Science News
Reaching for the Stars
April 12, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
At the 1999 Advanced Propulsion Research Workshop, fusion and antimatter take center stage as rocket fuels of the future.
Meteor balloon set for launch
April 9, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
This weekend scientists will launch a weather balloon designed to capture meteoroids in the stratosphere. The flight will be broadcast live on the web from a video camera carried aloft to 100,000 ft.
Setting Sail for the Stars
April 8, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
Cracking the whip and unfurling gray sails are among new Space Transportationtechniques under discussion at the 1999 Advanced Propulsion Research Workshop.
Coach-class tickets for space?
April 7, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
Scientists discuss new ideas in high-performance, low-cost space transportation
Darwinian Design - Survival of the fittest spacecraft
April 7, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
NASA scientists plan to 'breed' better spacecraft using artificial intelligence. Such a strategy mimics nature, and may be one of the most efficient methods of future spacecraft design.
Far Out Space Propulsion Conference Blasts Off
April 6, 1999
Atoms locked in snow, a teaspoon from the heart of the sun, and the stuff that drives a starship will be on the agenda of an advanced space propulsion conference that opens today in Huntsville.
Ion Propulsion -- 50 Years in the Making
April 6, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
The concept of ion propulsion, currently being demonstrated on the Deep Space 1mission, goes back to the very beginning of NASA and beyond. The path from concept to reality has not been short or direct, but it has been interesting.
Answer to Gamma-ray Burstsremains elusive
April 5, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
Eight years ago today NASA launched the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. While the CGRO has revolutionized our understanding of cosmic gamma ray bursts, these distant explosions remain one of the biggest mysteries of modern astrophysics.
Leonids Sample Return Mission Update
April 1, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
Scientists will describe initial results from a program to catch meteoroids in flight at the NASA/Ames Leonids Workshop April 12-15, 1999.
Here Comes the Blue Moon
March 30, 1999
Science@NASA Headline News — 1999
The second Blue Moon of 1999 takes place this Wednesday night. This article explains how to see it and explores the history of the expression "Blue Moon."