- MRO HiRISE Images - May 16, 2012
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
May 16, 2012
o A Youthful Crater in the Cydonia Colles Region
[link]
Just what makes a Martian crater youthful, in a geologic sense?
Very old craters tend to have eroded rims and can have plenty of
material that's filled in the floor.
- Solar Eclipse this Weekend
[link]
Solar Eclipse this Weekend
NASA Science News
May 15, 2012: Something strange is about to happen to the shadows
beneath your feet.
On Sunday, May 20th, the Moon will pass in front of the sun,
transforming sunbeams across the Pacific side of Earth into fat
- NASA's Deputy Administrator to Discuss Future of Commercial Spaceflight with Industry Representatives
May 16, 2012
Lauren Worley
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1288
lauren.b.wor...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-085
NASA'S DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT
WITH INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will participate
- NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (WISE)
[link]
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 16, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. -- Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey
Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar
system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids. The results
- NASA Lends GALEX to Caltech
May 16, 2012
J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
Lawren Markle
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.
626-395-3226
lmar...@caltech.edu
RELEASE: 12-155
NASA LENDS GALAXY EVOLUTION EXPLORER TO CALTECH
- JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House
[link]
JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 15, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.,
invites the public to its annual Open House on Saturday, June 9, and
Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, themed "Great
- Lightning Signature Could Help Reveal the Solar System's Origins
[link]
Lightning Signature Could Help Reveal the Solar System's Origins
Karen C. Fox
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
May 3, 2012
Every second, lightning flashes some 50
times on Earth. Together these discharges coalesce and get stronger,
- Expedition 31 Trio Blasts Off for International Space Station
May 14, 2012
Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jb...@nasa.gov
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-156
EXPEDITION 31 TRIO BLASTS OFF FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
HOUSTON -- NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba, Russian Soyuz Commander
- NASA Modifies Launch Service Contract To Add Falcon 9 Rocket
May 14, 2012
Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jb...@nasa.gov
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-019
NASA MODIFIES LAUNCH SERVICE CONTRACT TO ADD FALCON 9 ROCKET
- Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving (MSL)
[link]
Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 11, 2012
Team members of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission took
a test rover to Dumont Dunes in California's Mojave Desert this week to
improve knowledge of the best way to operate a similar rover, Curiosity,
- NASA $1.5 Million Robot Competition Rolls Onto WPI Campus June 14-17
May 11, 2012
David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.ste...@nasa.gov
Janet L. Anderson
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
janet.l.ander...@nasa.gov
Tom Bradley
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
- Cassini Update - May 11, 2012
Cassini Significant Events
for 05/02/2012 - 05/08/2012
The most recent spacecraft tracking and telemetry data were collected on May
9 using the Deep Space Network's 70 meter Station 43 at Canberra, Australia.
Aside from the issues in work with the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) and the
Ultrastable Oscillator (see the January 5, 2012 Significant Events), the
- Updated Coverage for Nasa/SpaceX Launch and Mission to Station
May 11, 2012
Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jb...@nasa.gov
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
Josh Byerly
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
josh.bye...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-084
UPDATED COVERAGE FOR NASA/SPACEX LAUNCH AND MISSION TO STATION
- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 7-11, 2012
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 7-11, 2012
o Olympus Mons (07 May 2012)
[link]
o Channels (08 May 2012)
[link]
o Cerberus Fossae Fractures (09 May 2012)
[link]
o Northern Plains (10 May 2012)
[link]
- NASA's New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves the Nest (OCO-2)
[link]
NASA's New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves the Nest
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 10, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. - Its construction now complete, the science
instrument that is the heart of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2)
- Mars Rover Opportunity Update: May 01-08, 2012
[link]
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity on the Road Again! - sols 2941-2947,
May 01-08, 2012:
After being stationary for 130 sols during the winter, Opportunity has
resumed driving again.
On Sol 2947 (May 8, 2012), the rover performed a 12-foot (3.7-meter)
- NASA's Juno Spacecraft Images Big Dipper
[link]
NASA's Juno Spacecraft Images Big Dipper
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 10, 2012
In England it is known as the "Plough," in Germany the "Great Cart," and
in Malaysia the "Seven Ploughs." Since humanity first turned its eyes
skyward, the seven northern hemisphere stars that compose the "Big
- NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid
[link]
NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 09, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with
the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new
- Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter
[link]
Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 09, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. -- With its daily supply of solar energy increasing,
NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the
sunward-tilted outcrop, called Greeley Haven, where it worked during its
- MRO Detects Large Changes in Martian Sand Dunes
May 9, 2012
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Geoff Brown
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.
240-228-5618
geoffrey.br...@jhuapl.edu
Guy Webster
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-6278
- New Horizons: Extending Our Horizons
[link]
The PI's Perspective
Extending Our Horizons
Alan Stern
May 9, 2012
New Horizons remains healthy and on course, now more than 23 times as
far from the Sun as the Earth is. We will be 32.9 times as far from the
Sun as the Earth is when we reach Pluto in three years, in the summer of
- MESSENGER Gains Deputy Principal Investigator
[link]
MESSENGER Mission News
May 8, 2012
MESSENGER Gains Deputy Principal Investigator
Vancouver, B.C. -- Larry Nittler, a staff scientist in the Department of
Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, has
been named deputy principal investigator of the MESSENGER mission.
- Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making (Herschel)
May 9, 2012
J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
Whitney Clavin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-4673
whitney.cla...@jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-151
OVERFED BLACK HOLES SHUT DOWN GALACTIC STAR-MAKING
WASHINGTON -- The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with
- MRO HiRISE Images - May 9, 2012
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
May 9, 2012
o Naar Crater
[link]
This impressive crater, that stretches well across the width
of the HiRISE camera's footprint, is notable for its sharp rim
and steep walls.
o A Youthful Crater and Its Ejecta
- ESA declares end of mission for Envisat (Forwarded)
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Press Release No. 15-2012 9 May 2012
ESA declares end of mission for Envisat
Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the
Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts
to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure scenarios, the end
- NASA's Spitzer Sees the Light of Alien 'Super Earth'
May 8, 2012
J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
Whitney Clavin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-4673
whitney.cla...@jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-138
NASA'S SPITZER SEES THE LIGHT OF ALIEN "SUPER EARTH"
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light
- Signs of Ancient Flowing Water on Mars (Mars Express)
[link]
Signs of ancient flowing water on Mars
European Space Agency
4 May 2012
ESA's Mars Express has returned images of a region on the Red Planet
that appears to have been sculpted in part by flowing liquid. This again
adds to the growing evidence that Mars had large volumes of water on its
- NASA Commercial Partner Spacex Completes Crew Accommodations Milestone
May 8, 2012
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.tho...@nasa.gov
Kirstin Brost Grantham
SpaceX
202-649-2716
me...@spacex.com
RELEASE: 12-150
NASA COMMERCIAL PARTNER SPACEX COMPLETES CREW ACCOMMODATIONS MILESTONE
- Next Soyuz Space Station Crew Prepares For Launch
May 8, 2012
Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jb...@nasa.gov
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-083
NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW PREPARES FOR LAUNCH
HOUSTON -- The next residents of the International Space Station are
- NASA to Hold News Conference on Asteroid Mission Results (Dawn)
May 7, 2012
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Jia-Rui Cook
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-0850
jcc...@jpl.nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-082
NASA TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ON ASTEROID MISSION RESULTS
WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a news conference on Thursday, May 10, at
- NASA Issues Statement on New SpaceX Launch Date
May 4, 2012
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
Josh Byerly
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
josh.bye...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-149
NASA ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEW SPACEX LAUNCH DATE
WASHINGTON -- In response to today's SpaceX announcement finalizing a
- Dancing Droplets Rock Out On Space Station
May 04, 2012
Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jb...@nasa.gov
Rachel Kraft
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
rachel.h.kr...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-148
DANCING DROPLETS ROCK OUT ON SPACE STATION
HOUSTON -- Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught
- NASA Announces 2012 Summer Of Innovation Project
May 04, 2012
Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.tro...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-146
NASA ANNOUNCES 2012 SUMMER OF INNOVATION PROJECT
WASHINGTON -- NASA's third annual Summer of Innovation (SOI) project
is underway. The project is providing hands-on learning opportunities
- Mars Rover Opportunity Update: April 26, 2012 - May 01, 2012
[link]
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Getting Ready to Leave Her Winter Perch -
sols 2927-2934, April 26, 2012 - May 01, 2012:
Opportunity is still positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of
Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt, but not for
- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 30 - May 4, 2012
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
April 30 - May 4, 2012
o Channels (30 April 2012)
[link]
o Arsia Mons Flows (01 May 2012)
[link]
o Puzzle Pieces (02 May 2012)
[link]
o Aeolis Planum (03 May 2012)
[link]
- Paydirt at 8-Year-Old Mars Rover's 'New Landing Site'
[link]
Paydirt at 8-Year-Old Mars Rover's 'New Landing Site'
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 03, 2012
A report in the May 4 edition of the journal Science details
discoveries Opportunity made in its first four months at the rim of Endeavour
- NASA's Commercial Crew Partner Boeing Completes Parachute Test
May 3, 2012
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.tho...@nasa.gov
Susan Wells
The Boeing Company
321-264-8580
susan.h.we...@boeing.com
RELEASE: 12-147
- Dawn Journal - April 30, 2012
[link]
Dawn Journal
Dr. Marc Rayman
April 30, 2012
Dear Dawnright Spectacular Readers,
Dawn is wrapping up a spectacularly rewarding phase of its mission of
exploration. Since descending to its low-altitude mapping orbit (LAMO)
in December, the stalwart probe has circled Vesta
- Cassini Update - May 3, 2012
Cassini Significant Events
for 04/25/2012 - 05/01/2012
The most recent spacecraft tracking and telemetry data were collected on May
2 using the Deep Space Network's 34 meter high-efficiency Station 34 at
Canberra, Australia. Aside from the issue in work with the Ultrastable
Oscillator (see the January 5, 2012 Significant Events), the Cassini
- MESSENGER's Cameras Capture 100,000th Image from Mercury Orbit
[link]
MESSENGER Mission News
May 3, 2012
[link]
MESSENGER's Cameras Capture 100,000th Image from Mercury Orbit
This week, MESSENGER's Mercury Dual Imaging System delivered the
100,000th image of Mercury since the spacecraft entered into orbit
- MRO HiRISE Images - May 2, 2012
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
May 2, 2012
o Three Dust Devils
[link]
There are also bright lines present, representing the tracks of
dust devils that have already passed through this region.
o Colorful Uplifted Rocks
[link]
- Cassini, Saturn Moon Photographer
[link]
Cassini, Saturn Moon Photographer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 02, 2012
NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully flew by Saturn's moons Enceladus
and Dione during close flybys on May 2, 2012, capturing these raw
images. The flybys were the last close encounters of these icy moons
- Black Hole Caught Red-Handed in a Stellar Homicide
May 2, 2012
J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-144
BLACK HOLE CAUGHT RED-HANDED IN A STELLAR HOMICIDE
WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet
of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too
- Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is Europe's Next Large Science Mission
[link]
JUICE is Europe's next large science mission
European Space Agency
2 May 2012
PR 13 2012 - Jupiter's icy moons are the focus of Europe's next large
science mission, ESA announced today.
The Jupiter Icy moons Explorer - JUICE - was selected over two other
- NASA.gov Wins Two 2012 Webby Awards
May 1, 2012
Brian Dunbar
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0873
brian.dun...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-145
NASA.GOV WINS TWO 2012 WEBBY AWARDS
WASHINGTON -- NASA's website, [link], has won awards in two
categories as the best government site in the 16th Annual Webby
Awards, the leading international honor for the world's best
- Lecture: Exploring Protoplanets Through the Dawn Mission
[link]
FREE PUBLIC LECTURE co-sponsored by The Planetary Society
Exploring Protoplanets Through the Dawn Mission
Dr. Carol Raymond, JPL/Caltech
8:00 pm - Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Hameetman Auditorium, Cahill Building
California Institute of Technology
- NASA Explorer Schools Symposium Showcases Student Research
May 1, 2012
Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.tro...@nasa.gov
Rachel Kraft
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-792-7690
rachel.h.kr...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-143
NASA EXPLORER SCHOOLS SYMPOSIUM SHOWCASES STUDENT RESEARCH
WASHINGTON -- Students from across the nation will gather at NASA's
- NASA'S Chandra Sees Remarkable Outburst from Old Black Hole
April 30, 2012
J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
Megan Watzke
Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass.
617-496-7998
mwat...@cfa.harvard.edu
RELEASE: 12-139
NASA'S CHANDRA SEES REMARKABLE OUTBURST FROM OLD BLACK HOLE
WASHINGTON -- An extraordinary outburst produced by a black hole in a
- NASA TV to Air 2012 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction May 5
April 30, 2012
Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jb...@nasa.gov
Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beu...@nasa.gov
Andrea Farmer
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla.
321-449-4318
afar...@dncinc.com
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-079
- Cassini: Enceladus Flyby on May 2, 2012
[link]
Cassini
Enceladus Flyby - May 2, 2012
May. 02, 2012
Enceladus 'E-19' Flyby: Completing the Trilogy
E-19 is the third of three fly-bys (along with E-9 and E-12 designed
to understand the internal structure of Enceladus, particularly the
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