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How Lunar Landers Sandblasted the Moon
New research has revealed the seemingly gentle touchdowns of the six Apollo Lunar Modules (LMs) on the moon between 1969 and 1972 were actually incredibly violent events.
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 8:16am
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Former Boeing Engineer Allegedly Shared Shuttle, Rocket Secrets With China
U.S. federal authorities arrested a former Boeing engineer Feb. 11 for allegedly giving the Chinese trade secrets related to several aerospace programs, including the space shuttle and Delta 4 rocket.
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 8:16am
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NASA Wants You to Name Its New Telescope
It's true, there's been a spate of NASA marketing advice here lately, but this time the agency is actually asking for help.
Space
Source: Wired
Posted on: Monday, Feb 11, 2008, 9:44am
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Astronauts To Inspect Possible Damage
Spacewalk Will Allow Examination Of Thermal Blanket On Atlantis
Space
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Monday, Feb 11, 2008, 9:44am
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Astronauts Fight for Hubble Mission and Win
Trip to Repair the Aging Telescope Scheduled to Begin in August
Space
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Monday, Feb 11, 2008, 9:44am
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What is Relativity?
Albert Einstein was famous for many things, but his greatest brainchild is the theory of relativity. It forever changed our understanding of space and time.
Physics
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Feb 11, 2008, 9:43am
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Case Builds for Water on Saturnian Moon of Enceladus
German researchers published a new theory that helps explain observations of water vapor and ice being shot hundreds of kilometers into space by cryo- volcanoes on the surface of the tiny Saturnian moon of Enceladus.
Space
Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Feb 08, 2008, 10:21am
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Video: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches
NASA launched the space shuttle Atlantis Thursday afternoon for a mission to attach the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station.
Space
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Feb 08, 2008, 10:20am
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Space shuttle lifts off from Florida
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from its seaside Florida launch pad on Thursday to deliver a $1.9 billion European science laboratory to the International Space Station.
Space
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Feb 08, 2008, 10:20am
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How a Lunar Eclipse Saved Columbus
Eclipses in the distant past often terrified viewers who took them as evil omens. Certain lunar eclipses had an overwhelming effect on historic events. One of the most famous examples is the trick pulled by Christopher Columbus.
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Friday, Feb 08, 2008, 10:19am
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Four in 10 Would Book a Flight to Moon
Poll: Most Americans think ordinary people will travel in space in years ahead.
Space
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Feb 08, 2008, 10:19am
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More countries joining international space race
The United States is the only nation to fly its flag on the moon — a symbol of the country's dominance of space exploration.
Space
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 07, 2008, 9:59am
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LIVE Coverage: NASA to Launch Shuttle Atlantis Today
Watch streaming video of today's shuttle launch as it happens
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 07, 2008, 9:59am
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Bad weather threatens shuttle launch
NASA began fueling shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Thursday, even though bad weather threatened to delay the mission to add another science lab to the international space station.
Space
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 07, 2008, 9:58am
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Coming Feb. 20: Total Eclipse of the Moon
Mark Wednesday, Feb. 20, on your calendar as "Lunar Eclipse Night," for if the weather is fair you should have no difficulty observing a total eclipse of the moon.
Space
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 07, 2008, 9:58am
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Gargantuan galaxy NGC 1132 -- a cosmic fossil?
The elliptical galaxy NGC 1132, seen in this latest image from Hubble, belongs to a category of galaxies called giant ellipticals. NGC 1132, together with the small dwarf galaxies surrounding it, are dubbed a “fossil group” as they are most likely the remains of a group of galaxies that merged together in the recent past.
Space
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2008, 9:49am
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The Moon: destination or distraction?
NASA plans for manned spaceflight re-assessed.
Space
Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2008, 9:49am
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Space Magnetism May Hold Secret to Fusion Power
New discoveries about magnetic field lines and the first-ever direct observation of their reconnection in space are offering hope that scientists will learn how to unlock fusion power as an energy source in the future.
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2008, 9:48am
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Iran Shoots For The Stars
State-Run Media Reports Successful Launch Of Research Satellite Amid Doubts
Space
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008, 9:44am
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Deadly Microbes From Outer Space
Get ready for diarrhea that's out of this world.
Microbiology
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Monday, Feb 04, 2008, 3:57pm
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Cool spacedust survey goes into orbit
University of Nottingham astronomers will be studying icy cosmic dust millions of light years away — using the biggest space telescope ever built.
Space
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Feb 04, 2008, 3:56pm
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NASA readies space shuttle Atlantis for launch
The crew of the newly repaired space shuttle Atlantis arrived at its Florida spaceport on Monday as NASA prepared to launch the ship on a mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the International Space Station.
Space
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Feb 04, 2008, 3:55pm
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Listen: Explorer 1, America's Answer to Sputnik
Fifty years ago Thursday, a 30-pound satellite called Explorer 1 joined Sputnik in orbit around the Earth, sending the United States into the space race. Replicas of the historic spacecraft are on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Space
Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Feb 01, 2008, 9:20am
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From the back of a bike to the moon
American space research returns to its original launching pad in Huntsville, Ala.
Space
Source: CSM
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:29am
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Dark energy makes galaxies keep their distance
Galaxies today are struggling to clump together against the incredible repulsive power of dark energy, hints a new survey of thousands of galaxies. Measuring this anti-clumping effect puts a new arrow in the quiver of cosmologists seeking to uncover the nature of the mysterious force.
Space
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:29am
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Mercury Reveals its Secrets
he untrained eye might have trouble distinguishing the latest images from Mercury from familiar images of Earth's moon, but the pictures are surprising experts. The planet "was not the place we expected," says Sean Solomon, the principal investigator of the MESSENGER mission.
Space
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:29am
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Mercury's magnetosphere fends off the solar wind
The planet Mercury's magnetic field appears to be strong enough to fend off the harsh solar wind from most of its surface, according to data gathered in part by a University of Michigan instrument onboard NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft.
Space
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:28am
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NASA Rolls Out Lunar Hot Rod
New Moon Rover Will Be Used for Planned Moon Mission in 2020
Space
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:28am
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Traces Of The Martian Past In The Terby Crater
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express has returned striking scenes of the Terby crater on Mars. The region is of great scientific interest as it holds information on the role of water in the history of the planet.
Space
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:28am
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Space cargo ship near completion
The launch and docking windows for the ATV, Europe's huge new space-station resupply ship, have been set.
Space
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008, 12:10pm
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