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Source of mysterious antimatter found
Antimatter, which annihilates matter upon contact, seems to be rare in the universe. Still, for decades, scientists had clues that a vast cloud of antimatter lurked in space, but they did not know where it came from.
Antimatter, which annihilates matter upon contact, seems to be rare in the universe. Still, for decades, scientists had clues that a vast cloud of antimatter lurked in space, but they did not know where it came from.
Balloon-borne telescope could image exoplanets
A balloon-borne telescope afloat in the stratosphere could offer a direct view of planets in other solar systems, says a team of researchers. If successful, the lofty scheme would deliver images of alien worlds impossible to see from the ground – and all for a fraction of what it would cost to do the job from space.
A balloon-borne telescope afloat in the stratosphere could offer a direct view of planets in other solar systems, says a team of researchers. If successful, the lofty scheme would deliver images of alien worlds impossible to see from the ground – and all for a fraction of what it would cost to do the job from space.
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:00am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:00am
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'Roid rage over Mars looks like a space dud
The possibility of a collision between Mars and an approaching asteroid has been effectively ruled out, according to scientists watching the space rock.
The possibility of a collision between Mars and an approaching asteroid has been effectively ruled out, according to scientists watching the space rock.
2008 Preview Night Sky Highlights
Here are some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this year. SPACE.com's weekly Night Sky column will provide more extensive coverage of each event as they draw closer.
Here are some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this year. SPACE.com's weekly Night Sky column will provide more extensive coverage of each event as they draw closer.
Astronomy
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Source: Space.com
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Making Mars a Four Letter Word
In this years Omnibus bill that funds NASA, there is specific language that prohibits "any research, development or demonstration activities related exclusively to the human exploration of Mars." This language, while seemingly benign and innocent, could have a chilling effect on innovation, creativity and science at NASA.
In this years Omnibus bill that funds NASA, there is specific language that prohibits "any research, development or demonstration activities related exclusively to the human exploration of Mars." This language, while seemingly benign and innocent, could have a chilling effect on innovation, creativity and science at NASA.
Upgraded Hubble telescope to be 90 times as powerful
Space shuttle astronauts will attempt an unprecedented in-orbit repair of key Hubble Space Telescope (HST) instruments during the servicing mission scheduled for August 2008. The repairs, along with the addition of two new instruments, will make Hubble 90 times as powerful as it was after its flawed optics were corrected in 1993.
Space shuttle astronauts will attempt an unprecedented in-orbit repair of key Hubble Space Telescope (HST) instruments during the servicing mission scheduled for August 2008. The repairs, along with the addition of two new instruments, will make Hubble 90 times as powerful as it was after its flawed optics were corrected in 1993.
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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China flexes muscle in space
China is to launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third manned mission in 2008, flexing its muscle in space in a year in which it will host the summer Olympics.
China is to launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third manned mission in 2008, flexing its muscle in space in a year in which it will host the summer Olympics.
How Tennis Shoes and Tug-of-War Toppled the Mighty Saturn V
Back in 1966, engineers pushed and pulled a Saturn V rocket in a test. What could go wrong?
Back in 1966, engineers pushed and pulled a Saturn V rocket in a test. What could go wrong?
Old Comets for a New Year
As we kick off the year 2008, Comet Tuttle is putting on a nice show for backyard skywatchers. It had not been seen since 1994, but you'll have an excellent opportunity to pick it up with binoculars or small telescopes during the next two weeks.
As we kick off the year 2008, Comet Tuttle is putting on a nice show for backyard skywatchers. It had not been seen since 1994, but you'll have an excellent opportunity to pick it up with binoculars or small telescopes during the next two weeks.
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:28pm
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Source: Space.com
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:28pm
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Boreholes on the Moon could solve climate puzzle
Here's another reason to go back to the moon: it may help settle a climate change controversy.
Here's another reason to go back to the moon: it may help settle a climate change controversy.
Space
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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Why Do Drops of Liquid Form Spheres in Space?
Whether water sits in a lake or a glass of water, Earth’s gravity pulls the liquid downward into the shape of the container it’s in.
Whether water sits in a lake or a glass of water, Earth’s gravity pulls the liquid downward into the shape of the container it’s in.
Physics
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 1:55pm
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 1:55pm
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Must-see meteor shower hits its peak
The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach maximum in Friday's predawn hours. The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.
The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach maximum in Friday's predawn hours. The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.
Surprise: That Interstellar Disco Ball Is Still Sparkling
A joint Japanese-American research team has found an odd beastie in deep space – a white dwarf expected to be as dead as an interstellar doornail, but which in fact is giving off powerful pulsar-like energy.
A joint Japanese-American research team has found an odd beastie in deep space – a white dwarf expected to be as dead as an interstellar doornail, but which in fact is giving off powerful pulsar-like energy.
Stardust formed close to sun
Samples of the material picked up during the NASA Stardust mission indicate that parts of the comet Wild 2 actually formed in an area close to the sun.
Samples of the material picked up during the NASA Stardust mission indicate that parts of the comet Wild 2 actually formed in an area close to the sun.
4 Years on Mars: Rovers Continue to Amaze
Two robots the size of golf carts were given 90 days to squeeze as much science as possible from the barren, dust-swept terrain of Mars. After that, scientists expected nothing more from them than death.
Two robots the size of golf carts were given 90 days to squeeze as much science as possible from the barren, dust-swept terrain of Mars. After that, scientists expected nothing more from them than death.
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: Space.com
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Shiites and Sunnis Disagree Over Cloning
Iranian scientists have successfully cloned a sheep, a feat of less scientific than symbolic import: Iran sees biotechnology, along with nuclear power and a space program, as central to its scientific renaissance.
Iranian scientists have successfully cloned a sheep, a feat of less scientific than symbolic import: Iran sees biotechnology, along with nuclear power and a space program, as central to its scientific renaissance.
Science Politics
Source: Wired
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Cassini Photo Gallery: The Month in Saturn
In a perfect world, the stunning images of Saturn and its environs sent periodically back from the Cassini-Huygens probe would be displayed on huge billboards around the world.
In a perfect world, the stunning images of Saturn and its environs sent periodically back from the Cassini-Huygens probe would be displayed on huge billboards around the world.
When the Germans, and Rockets, Came to Town
After World War II, Huntsville, Ala., was transformed by Wernher von Braun’s rocket program. Now it has one of the country’s highest concentrations of scientists and engineers.
After World War II, Huntsville, Ala., was transformed by Wernher von Braun’s rocket program. Now it has one of the country’s highest concentrations of scientists and engineers.
The Enduring Mysteries of the Outer Solar System
Our solar system may be home, but mysteries remain in its most distant corners.
Our solar system may be home, but mysteries remain in its most distant corners.
NASA soars in space, stumbles on ground
Up, down and strange. That's the kind of year it was for NASA in 2007. It started with the felony arrest in February of a NASA astronaut on attempted kidnapping charges and included a murder-suicide at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Up, down and strange. That's the kind of year it was for NASA in 2007. It started with the felony arrest in February of a NASA astronaut on attempted kidnapping charges and included a murder-suicide at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Slideshow: Space Shots
Experience an audio slide show of the best news, sports and space images from around the world and close to home.
Experience an audio slide show of the best news, sports and space images from around the world and close to home.
Shuttle Launch Bumped Again, No New Date Set
NASA officials said today they won't make a proposed Jan. 10 date for the rescheduled launch of the Atlantis space shuttle, delayed earlier this month after the malfunction of several fuel gauges.
NASA officials said today they won't make a proposed Jan. 10 date for the rescheduled launch of the Atlantis space shuttle, delayed earlier this month after the malfunction of several fuel gauges.
International robotic rivalry in space
It has to be some sort of record. At no time over the five decades of sending robot craft into the heavens have so many spacecraft been on duty at such a variety of far-flung destinations or en route to their targets.
It has to be some sort of record. At no time over the five decades of sending robot craft into the heavens have so many spacecraft been on duty at such a variety of far-flung destinations or en route to their targets.
The Enduring Mysteries of Comets
For millennia, comets were believed to be omens of doom. Instead, solving the mysteries regarding these "dirty snowballs" could help reveal the part they played in the birth of life on Earth, as well as secrets concerning the rest of the galaxy.
For millennia, comets were believed to be omens of doom. Instead, solving the mysteries regarding these "dirty snowballs" could help reveal the part they played in the birth of life on Earth, as well as secrets concerning the rest of the galaxy.
Space
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:40pm
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:40pm
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Most Amazing Space Discoveries of 2007
From revealing to just plain odd, vote for your favorite.
From revealing to just plain odd, vote for your favorite.
Space
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:40pm
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Source: Space.com
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:40pm
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'Drilling Up' Into Space for Energy
While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the U.N. climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy.
While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the U.N. climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy.
Mars rovers find new evidence of 'habitable niche'
As the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity head into their third and most perilous winter yet, researchers are working to optimize their safety -- and reporting on new evidence that the planet could once have sustained life.
As the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity head into their third and most perilous winter yet, researchers are working to optimize their safety -- and reporting on new evidence that the planet could once have sustained life.
Space
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 22, 2007, 4:34pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 22, 2007, 4:34pm
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No Dice for Slow Roll?
When light from the big bang cooled, it left microwave radiation spread throughout space. This fiery glow holds clues to the characteristics of the early universe and the secrets of its formation. Now, a team of researchers has announced that temperature fluctuations in the glow clash with one well-accepted theory of how the universe formed.
When light from the big bang cooled, it left microwave radiation spread throughout space. This fiery glow holds clues to the characteristics of the early universe and the secrets of its formation. Now, a team of researchers has announced that temperature fluctuations in the glow clash with one well-accepted theory of how the universe formed.
Physics
Source: Science
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 22, 2007, 4:34pm
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Source: Science
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 22, 2007, 4:34pm
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