Mesmerizing: NASA releases 'astronaut's-eye view' of Orion spacecraft's re-entry
(WITI) -- New video recorded during NASA’s Orion return through Earth’s atmosphere gives viewers a taste of what the vehicle endured as it returned through Earth’s atmosphere during its December 5th flight test.
(WITI) -- New video recorded during NASA’s Orion return through Earth’s atmosphere gives viewers a taste of what the vehicle endured as it returned through Earth’s atmosphere during its December 5th flight test.
NASA's Curiosity rover detects spikes of methane at Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has detected spikes of methane in the planet's atmosphere.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has detected spikes of methane in the planet's atmosphere.
WATCH: NASA interns are 'all about that space'
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Pathways Interns of NASA Johnson Space Center are definitely 'all about that space!'In a video, the interns filmed a choreographed dance to hit song "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor -- with out of this world lyrics.Check out these interns ode to the Orion spacecraft!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Pathways Interns of NASA Johnson Space Center are definitely 'all about that space!'In a video, the interns filmed a choreographed dance to hit song "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor -- with out of this world lyrics.Check out these interns ode to the Orion spacecraft!
NASA awards $1.8 million grant to Medical College of Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1.8 million grant from NASA to determine the risk of developing degenerative heart disease from exposure to space radiation.John Baker, Ph.D., professor of cardiothoracic surgery at MCW and an investigator at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute, is the primary investigator of the grant.NASA is actively planning human space missions that might include an asteroid, the moon or Mars, which would require astronauts to live for prolonged periods of time outside the earth’s protective atmosphere.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1.8 million grant from NASA to determine the risk of developing degenerative heart disease from exposure to space radiation.John Baker, Ph.D., professor of cardiothoracic surgery at MCW and an investigator at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute, is the primary investigator of the grant.NASA is actively planning human space missions that might include an asteroid, the moon or Mars, which would require astronauts to live for prolonged periods of time outside the earth’s protective atmosphere.
LIVE VIDEO: Second spacewalk in two weeks at International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts are spacewalking at the International Space Station for the second week in a row.On Wednesday, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Butch Wilmore ventured out to replace a failed electrical device.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts are spacewalking at the International Space Station for the second week in a row.On Wednesday, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Butch Wilmore ventured out to replace a failed electrical device.
Pumpkin sun? Picture snapped by scientists shows jack-o-lantern face
(WITI) -- As Halloween approaches, it's clear even space can be a little spooky.
(WITI) -- As Halloween approaches, it's clear even space can be a little spooky.
WATCH: Astronauts spacewalk outside of International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts are taking a spacewalk 260 miles up.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts are taking a spacewalk 260 miles up.
Think the fall colors are brilliant here? See the view from space!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The changing of the leaves is so pronounced in some parts of the country -- it can even be seen from SPACE!NASA's Terra satellite captured two beautiful views of fall colors around the Great Lakes on September 26th -- and over New England on September 27th.The brown and orange bursts of color are most pronounced in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northern Wisconsin, upstate New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and southern Quebec and Ontario.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The changing of the leaves is so pronounced in some parts of the country -- it can even be seen from SPACE!NASA's Terra satellite captured two beautiful views of fall colors around the Great Lakes on September 26th -- and over New England on September 27th.The brown and orange bursts of color are most pronounced in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northern Wisconsin, upstate New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and southern Quebec and Ontario.
Watch ANYTIME: LIVE video from the Intl. Space Station
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- There is new live streaming video from the International Space station, and we have high school students to thank.The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment points HD video cameras at Earth as the ISS orbits our planet every 90 minutes.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- There is new live streaming video from the International Space station, and we have high school students to thank.The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment points HD video cameras at Earth as the ISS orbits our planet every 90 minutes.
Astronomers have discovered most Earth-like planet yet
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected — a distant, rocky world that's similar in size to our own and exists in the Goldilocks zone where it's not too hot and not too cold for life.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected — a distant, rocky world that's similar in size to our own and exists in the Goldilocks zone where it's not too hot and not too cold for life.
Local educators return to Earth after incredible NASA voyage
GLENDALE/MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Imagine an English teacher getting the opportunity to chat with Shakespeare.
GLENDALE/MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Imagine an English teacher getting the opportunity to chat with Shakespeare.
Vast ocean found beneath ice of Saturn moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of a Saturn moon.Italian and American researchers made the discovery using Cassini.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of a Saturn moon.Italian and American researchers made the discovery using Cassini.
"It's pure science:" Local teachers slated for NASA journey
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Two Milwaukee-area teachers will be heading to a special place -- out of this world, you might say.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Two Milwaukee-area teachers will be heading to a special place -- out of this world, you might say.
NASA selects Marquette satellite to launch into space
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- From the classroom to outer space.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- From the classroom to outer space.
NASA responds after backlash over Beyonce song
Sad news for fans of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air -- and NASA is responding after backlash over a Beyonce song.
Sad news for fans of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air -- and NASA is responding after backlash over a Beyonce song.
NASA’s high hopes for unmanned aircraft
You’re probably familiar with drones in the military sense, but NASA is working on ways to make our lives better through the use of what it calls unmanned aircraft–planes that fly without pilots on board.
You’re probably familiar with drones in the military sense, but NASA is working on ways to make our lives better through the use of what it calls unmanned aircraft–planes that fly without pilots on board.
NASA grounded by government shutdown
(CNN) -- Two U.S. astronauts in space, and their support staffs on Earth, will keep working through the government shutdown that began Tuesday.But almost all the rest of NASA has been shuttered, just one of many federal agencies affected when the government shut down at midnight Tuesday because of Congress' inability to pass a budget.Many of those agencies took to social media and other online venues to share the news.
(CNN) -- Two U.S. astronauts in space, and their support staffs on Earth, will keep working through the government shutdown that began Tuesday.But almost all the rest of NASA has been shuttered, just one of many federal agencies affected when the government shut down at midnight Tuesday because of Congress' inability to pass a budget.Many of those agencies took to social media and other online venues to share the news.
NASA wants you to stay in bed for 70 days
(HLN) -- If spending a few months in bed sounds like your idea of a dream come true, NASA may be able to help.The space agency is looking for participants willing to lie in bed at its Flight Analogs Research Unit at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, for 70 days in a row without getting up, except for specific tests.While in bed, you can read, watch TV and even use the internet.
(HLN) -- If spending a few months in bed sounds like your idea of a dream come true, NASA may be able to help.The space agency is looking for participants willing to lie in bed at its Flight Analogs Research Unit at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, for 70 days in a row without getting up, except for specific tests.While in bed, you can read, watch TV and even use the internet.
NASA deep-sixes Deep Impact comet hunter
(CNN) -- The most-traveled comet-hunter mission in history has ended, NASA announced with reluctance Friday as it shut the book on the Deep Impact spacecraft."It has revolutionized our understanding of comets and their activity," said Mike A'Hearn, the mission's principal investigator at the University of Maryland in College Park.In its nearly nine years in space, the spacecraft "has produced far more data than we had planned," including half a million images of celestial objects, A'Hearn said in a news release.The decision to declare the mission complete was made by the project team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, after it lost communication with the spacecraft after August 8 and could not re-establish it.By then, it had traveled across 4.7 billion miles of space."It was scheduled to talk to us on August 14 and never showed up," said Timothy Larson, project manager and deputy director for safety and success at JPL.Engineers believe the problem was caused by a software bug.
(CNN) -- The most-traveled comet-hunter mission in history has ended, NASA announced with reluctance Friday as it shut the book on the Deep Impact spacecraft."It has revolutionized our understanding of comets and their activity," said Mike A'Hearn, the mission's principal investigator at the University of Maryland in College Park.In its nearly nine years in space, the spacecraft "has produced far more data than we had planned," including half a million images of celestial objects, A'Hearn said in a news release.The decision to declare the mission complete was made by the project team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, after it lost communication with the spacecraft after August 8 and could not re-establish it.By then, it had traveled across 4.7 billion miles of space."It was scheduled to talk to us on August 14 and never showed up," said Timothy Larson, project manager and deputy director for safety and success at JPL.Engineers believe the problem was caused by a software bug.
Rocket frog takes a flying leap, NASA confirms photo
(CNN) -- Frogggsss in spaaaccceee!Or frog, at least.
(CNN) -- Frogggsss in spaaaccceee!Or frog, at least.