News tagged with human space exploration

SPICE mission to explore the center of the solar system

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 22, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

An imaging coronal spectrograph called SPICE (Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment), designed by scientists and engineers at Southwest Research Institute in Boulder has been selected by ESA and NASA ...

Keeping Mars Contained

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 2

When robotic spacecraft bring a sample of Mars back to Earth, scientists will need specially-designed facilities to study the samples and prevent them from escaping to the outside world.

U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 24, 2009 | 3 / 5 (9) | 6

America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.

Feeling the way: Robotic device can help visually impaired people

Technology / Engineering

Nov 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little ...

Discoveries in the Deep

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have been using Pavilion Lake as a testing ground for the future human exploration of other worlds.

Novel nano-devices developed by U of T researchers

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers continue to uncover the mysteries of space. But even the best astronauts in the world are stymied if the spaceship doesn't launch. When the countdown stops, it is often because ...

Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 29, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (33) | 36

(AP) -- Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday.

NASA is 'go' for crucial rocket test

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 25, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 5

NASA is set to blast off a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning humans to the Moon, and for the first time to Mars, despite deep uncertainty about the program's future.

Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere (Update)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 23, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (12) | 23

(AP) -- NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday.

Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 20, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (24) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility ...

Cooking Up Water From the Moon? NASA Studies Water Extraction With Microwaves

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Intrigued by NASA lunar missions in the 1990s which suggested the existence of ice within craters at the moon's poles, NASA scientist Dr. Edwin Ethridge and his team started cooking up a way ...

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