NASA chief views prototype ion engine for asteroid-capture mission; meets with engineers The Canadian Press - 4 hours agoPASADENA, Calif. - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid … More »NASA chief views prototype ion engine for asteroid-capture mission; meets with engineers
PASADENA, Calif. - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.
Does NASA’s 3D-printer pizza represent the future of food? Geekquinox - Wed, 22 May, 2013What if someone made you a perfectly normal-looking pizza, with your favourite toppings on it, and it smelled really good, but they told you it was made from algae, duckweed, … More »Does NASA’s 3D-printer pizza represent the future of food?
What if someone made you a perfectly normal-looking pizza, with your favourite toppings on it, and it smelled really good, but they told you it was made from algae, duckweed, grass and insects... would you eat it? This is the … Continue reading →
- NASA rover Curiosity drills into second Martian rock; prepares to study it in detail The Canadian Press - Mon, 20 May, 2013
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Curiosity rover drills again. More »NASA rover Curiosity drills into second Martian rock; prepares to study it in detail
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Curiosity rover drills again.
- NASA sees brightest impact on the moon on record Geekquinox - Fri, 17 May, 2013
Exactly two months ago, on March 17, NASA astronomers captured images of a bright explosion on the moon — 10 times brighter than any other lunar impact they've ever seen… … More »NASA sees brightest impact on the moon on record
Exactly two months ago, on March 17, NASA astronomers captured images of a bright explosion on the moon — 10 times brighter than any other lunar impact they've ever seen… Continue reading →
- Google buys B.C. firm's quantum computer for NASA lab CBC - Fri, 17 May, 2013
A quantum computer made by Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems has been purchased by Google and installed at a NASA lab to solve problems requiring 'creativity' — something … More »Google buys B.C. firm's quantum computer for NASA lab
A quantum computer made by Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems has been purchased by Google and installed at a NASA lab to solve problems requiring 'creativity' — something that conventional computers aren't good at.
- NASA, Google buy quantum computer from B.C. firm CBC - Thu, 16 May, 2013
A quantum computer has been purchased from Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems by a NASA-led group that aims to solve problems requiring creativity — something that conventional … More »NASA, Google buy quantum computer from B.C. firm
A quantum computer has been purchased from Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems by a NASA-led group that aims to solve problems requiring creativity — something that conventional computers aren't good at.
- NASA: New pump vanquishes space station ammonia "gusher," jury still out on little leak The Canadian Press - Thu, 16 May, 2013
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. More »NASA: New pump vanquishes space station ammonia "gusher," jury still out on little leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday.
- Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story The Canadian Press - Thu, 16 May, 2013
WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new "Star Trek" movie, The Associated Press reported … More »Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story
WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new "Star Trek" movie, The Associated Press reported erroneously when the film opened on Earth. "Star Trek into Darkness" opened in the United States on Thursday; it opened in some other countries earlier in …
How soon before another Canadian follows Hadfield into space? CBC - Thu, 16 May, 2013While Chris Hadfield's stellar success in space may be inspiring other Canadians to dream of getting into orbit, opportunities seem few and far between — unless astronauts … More »How soon before another Canadian follows Hadfield into space?
While Chris Hadfield's stellar success in space may be inspiring other Canadians to dream of getting into orbit, opportunities seem few and far between — unless astronauts are willing to be very patient or space tourists are very rich.
Future of planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft uncertain after malfunction; NASA trying to fix The Canadian Press - Wed, 15 May, 2013LOS ANGELES, Calif. - NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar … More »Future of planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft uncertain after malfunction; NASA trying to fix
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system.
- NASA’s Kepler telescope suffers failure, but all is not lost! Geekquinox - Wed, 15 May, 2013
NASA's planet-hunting telescope, Kepler, has been having problems over the past year, and it looks like it's suffered another failure that may put the future of the mission … More »NASA’s Kepler telescope suffers failure, but all is not lost!
NASA's planet-hunting telescope, Kepler, has been having problems over the past year, and it looks like it's suffered another failure that may put the future of the mission at risk. Kepler trails after the Earth as we orbit the Sun, … Continue reading →
- Spacewalking astronauts detect no ISS leak CBC - Sat, 11 May, 2013
Two spacewalking astronauts have found no evidence of an ammonia leak in a cooling system at the International Space Station, but as a precaution they have replaced a … More »Spacewalking astronauts detect no ISS leak
Two spacewalking astronauts have found no evidence of an ammonia leak in a cooling system at the International Space Station, but as a precaution they have replaced a suspect pump.
Spacewalk planned to fix ammonia leak on space station Reuters - Fri, 10 May, 2013MIAMI (Reuters) - NASA plans to send two astronauts aboard the International Space Station out on a spacewalk on Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in a cooling system … More »Spacewalk planned to fix ammonia leak on space station
MIAMI (Reuters) - NASA plans to send two astronauts aboard the International Space Station out on a spacewalk on Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in a cooling system on one of the station's solar arrays, the U.S. space agency said on Friday. The crew spotted a steady stream of small, white frozen ammonia flakes floating …
- NASA says International Space Station suffering serious ammonia leak Geekquinox - Fri, 10 May, 2013
Thursday morning, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander of the International Space Station, contacted NASA mission control to report a potentially serious situation. … More »NASA says International Space Station suffering serious ammonia leak
Thursday morning, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander of the International Space Station, contacted NASA mission control to report a potentially serious situation. The crew had spotted flakes of a white substance floating away from a point on the station, indicating … Continue reading →
NASA satellite sees incredible twister explode from the Sun Geekquinox - Sat, 4 May, 2013Just two days after NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught an immense coronal mass ejection blast away from the Sun on Wednesday, it captured another spectacular event … More »NASA satellite sees incredible twister explode from the Sun
Just two days after NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught an immense coronal mass ejection blast away from the Sun on Wednesday, it captured another spectacular event — an incredible solar eruption that looks like a twister on the surface of … Continue reading →
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Forecasters warn of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season this year
This year's Atlantic hurricane season hasn't kicked off yet, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's More »