Committee on the Review of Progress Towa Space Studies Board Board on Physics and Astronomy
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (NWNH), the report of the 2010 decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics, put forward a vision for a decade of transformative exploration at the frontiers of astrophysics. This vision included mapping the first stars and galaxies as they emerge from the collapse of dark matter and cold clumps of hydrogen, finding new worlds in a startlingly diverse population of extrasolar planets, and exploiting the vastness and extreme conditions of the universe to reveal new information about the fundamental laws of nature. NWNH outlined a...
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (NWNH), the report of the 2010 decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics, put forw...
Committee on Achieving Science Goals wit Space Studies Board Division on Engineering and Physical S
Space-based observations have transformed our understanding of Earth, its environment, the solar system and the universe at large. During past decades, driven by increasingly advanced science questions, space observatories have become more sophisticated and more complex, with costs often growing to billions of dollars. Although these kinds of ever-more-sophisticated missions will continue into the future, small satellites, ranging in mass between 500 kg to 0.1 kg, are gaining momentum as an additional means to address targeted science questions in a rapid, and possibly more affordable,...
Space-based observations have transformed our understanding of Earth, its environment, the solar system and the universe at large. During past deca...
Committee on Nasa Science Mission Extens Space Studies Board Division on Engineering and Physical S
NASA operates a large number of space science missions, approximately three-quarters of which are currently in their extended operations phase. They represent not only a majority of operational space science missions, but a substantial national investment and vital national assets. They are tremendously scientifically productive, making many of the major discoveries that are reported in the media and that rewrite textbooks.
Extending Science a " NASAa (TM)s Space Science Mission Extensions and the Senior Review Process evaluates the scientific benefits of missions extensions,...
NASA operates a large number of space science missions, approximately three-quarters of which are currently in their extended operations phase. The...