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‘He was an adventurer’: Anthony ‘Tony’ Spear, chance-taking former JPL manager, dies at 87
Pasadena Star-News· 3 days agoAnthony “Tony” Spear, a legendary project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory whose team on NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997 found a new way ...
Hubble Space Telescope faces setback, but should work for years, NASA says
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"Our team first developed a plan for one-gyro operations over 20 years ago, and it is the best mode...
Six planets will align in the night sky on June 3. How to see the 'planetary parade'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThis offers yet another opportunity to discuss our aspirations, investments, work projects and...
How does NASA want to give the Hubble Space Telescope more time?
Weston Forum· 4 days agoThe Hubble Space Telescope has made groundbreaking discoveries in the universe, but it is outdated. NASA’s plan is to keep it alive. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hubble Space Telescope ...
One-eyed space marvel: Hubble telescope to see universe with 1 gyro
Interesting Engineering· 4 days agoNASA has a plan to help Hubble keep looking at the universe for many more years despite facing new...
Despite Failing Gyroscopes, NASA Has A Plan To Keep Hubble Working
IFLScience· 4 days agoFears of the death of the Hubble Space Telescope have turned out to be greatly exaggerated, with plans announced for it to go on, operating on a single gyroscope. Practical observing time will ...
Mystery Of What Caused This Giant Hole On Mars – And What Lies Inside?
IFLScience· 4 days agoWhile snapping photos of the surface of Mars in 2011, the HiRISE instrument aboard the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted a very unusual feature. On Pavonis Mons – a large shield volcano ...
Why do we send so many fish to space?
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNearly a decade before Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, two humble little mummichogs became the first fish in space. In 1973, these...
Despite gyro failure, NASA says Hubble Space Telescope still up to world-class science – Spaceflight...
Spaceflight Now· 5 days agoAt the same time, Mark Clampin, director of astrophysics at NASA Headquarters, said the agency had ruled out, at least for now, a proposed commercial mission to boost Hubble ...
Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA· 4 days agoAs part of his new role as JPL’s chief scientist, Jonathan Lunine has also been appointed professor...