NASA Breaking News

10/16/11 NASA, Japan Release Improved Topographic Map Of Earth
NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
10/16/11 Three New Flight Directors Chosen To Lead NASA's Mission Control
NASA has selected three new flight directors to manage International Space Station operations.
10/13/11 NASA, NRO, USAF Establish Strategy for Certifying New Expendable Launch Vehicles
NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air Force signed an agreement this week to establish clear criteria for certification of commercial providers of launch vehicles used for national security space and civil space missions.

NASA Image of the Day

Stars Adorn Orion's Sword
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what lies near the sword of the constellation Orion -- an active stellar nursery containing thousands of young stars and developing protostars. Many will turn out like our sun. Some are even more massive. These massive stars light up the Orion nebula, which is seen here as the bright region near the center of the image. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Cosmology Information Sheet

Phlare's Cosmology Information Sheet can be purchased separately from the Hubble Science Cards. The 18" x 24" sheet details how the universe was made, of what it is made and its fate. Under these categories is information on black holes, special and general relativity, dark matter, dark energy, galaxy formation and much more. The back of the sheet describes NASA's great space-based observatories (Hubble, Spitzer, Chandler and James Webb) and lists all of the observatories in the US and Canada, as well as notable international observatories. Also includes a section on Hubble's greatest scientific achievements. Made in USA

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