There are advances being made almost daily in the disciplines required to make space and its contents accessible. This blog brings together a lot of that info, as it is reported, tracking the small steps into space that will make it just another place we carry out normal human economic, leisure and living activities.
Monday, 12 August 2013
NASA Astronauts Chat Live from Space with California Students
International Space Station crew members Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy will speak live from the orbiting science laboratory with high school students at the Riverside Preparatory Academy in Oro Grande, Calif., at 10:40 a.m. PDT (1:40 p.m. EDT) Thursday, Aug 15.
via NASA Breaking News
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/august/nasa-astronauts-chat-live-from-space-with-california-students
via NASA Breaking News
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/august/nasa-astronauts-chat-live-from-space-with-california-students
New twist in the graphene story: Tiny twist in bilayer graphene may solve a mystery
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Researchers have discovered that in the making of bilayer graphene, a tiny structural twist arises that can lead to surprisingly strong changes in the material's electronic properties.
via Science Daily
Researchers have discovered that in the making of bilayer graphene, a tiny structural twist arises that can lead to surprisingly strong changes in the material's electronic properties.
via Science Daily
NASA Selects University Teams for New SmallSat Collaborative Projects
NASA has selected 13 university teams for collaborative projects to develop and demonstrate new technologies and capabilities and spur innovation in communication, navigation, propulsion, science instruments, and advanced manufacturing for small spacecraft.
via NASA Breaking News
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/august/nasa-selects-university-teams-for-new-smallsat-collaborative-projects
via NASA Breaking News
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/august/nasa-selects-university-teams-for-new-smallsat-collaborative-projects
Astronaut Michael Foale Leaves NASA After 30-Year Career
NASA astronaut Michael Foale has retired, ending a 26-year space agency career that included 375 days in space during six space shuttle missions and extended stays aboard two space stations.
via NASA Breaking News
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/august/astronaut-michael-foale-leaves-nasa-after-30-year-career
via NASA Breaking News
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/august/astronaut-michael-foale-leaves-nasa-after-30-year-career
Antennae Galaxies Greeting Cards
The Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038-4039) are two spiral galaxies, drawn together by gravity, that started to interact a few hundred million years ago. The Antennae Galaxies are the nearest and youngest examples of a pair of colliding galaxies.A delightful swirl of cream, pink, blue and purple.
Desiderata Poem - Keyhole Nebula Digitus Impudicus Posters
Inspirational Guidance series
A gorgeous poster print featuring the full Desiderata by Max Ehrmann: Go placidly amidst the noise and haste... details of a mysterious, complex structure within the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) are revealed by this image of the 'Keyhole Nebula, ' obtained with the Hubble Space Telescopemore items with this image
more items featuring the full Desiderata
more items in the Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series
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Image code: kndigimp
Image credit: Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2
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