Tag Archives: space

What is happening in the brain of my teenage children?

Raising teenagers is no easy task. Risk taking, emotional drama and attitudes all play a part in growing up during adolescence. It’s often difficult for parents to know what’s really going on inside the minds of their teens, but could…

Throwable camera aims to save lives

Is it a child’s bouncing ball or the latest in covert surveillance? A new bouncing ball lets law enforcement, military personnel, and search and rescue teams quickly evaluate dangerous environments before they enter them. Bounce Imaging makes the Explorer throwable…

NASA ‘flying saucer’ launch delayed by rough seas, next try Wednesday

NASA’s second Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator is prepared for a June 2015 flight test at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. Launch is now set for June 3. (NASA) An innovative saucer-shaped parachute that NASA scientists have…

The definitive techie gift guide for 2015 grads

(Dell) Graduation season is upon us. Parents might not understand why their son or daughter has chosen to be a paleontologist or travel to France for a gap year, but there’s good news. Before Johnny or Susie head off to…

Dinos died here: Getting to the core of asteroid impact mystery

A giant space rock that slammed into Earth 65.5 million years ago is blamed for killing off the dinosaurs. (Painting by Donald E. Davis.) The catastrophic asteroid crash blamed for the demise of the dinosaurs also left a gaping scar…

Meet one of NASA’s newest astronauts now (before she heads to Mars)

June 18, 2013: Jessica U. Meir, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, poses outside the hospital in Boston. On Monday NASA announced that Meir was chosen as one of eight new astronauts its first new…

Colossal solar flare, strongest of 2013, shoots from sun

This image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a colossal X1.7-class solar flare erupting from the sun at 10:17 p.m. EDT on May 12, 2013 (Mother’s Day). It is the strongest solar flare of 2013 so far. (NASA/SDO) The sun…

Sun unleashes biggest solar flare of the year yet

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a powerful M6.5 class flare, the strongest of 2013 at the time, at 3:16 EDT on April 11, 2013. This image shows a combination of light in wavelengths of 131 and 171…

Obama seeks $17.7 billion for NASA to lasso asteroid, explore space

This asteroid mission brings together the best of NASA’s science, technology and human exploration efforts to achieve the President’s goals faster and at a lower cost to taxpayers than continuing with business as usual. (NASA) By leveraging capabilities across all…

Church devastated by super storm Sandy looks forward to Christmas mass

For years The Oasis Christian Center had been a gathering place for the residents of Midland Beach, on the Eastern shore of Staten Island, New York. “We’ve done our best,” Pastor Tim McIntyre said, “to reach our community with God’s…