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THE DULLUM FILE Karen Nyberg
We're going to be talking soon on WDAZ News @5 with UND graduate Karen Nyberg from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia as she makes final preparations for a launch to the International Sp...
Posted on 5/4/13 at 5:30 AM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND Space Studies hosts alum and NASA life scientist Jon Rask, Monday, April 15
The Spring 2013 Space Studies Colloquium Series focus on the general theme "Near-Earth Asteroid Mining" and has featured several leading experts in the field. The fifth and final presentation in th...
Posted on 4/12/13 at 4:57 PM
ASTRO BOB No kidding, we might just grab, bag and drag an asteroid to Earth
Animation of NASA's Asteroid Retrieval Mission Wait a minute, let me rub my eyes again. It looks like we're about to take the first step toward retrieving an asteroid. NASA's proposed 2014 budget in...
Posted on 4/11/13 at 12:44 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Out of This World
Plans to send people to Mars are developing. Last time I shared with you the best views of this planet. But if that wasn't enough to impress you, than maybe you ought to consider these other horizons...
Posted on 12/7/12 at 10:22 AM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES A Small Step into a Giant World: A Tribute to Neil Armstrong
"That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." Those few words created waves that would shap the way we think of exploration. From the moment Earth was created, man wanted to explore ne...
Posted on 9/3/12 at 7:35 AM
VIDEO: NASA launches giant Mars rover to explore red planet 
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of article. A rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8½-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet.
By Marcia Dunn , November 26, 2011
Crew member killed while filming Bruce Willis movie
A crew member working on the film "G.I. Joe 2: Retalition" has been killed on the set in New Orleans in what the studio is calling an unusual accident.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2011
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Russian-U.S. crew blasts off for space station
VIDEO: Bottom of articleA Russian spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians blasted off today from the snow-covered Kazakh steppes in a faultless launch that eased anxiety about the future of U.S. and Russian space programs.
By Vladimir Isachenkov , November 14, 2011
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Russian scientists racing to save Mars moon probe stuck in Earth's orbit
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of articleIf Russian controllers fail to bring the Phobos-Grunt craft back to life, the tons of highly toxic fuel it carries would turn it into the most dangerous manmade object to fall from orbit, one NASA veteran said.
By Vladimir Isachenkov , November 09, 2011
NASA launches latest Earth-observing satellite
After a years-long delay, an Earth-observing satellite blasted into space early today on a dual mission to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate change.
By Associated Press , October 28, 2011
NASA says it's mapped most of potential Earth-killing asteroids
The space agency said today it has identified more than 90 percent of giant near-Earth asteroids, including ones as big as the one thought to have killed the dinosaurs eons ago. None poses a danger to the planet in the next several centuries.
By Alicia Chang , September 29, 2011
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Satellite likely in ocean, but may have hit U.S.
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of article. It's as big as a bus and weighs 6 tons, but officials probably will never be able to pinpoint exactly where a massive NASA satellite plummeted to Earth.
By Kelli Kennedy and Seth Borenstein , September 24, 2011
Canadian police call reports of satellite debris falling in Alberta 'hoax'
Officials in the U.S. and Canada are trying to determine where debris from an American satellite have landed, but the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are shooting down reports that some pieces fell in an Alberta community.
By Associated Press , September 24, 2011
NASA gives 1-hour window for falling satellite
A 6-ton NASA satellite on a collision course with Earth clung to space Friday, apparently flipping position in its ever-lower orbit and stalling its death plunge.
By Marcia Dunn , September 23, 2011
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Old NASA satellite to tumble to Earth on Friday
While North America appears to be off the hook, scientists are scrambling to pinpoint exactly where and when a dead NASA climate satellite will plummet back to Earth on Friday.
By Alicia Chang , September 22, 2011
Satellite still on for Friday freefall from space
A dead 6-ton satellite is getting closer and closer, and is expected to smack down on Earth on Friday. NASA's old research satellite is expected to come crashing down through the atmosphere Friday afternoon, Eastern Time. The spacecraft will not be passing over North America then, the space agency said in a statement Wednesday evening.
By Marcia Dunn , September 21, 2011
Where will satellite pieces hit? NASA working on answer
VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of articleNASA scientists are doing their best to tell us where a plummeting six-ton satellite will fall later this week. It's just that if they're off a little bit, it could mean the difference between hitting Florida or landing on New York. Or, say, Iran or India.
By Marcia Dunn , September 20, 2011
NASA unveils next spaceship — a hybrid shuttle
Craft would fly twice in decade, cost $30 millionAfter months of debate, NASA has settled on plans for its next spaceship — a space shuttle hybrid that will fly twice in the next decade and cost $30 billion through 2021, according to senior administration officials and internal NASA documents.
By Mark K. Matthews , September 17, 2011
Heads up: Dead satellite pieces weighing up to 350 pounds to hit Earth in a week
NASA: Odds of hitting person are 1 in 3,200NASA scientists have calculated the satellite will break into 26 pieces as it gets closer to Earth. Today, officials moved up their prediction for its arrival to Sept. 23, give or take a day.
By Associated Press , September 16, 2011
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Not just science fiction: Planet orbits 2 suns
Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They've spotted a planet orbiting two suns.
By Associated Press , September 15, 2011
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