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NASA assesses next shuttle mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it expects the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission to the International Space Station no...
NOAA-N Prime Environmental Satellite Successfully Launched
A new environmental satellite that will improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world soared into space recently after a picture-perfect launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif....
Infant galaxies - small and hyperactive
Galaxies, including our own Milky Way, consist of hundreds of billions of stars. How did such gigantic galactic systems come into being? Did a central region with stars first form...
Exceptionally deep view of strange galaxy
The Coma Galaxy Cluster, in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices, the hair of Queen Berenice, is one of the closest very rich collections of galaxies in the nearby Universe....
A veritable fountain of space dust
Space dust annoys astronomers just as much as the household variety when it interferes with their observations of distant stars. And yet space dust also poses one of the great...
Some TV stations to end analog signal on Feb. 17
(AP) -- Television viewers who use antennas and were expecting a few more months to prepare for digital TV may not have much time left before their sets go...
Newfound Comet Lulin to Grace Night Skies
During the next few weeks, a fine comet bright enough for observation in binoculars and possibly even with the naked eye will be making astronomical news.
Mars rover device gets new mission on Earth
Developed to sniff out extraterrestrial life on other planets, a portable device known as the Mars Organic Analyser (MOA) is taking on a new role in detecting air pollutants on...
Steep-Terrain Rover To Explore Other Planets, Help Back On Earth
Engineers have designed and tested a versatile, low-mass robot that can rappel off cliffs, travel nimbly over steep and rocky terrain, and explore deep craters. This prototype rover, called Axel,...
ESA`s next long-term ISS mission has a name: OasISS
(PhysOrg.com) -- In May 2009, Frank De Winne, of Belgian nationality and a member of the European Astronaut Corps, will fly to the International Space Station at the start of...
Celebrate the centennial of historic radio broadcasts
Charles Herrold isn't going to be forgotten this year. What do you mean, "Who's Charles Herrold?" This is just the sort of thing San Jose, Calif., boosters and radio fans...
Antarctic Expedition Prepared Researchers for Mars Project
About half a year before Phoenix began digging into the arctic plain of Mars, six scientists traveled to one of the coldest, driest places on Earth for soil-and-ice studies that...
Beleaguered Japanese Asteroid Probe Headed Home
Japan's Hayabusa asteroid probe has resumed its trip back to Earth.
Facebook turns five
Facebook has celebrated its fifth birthday with 150 million guests but no clear path to profitability.
The Enduring Mystery of Life's Origin
Some astrobiologists think life may have arrived at Earth on a comet or meteorite.
Engineers from India work with University of Leicester for first national astronomy satellite
India's first national Astronomy satellite- Astrosat- is to have key components assembled by the University of Leicester, A team of engineers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai,...
Cardiff researchers could herald a new era in fundamental physics
Cardiff University researchers who are part of a British-German team searching the depths of space to study gravitational waves, may have stumbled on one of the most important discoveries in...
400 Years of the Telescope Documentary Coming to PBS!
Funded by the National Science Foundation, Emmy award winning producer and writer Kris Koenig and the Instellar Studios production team traveled the globe, visiting the world's leading astronomers, cosmologists and...
New Google Mars Reveals the Red Planet in 3-D
Google's latest mapping software allows users to soar through alien trenches, see through the eyes of various robotic visitors, and toggle between natural color, "night vision," and rainbow-hued topographic views...
NASA's SkyView Delivers the Multiwavelength Cosmos
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some three million times a year, researchers, educators, and amateur astronomers all over the world ask NASA's SkyView virtual observatory to serve up images of some interesting corner...
Intelligent Sunlight Illuminates Your Darkest Room
Pipe the sun anywhere you like, with no risk of sunburn or excess heat. A rooftop collector tracks the sun while concentrating filtered light; driving fiber optic bundles to solar...
March launch planned for ESA's gravity mission
ESA is now gearing up to return to Russia to oversee preparations for the launch of its GOCE satellite - now envisaged for launch on 16 March 2009. This follows...
How Amateur Sleuths Spot Satellites
Amateur sleuths are using cameras and telescopes to spot satellites in space.
Maryland Graduate Prepares for Next Shuttle Mission
NASA Mission Specialist Richard Arnold II heads to the International Space Station February 12 on a 14 day journey that includes 3 space walks. Arnold holds a Masters Degree in...
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Spirit Trips, Explosions, More
See a Mars rover's stumbling block, supermassive black holes, exploding launch-vehicle stages, and more in this week's space pictures.
Museum Soars 'To The Moon' with Snoopy in Space Exhibit
A new exhibit spotlights ties between the cartoon Snoopy's moon mission and NASA.
Mercury, Schmercury. This Planet is Really Toasty
Astronomers discover most Earth-like exoplanet, though it's too hot for life
NASA Weighs Excessive Vibrations on Space Station
NASA engineers are weighing the impact of excessive vibrations aboard the International Space Station.