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Rockets, Asteroids, Gold Rushes And ... Conferences?

... supporting the continued development of the company’s NEPTUNE modular rocket system. The NEPTUNE family of rockets is based on a single common building block: a ...

Article - Project Calliope - Jun 15 2012 - 11:34am - 0 attachments

Quiz: How NASA Knowledgeable Are You?

... NASA spacecraft sent to study which planet? a. Neptune b. Jupiter c. Uranus d. Saturn 15) In 1992, NASA and ... of Tranquility on the surface of the Moon c. To map Neptune's atmosphere shifts d. To map Earth's ocean surface ...

Article - Jen Palmares Meadows - Sep 18 2008 - 6:46pm - 0 attachments

Something good comes out of New Jersey (no, really!)

When your famous exports are Italian mobsters, meatball hoagies, and the horrid track suit + gold chain look, and more recently corrupt mayors/rabbis, you pounce on anything that can give you a little boost. New Jersey is now second only to California ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Jul 31 2009 - 8:25am - 0 attachments

See Seven Planets in the Night Sky This Week

... Dec. 21, Venus and Jupiter dominate the sky; Uranus and Neptune are visible between them with a small telescope. CREDIT: ...

Cool Link - Hank Campbell - Dec 22 2011 - 2:50pm - 0 attachments

Nifty Squid Vid

The Humboldt squid's "invasion" of California has been a sophisticated series of move and counter-move. They're here, then they're gone; they're big, then they're small. I've explained --and Professor Gilly has explained in greater detail --how t ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Dec 11 2011 - 12:59am - 0 attachments

Pluto Takes Back 9th Biggest Solar Object Title

... In a press conference, Pluto was accompanied by Uranus and Neptune. "I am glad the controversy has been put to rest", he noted. "But I ...

Blog Post - Bobby Knight - Oct 29 2011 - 5:17pm - 0 attachments

Occultation Shows Eris Is The Same Size As Pluto, Just 3 Times Further From The Sun

... "Observing occultations by the tiny bodies beyond Neptune in the Solar System requires great precision and very careful planning. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2011 - 6:31pm - 0 attachments

Kepler-19c? This 'Invisible' World Is Caught Pulling On Another Planet

... more than twice the size of Earth. It may resemble a "mini-Neptune," however its mass and composition remain unknown. If Kepler-19b ... than twice the diameter of Earth, and is probably a "mini-Neptune." Nothing is known about Kepler-19c, other than that it exists.  ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2011 - 4:16pm - 0 attachments

Happy Birthday Neptune

...   Tomorrow, that is.  On July 12th, 2011, Neptune will have completed exactly one orbit around the Sun since it was ... 23rd, 1846.  So,   Happy Birthday, Neptune (Space) ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jul 11 2011 - 4:06am - 0 attachments

Maybe Newton And Darwin Can Solve Climate Change

... French mathematician Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier found Neptune "with the point of his pen" because it was not possible to see it ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 10 2011 - 11:09am - 0 attachments