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Astronomy : Nasa Missions Stereo And Solar Dynamics Observatory 1 year 24 weeks ago

Astronomical body NASA continues to develop spacecrafts and launch space missions to help the Earth understand the sun and the humanity threats as sun solar storms.

The ability of predicting sun solar storms storms and knowing what humanity can do will lessen the effects and damage to earth.To understand the sun and its effects on Earth, NASA continues to conduct missions including Spacecrafts STERO and Solar Dynamic Observatory. The two are positioned to view of 90 percent of the solar surface.

Mars or Earth Challenge 2 years 9 weeks ago

How well do you know your home planet? Could you tell the difference between the geology of Mars and Earth? Choose which one of these two pictures was taken by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover. It's not as easy as you would think. Take the 'Mars or Earth Challenge'...

Mars Has Used To Be Full Of Water 2 years 18 weeks ago

Nasa's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit detected the carbonate-rich rocks in the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater.

This was in 2005, but Martian dust had partially blinded one of the rover's instruments, clouding the data.

The team described in Science journal how they calibrated the instrument to "remove the effects of the dust".

The discovery helps scientists understand the early climate history of Mars and whether there could have been life on the planet.

Research scientist Steve Ruff from Arizona State University in the US, took part in the study.

NASA is Exploring New Frontiers [Social Media] 15 weeks 6 days ago

NASA is expanding its successful program of Tweetups to include more social media platforms, broadening the agency’s use of social media to engage audiences about the agency’s mission of exploration and discovery. As part of this effort, the “NASA Tweetup” will now be known as “NASA Social.”
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Eight Wonders of the Solar System 2 years 27 weeks ago

This is a magnificent site to discover all the wonders of our solar system. Discover what the data from probes such as NASA's Cassini have determined about planets such as Mars, Neptune, Saturn and all the rest of the planets that make up our solar system. It is a fantastic interactive tour.