NASA launches Atlas V to send two probes to study radiation belt around earth
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to put a pair of heavily shielded NASA science satellites into position to study Earth’s radiation belts. The More...
Climate change debate heats up over Greenland ‘unprecedented’ melt
NASA’s claim that Greenland is experiencing “unprecedented” melting has now been targeted by scientists who say the country’s ice sheets melt with some regularity. Extent of surface melt over Greenlandâs More...
NASA successfully launches NuStar x-ray satellite
An artist's concept of the NuSTAR satellite in orbit with its long Tinkertoy-like mast fully extended. X-ray-sensitive mirrors are located at one end of the mast while digital detectors, a solar panel and spacecraft More...
