New calibration tool will help astronomers look for habitable exoplanets

Promising new calibration tools, called laser frequency combs, could allow astronomers to take a major step in discovering and characterizing … More

Hangout-a-Thon 2014 – Exploration and Education: The International Space University

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuoES7vYdw Guest: Laura Burns ( @moonrangerlaura ) Systems engineer with NASA. Laura tells us about the history of the International … More

I’m happy to announce that I’ve been invited to give a talk at this year’s NorthEast Astro-Imaging Forum (NEAIC) to … More

STS-51-L crew: (front row) Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair; (back row) Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith … More

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Cassini continues its exploration of the Saturn system with the 20-day Rev 232, which begins on February 7 at its … More

Nextbigfuture interviewed Jaeyoung Park who leads the EMC2 commercial fusion effort. EMC2 is developing the work of late Dr. Robert … More

Russian officials have decided they should talk to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries about output cuts to bolster oil … More