RT NASA tests space suits for manned asteroid missions (VIDEO)RTNASA engineers are conducting underwater tests of a new space suit, as the agency prepares for ambitious manned missions to the Moon, Mars, and an asteroid. The suit was redesigned from…
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NASA underwater testing slimmer suits for spacewalking on asteroids (video) – Engadget
NASA underwater testing slimmer suits for spacewalking on asteroids (video)EngadgetIn a tank of water in Texas, NASA’s busily testing its wardrobe for a future Armageddon-esque mission. The space agency has been taking advantage of its Neutral Buoyancy Lab near the…
Think you have shot at $425 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroids – CNN
Think you have shot at $425 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroidsCNN(CNN) — It used to be a long shot, but now … is there a word for insanely more unlikely than a long shot? The Mega Millions jumped…
Image: March of asteroids across dying star – Phys.Org
Space Fellowship Image: March of asteroids across dying starPhys.OrgThe portrait, discovered by chance in a search for asteroids, comes at a time when the mission’s team is celebrating its fourth launch anniversary—and new lease on life. In August, NASA decided…
Probe's close shave with asteroid flyby – Independent Online
Independent Online Probe’s close shave with asteroid flybyIndependent OnlineParis – China’s first flyby of an asteroid shows that a gigantic space rock which once triggered a doomsday scare is essentially rubble, scientists reported on Thursday. On December 13 2012, a…
Surprise Picture for WISE's Fourth Anniversary – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Surprise Picture for WISE’s Fourth AnniversaryJet Propulsion LaboratoryIn an unexpected juxtaposition of cosmic objects that are actually quite far from each other, a newly released image from NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) shows a dying star,…
Watch this with your kids: Asteroid Fact versus Fiction – The Planetary Society (blog)
Watch this with your kids: Asteroid Fact versus FictionThe Planetary Society (blog)I visited the OSIRIS-REx headquarters at the University of Arizona a little while ago and saw the studio where they are starting to put together some really neat educational…
Think you have shot at $400 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroids – CNN International
CNN International Think you have shot at $400 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroidsCNN International(CNN) — It used to be a long shot, but now … is there a word for insanely more unlikely than a long shot? The…
NASA Wants to Crowdsource Asteroid Locations – FedTech Magazine
NASA Wants to Crowdsource Asteroid LocationsFedTech MagazineThere are so many asteroids flying through space that NASA needs help keeping track of them, particularly the ones near Earth. Asteroids, often confused with meteors and meteorites, are large enough to orbit Earth,…
Chinese flyby of asteroid shows space rock is "rubble" – Phys.Org
Chinese flyby of asteroid shows space rock is “rubble”Phys.Org“Outbound images of Toutatis acquired on 13 December, 2012 during Chang’e-2 flyby, indicative of the spacecraft being away from the asteroid (from a to e). The imaging distance (D), epoch of flyby…