Nasa Definition and 304 Threads

Are there existing tests that NASA specifies that determines the saturation point of a fly wheel? Or must the test be catered specifically to each individual flywheel? -Sorry I'm a bit of a newbie at Aersospace engineering!

What is the best way for me to reach nasa?i am doing b.sc from calcutta university,INDIA.please some one help me.

Hi, I'm a fourteen year old kid, currently studying mathematics at ANU (Australian National University every Friday after school) and in Year 9 doing Mathematics advanced extended. We don't do physics at high-school yet (late Year 9 - 10), but I heard it is basic. I do physics as a hobby at...

Hi everyone. I'm making this post as a graduating senior in high-school, who's unsure of the careers that are out there for physics and astronomy, and how to pursue them. Any feedback is amazing :) Just a quick background about myself: I've always loved science, pretty much any kind other...

So... NASA has 10 research facilities: "Research and test facilities: Ames Research Center · Dryden Flight Research Center · Glenn Research Center · Goddard Institute for Space Studies · Goddard Space Flight Center · Independent Verification and Validation Facility · Jet Propulsion...

After attending a 4 year university, I'm interested in joining the AirForce. The AirForce is connected with NASA, I'm assuming, and I was wondering if this would make it easier to get a job at NASA. Is this true?

Bad news: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/04/06/nasa-gives-up-on-lisa/

I'm in a tough situation and need help. I have the amazing opportunity to choose between and internship at IBM and an internship at NASA this summer. I know I'm in an great situation and probably can't go wrong either way, but I would still like to make the best choice and not just wing it. I...

I have a question about a recent NASA article Titled http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/cosmic-expansion.html" . Is it safe to assume that when hypothesis talk about a low density bubble that they mean a density lower than expected? Meaning that they have taken into account...

The US Senate made a counterproposal to the budget cuts proposed by the House. From http://appropriations.senate.gov/news.cfm?method=news.view&id=7e62b4eb-ed09-4dd4-86f0-411534783127 At this level, NASA will not be provided any funds for requested but new long-range space technology research...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/05/exclusive-nasa-scientists-claims-evidence-alien-life-meteorite/". Snippet:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/05/exclusive-nasa-scientists-claims-evidence-alien-life-meteorite/ When you consider the intergalactic scale and that there are something like 3x10^24 stars it seems so probable that life would exist--even in more complex forms. I heard that other labs...

No its not but why do they not hire physicists? All the jobs are for engineers and astrobiologists. Don't they need scientists for research? For like the Hubble telescope or the new James Webb telescope? If I'm wrong tell me but I was just doing research and found no info on it.

So I'm confused. I understand that the Shuttle Program is coming to an end, which was expected. I'm a high schooler who really wants to become an astronaut, (I know, I'm silly) but I'm not exactly understanding what Obama has done to NASA, so could someone please elaborate? Are the Ares I and V...

Hello guys, I have a few Q's So I'm a sophomore in high school and I'm seriously thinking about my future, just like I have been for the past 4 years. I really want to get into a good college to study math or physics. My problem is that I got a 'C+' in my Honors US History class. I hate to...

"Dec. 13, 2010: On August 1, 2010, an entire hemisphere of the sun erupted. Filaments of magnetism snapped and exploded, shock waves raced across the stellar surface, billion-ton clouds of hot gas billowed into space. Astronomers knew they had witnessed something big. It was so big, it may...

http://gizmodo.com/5704158/nasa-finds-new-life This might EASILY be the most amazing discovery in several decades, if not a century. Seriously, could anyone's theory have anticipated this discovery? EDIT: Okay it might not be independently evolved from other lifeforms (gizmodo article was too...

The LGM hunters have something to say! http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html

Pay attention on Thursday at 2pm ET! http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html

All the buzz is that NASA has found out something important. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html

Sorry if someone already posted this link but did anyone see this in the news? http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_10-295_FERMI.html What are people's opinions on what this might be?

Hey, I'm interested in studying Aerospace Engineering when I leave high school. I have still 2 more years to go before I leave, but I'm really interested in space exploration, rockets, etc. The ultimate goal would be to work for NASA as an astronaut. At this moment, I'm taking Physics, Maths...

THeres probably an explanation for these, but the forum I discussed it on is a music forum so people are presuming UFO's/ExtraTerr Check this link out http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=38.643836 Its supposedly NASA's daily satellite images of the Earths surface now zoom in on thick clouds and...

The popular perception certainly thinks so. When I tell people that I'm into astrophysics and they ask what I want to go into, they often ask if I want to go into NASA. But I don't see NASA as a common profession for astrophysicists (it's really the planetary scientists/earth scientists who...

Greetings, I've stumbled upon some peculiar images of our sun that appear to have extremely large objects in orbit which don't appear to be planets. The images are from the following NASA database. Each image is taken every ~10 minutes...

Mars Now -- Third Alternative To NASAs Mars "Who Knows When" Program My main objective, using current state of technology, is to safely get men and women to Mars and back to Earth without having to utter the phrase "People Will Certainly Die" as NASA does. To achieve this I would freeze all of...

Hi I will be attending University in the fall to obtain a B.A degree in Astrophysics. Ever since I was little, I've wanted to be an Astronaut and have loved space, and obviously, still do. However, I'm a bit worried, it seems that every Astronaut has an engineering College Education...

More goodies from NASA. This time around they've been able to capture some remarkable high-resolution photos of the Sun. They also got footage of the Solar Prominence Eruption on March 30, 2010. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/04/21/solar.observatory.images/

Egg Launch and Recover--I need NASA level help! Homework Statement Another variation on the classic Egg Launch and Egg Drop Science projects, only this 9th grade science teacher believes in upping the ante. Goals are to launch a raw egg, achieving at least 30 feet of vertical height, using...

Hi Everyone, I'm about to graduate from college with a BA in physics (basically BS but missing a couple of classes) and as I am waiting to hear back from physics grad schools (MS) I wanted to see if I could get some input about what kinds of work one can do with NASA. I've done the whole...

Hey all..what are the career options for international students/expereinced persons in NASA... wish to join this premier organisation...i hve done masters in physics and a thesis on nuclear physics as well..after tht now i have a expereince of 2 years as a software engineer in an IT company...

I was thinking in mechanical engineering or mechatronic engineering, i really want to build things and love physics and math. I only left 4 months to choose career, some lights please.

I am not sure if this was posted, or even if it belongs in Biology forum, but I found this a bit hinky Is it plausible the sample was contaminated? What are the odds of 2 life forms being in such a remote location and with no food to sustain themselves...

As most of us know, President Obama intends to cut NASA's funding to such an extent that the Constellation project is going to be cancelled. What is implicated in this decision is the fact that it will leave the USA without any space vehicle of any kind to get into space. This means the...

I do not know which forum to place this in so it is here Why has NASA so completely resisted ever experimenting with rotation in space to provide "artificial gravity" to mitigate the effects of weightlessness on humans?

NASA -- The Political/Semi-Science Organization Hi, I have these thoughts about NASA. They Have a disrespect for life The flew the Space Shuttle when they were warned not .. twice killing all on board Suddenly, they are trying to get to Moon but are using old Apollo technology because...

NASA Scientists Plan to Approach Girl by 2018. Film at 11 (or right below) http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nasa_scientists_plan_to_approach?utm_source=slate_rss_1 Best of all, her eyes are the color of Magnesium Iron Silicate.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/" : "President Bush Wednesday [January 14, 2004] unveiled an ambitious plan to return Americans to the moon by 2020 and use the mission as a steppingstone for future manned trips to Mars and beyond."...

“President Barack Obama will ask Congress next year to fund a new heavy-lift launcher to take humans to the moon, asteroids, and the moons of Mars, ScienceInsider has learned. The president chose the new direction for the U.S. human space flight program Wednesday at a White House meeting with...

Nasa has decided to weigh in as part of Sony's publicity machine for their new movie. They have a page attempting to dissuade people that 2012 isn't the end of the world. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html Not sure if Nasa is being ironic here (now that would be a major...

Is this real stuff? My first reaction was that that must be fake. Somebody just composed some sounds effects, and is making fun of astronomy. I didn't succeed in finding any debunking for that though, from the internet, yet. Then I found this NASA site...

I am going to be applying for an internship at JPL for NASA (Undergraduate Student Research Program). Does anyone know anything about this? I've talked to a robotics engineer at JPL and he says any internship program is good, along with the Space Grant program. I guess I'm wondering...

I am wondering what you guys think the future of NASA is going to be, what changes do you think the Augustine commission will make? Are we going to the moon as planned, skipping the moon and heading straight for mars, or are we going to just focus on the space station?

Hello guys, I am going into U.S. Navy next year, and I am signed up in Nuclear Power Program (Nuclear Physics) thing in the Navy. Then, I will also get a bachelor's degree in the Navy while aboard a ship, and after all that six years, I can stay in Navy, and go for the PhD for physics, so...

I've noticed that there are (at least) two kind of photos of the famous Buzz Aldrin posing. and Other one is more gray, and other one has greater contrast with darker boundaries. What's the story behind this difference? I don't have a link now, but I recall I once read somewhere that the...

Hello guys, allow me to share to you a free magazine from NASA Tech Briefs. I can't believe it's free. Its really cool, they send me the first copy of my free monthly subscription. The magazine was offered free by Associated Business Publications International to USA, Canada, Mexico, and some...

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17350-nasa-criticised-for-sticking-to-imperial-units.html

I bought a nexstar 114gt a few months ago, and I have been unable to use the auto align features, which would allow me to use the tracking and goto features on the telescope. I am not certain if the telescope itself is flawed, or if I am simply doing something wrong. I sent two emails to...

Roflmao this article is too hilarious not to share. http://www.space.com/24529-mars-mystery-rock-nasa-lawsuit.html

I am really interested in NASA, but after doing a little research on starting salaries I quickly became concerned. If this website is correct (http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/jobs/entrypay.htm ), NASA starting salaries are almost half of what I am expecting from my other potential offers. Before...