Five students and one teacher from Walter R. Sundling Junior High in Palatine, IL, took part in the ultimate space adventure this summer with help from the Northrop Grumman Foundation. The students and teacher received a sponsorship from the foundation to attend Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, AL.
Surveyor Will Be First Deep-Space Probe Boosted Aboard An Arianespace Soyuz Rocket
Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next Soyuz launch are progressing well at the Spaceport in French Guiana, where the Gaia billion-star surveyor is receiving its sunshield for in-orbit telescope protection as well as power generation. This sunshield is one of the final elements in completing the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft.
May Contain 'Chunks' Of Diamonds Floating In The Dense Atmosphere
Data compiles by planetary scientists shows that Jupiter and Saturn may be awash in diamonds floating in their dense liquid hydrogen/helium fluid atmospheres.
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