NASA has selected 12 science and technology demonstration payloads to fly to the Moon as early as the end of this year, dependent upon the availability of commercial landers. These selections represent an early step toward the agency’s long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and, later, Mars. “The Moon has unique scientific […]
On day 15, of the 15-day window for five launches of sub-orbital sounding rockets saw the launch of the Aural Spatial Structures Probe, or ASSP aboard a NASA Oriole IV sounding rocket at 1:41 am on Wednesday from the Poker Flat Research Range in interior Alaska. According to NASA,”preliminary data show that all aspects of […]
Imagine a shallow lake north of Hughes, in the cold heart of Alaska. In frigid, sluggish water, dim blue light penetrates two feet of ice. The ice has a quarter-size hole, maintained by a stream of methane bubbles. Every few minutes, a brutish little fish swims up, sips air, and peels back to the dank. […]