Dan Brandon
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Mar 23
Mercury Mappers
Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington Cosmoquest has launched its Mercury Mappers beta program. This is where normal every day people can get involved in mapping the planet Mercury, you can assist MESSENGER mission scientists identify craters, boulders, and other features. If you have ever had an interest in helping …
Mar 22
Planck Mission Brings Universe Into Sharp Focus
Image credit: ESA and the Planck Collaboration . PASADENA, Calif. — The Planck space mission has released the most accurate and detailed map ever made of the oldest light in the universe, revealing new information about its age, contents and origins. Planck is a European Space Agency mission. NASA contributed mission-enabling technology for both of …
Mar 21
NASA Voyager Status Update on Voyager 1 Location
Artist concept of NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech “The Voyager team is aware of reports today that NASA’s Voyager 1 has left the solar system,” said Edward Stone, Voyager project scientist based at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. “It is the consensus of the Voyager science team that Voyager 1 has not …
