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Where's the Cheapest Gas in Greenbelt?
Nationwide, gas prices were predicted to be lower this summer compared to the last three years, but that won't translate into savings at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, experts said.
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NASA Builds Unusual Testbed For Analyzing X-ray Navigation Technologies
Pulsars have a number of unusual qualities. Like zombies, they shine even though they're technically dead, and they rotate rapidly, emitting powerful and regular beams of radiation that are seen as flashes of light, blinking on and off at intervals from seconds to milliseconds.
Get Out Greenbelt: Kenny Chesney Concert, Bike Rally, Face Painting at the Movies
Each week, Patch puts together a list of local activities and events going on in your area this weekend.
Opportunity Passes 40-Year-Old Record
While Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited Earth's Moon for three days in December 1972, they drove their mission's Lunar Roving Vehicle 19.3 nautical miles .
Sigmanet Makes Former Presidio VP Its First CTO
Reese joins Sigmanet from Greenbelt, Md.-based solution provider Presidio Networked Solutions, where he most recently served as senior vice president, technology, West area.
Lawyer Wants Terror Case Against Md. Man Dismissed
A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group.
Maryland TEDCO honors three Prince George's County tech companies
Three Prince George's County technology companies took top honors in a Maryland Technology Development Corp.
NASA builds unusual testbed for analyzing X-ray navigation technologies
Cubesat Constellation May Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements
Eleven years ago this week, one of the worst storms on record raged on the sun, churning huge amounts of plasma around the solar surface and spewing massive loads of particles into space and toward Earth.
Opportunity Mars Rover Blazes Past 40 Year Old Space Driving Record
Opportunity pops a 'wheelie' on Mars on May 15, 2013 and then made history by driving further to the mountain ahead on the next day, May 16 , to establish a new American distance driving record for a vehicle on another world.
Metro Delays, Track Work Scheduled Through Sunday
Traveling on Metro this weekend? Stay informed about delays. Metro will perform system rebuilding work on all but one line in this weekend.
Double Homicide in Laurel, Firefighters Rescue Dog, FLOTUS in College Park
The suspect, 59-year-old Ronnie Lee Rainey, was taken into custody after briefly barricading himself in his home.
Satellite sees Tropical Storm Alvin's life end quickly
NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured this infrared view of Alvin on May 17 at 1200 UTC about three hours after it weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.... The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was short-lived. Satellite imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Alvin became a remnant low pressure area 36 hours after it was named.
Mars Rover Breaks U.S. Record for Off-Planet Driving
The Opportunity rover passed the Apollo 17 moon buggy, which covered 22.21 miles back in 1972, but the Soviet Union still holds the international record This chart illustrates comparisons among the distances driven by various wheeled vehicles on the surface of Earth's moon and Mars.
OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Ahead
NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.
Police Seek Suspect in University Park Burglary
Prince George's County police have released a photograph of a suspect in Tuesday's burglary in University Park .
Team wins cubesat berth to gather earth energy imbalance measurements
New instrument that will measure the amount of solar energy reflected by Earth and the amount emitted to space as infrared radiation A team of scientists, including Warren Wiscombe from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most... A team of scientists has won a berth on a ... (more)
NASA completes first part of Webb Telescope's 'eye surgery' operation
They scrubbed up and suited up to perform one of the most delicate performances of their lives.