stuff

June 30, 2018, 12:08 p.m.

Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud...

APOD: 2018 June 29 - Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Dragon to the International Space Station on Science stuff

June 30, 2018, 2:52 a.m.

At 5:42 a.m. EDT Friday, June 29, 2018, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lifts off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Dragon is carrying more than 5,900 pounds of ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Dragon to the Space Station

NASA Awards Contract for Continued Operations of its Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Science stuff

June 29, 2018, 8:25 p.m.

NASA has awarded a contract to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California, to continue operations of the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), also in Pasadena.

NASA Awards Contract for Continued Operations of Jet Propulsion Lab

2

NASA Technologies Significantly Reduce Aircraft Noise on Science stuff

June 29, 2018, 6:18 a.m.

A series of NASA flight tests has successfully demonstrated technologies that achieve a significant reduction in the noise generated by aircraft and heard by communities near airports.

NASA Technologies Significantly Reduce Aircraft Noise

NASA Hosts Media Teleconference on Status of James Webb Space Telescope on Science stuff

June 28, 2018, 5:18 p.m.

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 27, to provide an update on the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope and the findings of an external independent review board.

NASA Hosts Media Teleconference on Status of James Webb Space Telescop

NASA to Hold Teleconference for Media, Industry on Unmanned Aircraft Flight in Public Airspace on Science stuff

June 28, 2018, 9:32 a.m.

NASA will host a teleconference for members of the media and aviation industry at 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 28, to discuss the details and preliminary results of the agency’s first large-scale, remotely piloted aircra...

NASA to Hold Media/Industry Teleconference on Unmanned Aircraft Flight

Our Solar System’s First Known Interstellar Object Gets Unexpected Speed Boost on Science stuff

June 28, 2018, 1:15 a.m.

Using observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, an international team of scientists have confirmed ′Oumuamua (oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah), the first known interstellar object to travel through...

First Known Interstellar Object Gets Unexpected Speed Boost

1

Hayabusa2 Approaches Asteroid Ryugu on Science stuff

June 27, 2018, 11:13 a.m.

It looks like ...

APOD: 2018 June 25 - Hayabusa2 Approaches Asteroid Ryugu

Dark Nebulas across Taurus on Science stuff

June 27, 2018, 11:13 a.m.

APOD: 2018 June 26 - Dark Nebulas across Taurus

1

A Slice of Glory on Science stuff

June 27, 2018, 5:56 a.m.

If you have ever seen a series of concentric rings of color near a mist or fog, you have likely seen a glory. This colorful optical phenomenon, bright red on the outside and blue toward the center, forms when water dropl...

A Slice of Glory

Space Time on Science stuff

June 25, 2018, 2:24 p.m.

Time is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.

Space is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen to you.

2

NASA, NSF Plunge Into Ocean ‘Twilight Zone’ to Explore Ecosystem Carbon Flow on Science stuff

June 25, 2018, 2:04 a.m.

A large multidisciplinary team of scientists, equipped with advanced underwater robotics and an array of analytical instrumentation, will set sail for the northeastern Pacific Ocean this August.

NASA, NSF Plunge Into Ocean to Explore Ecosystem Carbon Flow

1

Our Sputtering Sun on Science stuff

June 24, 2018, 9:20 a.m.

An active region rotated into view and sputtered with numerous small flares and towering magnetic field lines that stretched out many times the diameter of Earth.

Our Sputtering Sun

Jovian Jet Stream on Science stuff

June 24, 2018, 5:25 a.m.

See a jet stream speeding through Jupiter’s atmosphere in this new view taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

Jovian Jet Stream

NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-3 on Science stuff

June 24, 2018, 5:24 a.m.

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Monday’s signing of Space Policy Directive-3 by President Donald Trump:

NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-3

NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission on Science stuff

June 23, 2018, 7:40 a.m.

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting no earlier than 5:42 a.m. EDT Friday, June 29, for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage will begin on NASA Televisio...

NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission

1

Northern Lights and Noctilucent Clouds on Science stuff

June 23, 2018, 3:12 a.m.

Luminous ski...

APOD: 2018 June 21 - Northern Lights and Noctilucent Clouds

Media Invited to Preview Expedition to Ocean Twilight Zone on Science stuff

June 22, 2018, 7:58 p.m.

Media are invited to Seattle on Thursday, Aug. 9, to preview a seaborne expedition to study microscopic organisms in the dark depths of the sea that play a critical role in removing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere...

Media Invited to Preview Expedition to Ocean Twilight Zone

2

New York, Washington, California Students to Call Space Station on Science stuff

June 22, 2018, 5:44 a.m.

Students from across America are set to participate in three live events with astronauts aboard the International Space Station next week.

New York, Washington, California Students to Call Space Station

Ancients of Sea and Sky on Science stuff

June 22, 2018, 12:29 a.m.

They may look like...

APOD: 2018 June 19 - Ancients of Sea and Sky

Pillars of the Eagle Nebula in Infrared on Science stuff

June 21, 2018, 1:26 p.m.

Newborn stars are fo...

APOD: 2018 June 20 - Pillars of the Eagle Nebula in Infrared

1

NASA to Host Media Teleconference on National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Report on Science stuff

June 21, 2018, 4:06 a.m.

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 20, to discuss a new report detailing U.S. plans for near-Earth objects (NEOs) that could pose a hazard to Earth.

NASA to Host Teleconference on Near-Earth Object Preparedness Report