The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century will take place on Friday, July 27, 2018 and will be visible into the morning of July 28. A lunar eclipse takes place when the moon lines up perfectly with the Earth and …Continue reading
NASA develops technologies to reduce aircraft noise
In a series of flight tests, NASA has successfully tested technologies that achieve a significant reduction in the noise generated by aircraft and heard by communities near airports. The Acoustic Research Measurement (ARM) flights, which concluded in May at NASA’s Armstrong Flight …Continue reading
Visit strange new worlds with NASA Visualization Tool
Planning an exotic vacation during the summer? Look no further because NASA’s interactive Exoplanet Travel Bureau is now offering virtual trips to Earth-size planets beyond our solar system. Thousands of exoplanets lie outside the solar system but since they are light-years away, …Continue reading
Oil, Gas Industry Biggest Contributor to Rise in Atmospheric Methane, NASA Study Confirms
The bulk of the recent rise in atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is linked to emissions from the oil and gas industry, a new study led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists suggests. Methane emissions in the atmosphere …Continue reading
Space Pioneer Passes Away
John Watts Young, an American astronaut, naval officer and aeronautical engineer, passed away on Sunday following complications from pneumonia. He was 87 years old. Young is the only astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle …Continue reading