22 February 2017
NASA announces the discovery of first-ever exoplanet system with seven Earth-size planets
...Exciting news from NASA today, as the agency announces the discovery of seven Earth-size planets located in the TRAPPIST-1 ... as well as analyze temperatures and surface pressures. “This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding ...
17 June 2020
NASA wants to visit Neptune’s weird moon Triton
... ionosphere and a young, unique surface,” Mitchell concludes. Trident is one of four concepts being considered for NASA’s Discovery Program mission; the remaining three are VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy...
12 February 2021
Water vapour spotted escaping from Mars' atmosphere
...Trace Gas Orbiter have uncovered some tantalising new discoveries. Detailed in two separate studies published this week... better understand the chlorine-based surface-atmosphere interaction. The discovery of the first new trace gas in the atmosphere of...
November 2019
Cosmo’s adventures in animated edutainment
... An audience can embark on a story in a broadcast episode of The Cosmo Show, and can leap off at an AR experience at the Discovery Center or any number of partnering museums or locations. Even in the age range Cosmo is initially intended for - pre...
12 December 2016
John Glenn; one of NASA's original 'Mercury 7' astronauts dies aged 95
... space on his second flight, aboard space shuttle Discovery. Image: NASA Speaking yesterday of the news, ... human to venture into space as a crew member on the Discovery space shuttle -- once again advancing our understanding of living and working...
27 April 2018
First images from ExoMars in its new orbit
... present in Mar’s atmosphere. It will do this with two spectrometer suites – NOMAD (Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery) and ACS (Atmospheric Chemistry Suite) – and these instruments have already had their first taste of the...
