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Images: NASA confirms water on Mars: NASA announced that samples taken from Martian soil by the Phoenix Lander do indeed contain water. by CNET News.com; Tags: nasa, cnet news.com; Image galleries 2008-08-01
(Images: NASA uncovers secret of the Northern Lights): (Images: NASA uncovers secret of the Northern Lights)Aurora over Tallahassee, FL... Possible?I'd love to see aurora during the night time...; Tags: northern lights, nasa; Discussion threads 2008-07-26
Images: NASA uncovers secret of the Northern Lights: NASA's fleet of THEMIS satellites reveal that explosion of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon causes the aurora borealis. by CNET News.com; Tags: nasa, network technology, networking, cnet news.com; Image galleries 2008-07-25
NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship: NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonshipArticle ToneI'm not sure why the author has such a negative of using cadavers that were donated to science to improve the safety of the capsule. The author pointed out that not all of the experiments or papers relating to the safety of...; Tags: moonship, orion, nasa; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship: NASA officials recognized last week that dead bodies were used to develop Orion landing systems. According to NASA, 'three human bodies were used in the tests at Ohio State University Medical Center' in 2007. Even if the results of the experiments helped NASA, one of its spokesman said that the...; Tags: nasa, productivity, roland piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-24

NASA tests fiber optic wing shape sensors: The Ikhana unmanned aircraft system has been used by NASA last year to fight wildfires from the sky and this month to provide images of current Californian wildfires to authorities. But Ikhana is also used to evaluate advanced sensing technology installed on its wings to improve its efficiency. The new...; Tags: nasa, sensor, aircraft, fiber-optics, ikhana, fiber optics, aerospace & defense, optical networking, network technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, networking, roland piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Images: NASA's new spacesuit designs--and old ones, too: NASA tapped Oceaneering International to make spacesuits that protect astronauts on their way to the moon. Plus, see how spacesuit fashions have changed. by CNET News.com; Tags: nasa, cnet news.com; Image galleries 2008-06-13
NASA robots on Moses Lake dunes: NASA robots on Moses Lake dunesPutting Moses Lake on the map!As a product of the Tri-Cities, WA, it was neat to see the coverage on NASA's work in Moses Lake.While many find Eastern Washington sort of dull with little beauty, I guess this is a case of function over form!Thanks...; Tags: robots, moses lake, moses, nasa, robot; Discussion threads 2008-06-12
NASA robots on Moses Lake dunes: According to the Tri-City Herald, WA, NASA engineers in space suits have tested new robotic vehicles for two weeks on the dunes of Moses Lake, WA. These robots could be used on future NASA missions on the Moon and on Mars. According to the newspaper, five robotic vehicles were tested:...; Tags: nasa, wa, robots, emerging technologies, roland piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-12
Google's turf expands 42.2 acres: Google's campus just expanded dramatically. NASA and Google on Wednesday announced a 40-year deal where Google will lease 42.2 acres from the space agency to build 1.2 million square feet of offices and R&D facilities. The facilities will be built on the NASA Research Park at Ames....; Tags: google inc., nasa, research & development, business operations, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-04
NASA IG: Scientists were muzzled: NASA IG: Scientists were muzzledI don't think so!If this administration is writting his pay check, than they can control what the researcher is doing and saying.As for global warming, it seems to be limited to glaciers in the mountains and at the poles. The temperature did not changed much in...; Tags: workforce management, nasa, administration, nasa ig; Discussion threads 2008-06-03
NASA IG: Scientists were muzzled: Remember this? How NASA climatologist James Hansen claimed he was being muzzled by public affairs toadies trying to enforce the administration's "there is no global warming" stance? Two years later, the agency's inspector general agrees. The Times reports: The report, signed...; Tags: nasa, scientist, global warming, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-06-03
News to know: NASA hack; Netbooks; Green IT: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Debunking yet another bogus malware study Dancho Danchev: Phoenix Mars Lander's mission site hacked Robin Harris: Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us? Christopher Dawson: Waiting for the right netbooks ...; Tags: adobe systems inc., nasa, hewlett-packard co., green it, apple inc., microsoft corp., microsoft windows, corporate communications, advertising & promotion, operating systems, software, marketing, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-03
Ghostly ring found circling dead star: An international team of scientists has found a strange ring around a dead star by using images taken by NASA's Spitzer space telescope. This star, called SGR 1900+14, belongs to a class of objects known as magnetars. According to NASA, a magnetar is 'a highly magnetized neutron star and the...; Tags: nasa, star, ring, magnetic field, sgr, magnetars, roland piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-01
The Phoenix Lander's thirst for Martian water: After the Phoenix Lander touched down near the north pole of Mars, the mission has been on to find water. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi interviews planetary scientist Paul Doherty about Martian water, ice, and snowflakes, and why finding any of them would be a big deal.; Tags: phoenix technologies, news, kara tsuboi, paul doherty, jared kohler, pheonix mars lander, nasa, university of arizona, space; Videos 2008-05-29
NASA employee punished for political blogging: NASA employee punished for political bloggingThose are the rulesCivil service people aren't allowed to participate in partisan political activity. Looks like he's guilty, so no sympathy.Now if he had been blogging on the issues of the day from the privacy of his own home, without endorsing or disparaging particular...; Tags: civil service, blogging, nasa; Discussion threads 2008-05-28
NASA employee punished for political blogging: Blogs are bringing the Hatch Act until places no federal employee has gone before. Federal Computer Week reports that a NASA employee at the Johnson Space Center has been suspended for soliciting donations and writing politically partisan blog posts and sending e-mail messages while at work. The...; Tags: employee, nasa, blog, blogging, internet, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-05-28
NASA's live feed vs. Discovery Science: And the winner is...: NASA's live feed vs. Discovery Science: And the winner is...NFL Announcers/Color GuysNBC actually tried an announcer-less game in 1980. I can't recall which teams were playing.I don't know if it was that people were simply used to hearing talking heads expound upon every possible detail of the game, or...; Tags: games, nasa; Discussion threads 2008-05-25
NASA's live feed vs. Discovery Science: And the winner is...: I just watched two simultaneous feeds of the NASA's Phoenix rover landing and its entry into the atmosphere of Mars. One feed came courtesy of NASA TV on the Web. The other was more produced via Discovery's science channel. The winner: NASA TV. Just hand me the...; Tags: nasa, phoenix technologies, tvs, tv & home theater, personal technology, home entertainment, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-25
Images: Phoenix set to land on Mars: NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is expected to search for life after it touches down near an icy region of the Red Planet on May 25. by CNET News.com; Tags: phoenix technologies, cnet news.com, surface, earth, nasa, it'; Image galleries 2008-05-22