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STS-128 liftoff early Tuesday morning with COLBERT
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-24 08:50:57
With the space shuttle Discovery packed full of a treadmill named COLBERT and a canister called Leonardo, the NASA STS-128 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift off very early Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center; that is, if the weather holds.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-24 08:50:57
With the space shuttle Discovery packed full of a treadmill named COLBERT and a canister called Leonardo, the NASA STS-128 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift off very early Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center; that is, if the weather holds.
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NASA spacecraft finds basic ingredient of life in comet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-18 08:30:28
A NASA scientist announced on August 16, 2009, that NASA’s Stardust spacecraft has returned sample material to Earth from comet Wild 2. The sample contains the first signs within an extraterrestrial body of an amino acid, which is used by organisms to make proteins: a building block of life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-18 08:30:28
A NASA scientist announced on August 16, 2009, that NASA’s Stardust spacecraft has returned sample material to Earth from comet Wild 2. The sample contains the first signs within an extraterrestrial body of an amino acid, which is used by organisms to make proteins: a building block of life.
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NASA can’t do new human exploration without more money
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-15 09:06:42
That is basically the conclusion of an official and independent U.S. government review of NASA’s budget and the future of any new manned space programs for the U.S. space agency. Simply: the United States can’t make it to the Moon or Mars under the current timetable with the money currently budgeted to NASA. If you want the Moon and Mars: then give NASA more money!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-15 09:06:42
That is basically the conclusion of an official and independent U.S. government review of NASA’s budget and the future of any new manned space programs for the U.S. space agency. Simply: the United States can’t make it to the Moon or Mars under the current timetable with the money currently budgeted to NASA. If you want the Moon and Mars: then give NASA more money!
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Congress can't find their asteroids, no money for NASA
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-13 08:23:09
According to a report from the National Research Council, the U.S. Congress never gave NASA the money necessary to hunt down and identify potentially threatening near-Earth objects (NEOs), such as asteroids and comets. Consequently, the U.S. space agency has only been able to chart a fraction it was supposed to find.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-13 08:23:09
According to a report from the National Research Council, the U.S. Congress never gave NASA the money necessary to hunt down and identify potentially threatening near-Earth objects (NEOs), such as asteroids and comets. Consequently, the U.S. space agency has only been able to chart a fraction it was supposed to find.
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Students tweeting telescope takeover
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-11 20:44:08
Twitter’s reach seemingly knows no bounds, with the popular social networking site taking its millions of devotees around the world into space today as a group of Australian school students take over the famous Parkes telescope to explore for pulsars and post their results to Twitter.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-11 20:44:08
Twitter’s reach seemingly knows no bounds, with the popular social networking site taking its millions of devotees around the world into space today as a group of Australian school students take over the famous Parkes telescope to explore for pulsars and post their results to Twitter.
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Perseid meteor shower: Double your pleasure for one hour
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-05 08:00:14
According to NASA, the number of meteors seen shooting across the sky as part of the 2009 Perseid meteor shower is expected to be double the normal amount for one hour on August 11-12, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-05 08:00:14
According to NASA, the number of meteors seen shooting across the sky as part of the 2009 Perseid meteor shower is expected to be double the normal amount for one hour on August 11-12, 2009.
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Endeavour lands after successful STS-127 mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-31 09:50:28
The space shuttle Endeavour made touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, July 31, 2009, at approximately 10:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-31 09:50:28
The space shuttle Endeavour made touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, July 31, 2009, at approximately 10:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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Hubble takes rare Jupiter impact images
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-25 07:49:30
The Hubble Space Telescope was detoured in its recalibration, after being refurbished by the NASA STS-125 astronauts in May 2009, to take images of the recent impact spot on Jupiter, which was discovered by an Australian amateur astronomer on July 19, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-25 07:49:30
The Hubble Space Telescope was detoured in its recalibration, after being refurbished by the NASA STS-125 astronauts in May 2009, to take images of the recent impact spot on Jupiter, which was discovered by an Australian amateur astronomer on July 19, 2009.
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Chandra space telescope is twice as nice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-24 12:32:37
NASA just announced that the Chandra X-ray Observatory is now ten years old, twice as long as it was expected to image the invisible universe. And, it is still discovering many exciting phenomena in this high-energy universe of black holes, dark matter, and other exotic objects.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-24 12:32:37
NASA just announced that the Chandra X-ray Observatory is now ten years old, twice as long as it was expected to image the invisible universe. And, it is still discovering many exciting phenomena in this high-energy universe of black holes, dark matter, and other exotic objects.
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NASA remembers Walter Cronkite
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-18 08:24:16
Walter Cronkite died at his New York home at 7:42 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2009. Known as "the most trusted man in America," he was especially enthusiastic about the U.S. space program, reporting the Apollo 11 Moon landing almost in its entirely.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-18 08:24:16
Walter Cronkite died at his New York home at 7:42 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2009. Known as "the most trusted man in America," he was especially enthusiastic about the U.S. space program, reporting the Apollo 11 Moon landing almost in its entirely.
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Partially restored videos of Apollo 11 mission available
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-17 08:14:51
NASA is making available some partially restored videos of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon that occurred in July 1969. Included in the 40-year-old videos is the broadcast of Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s moonwalk on the lunar surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-17 08:14:51
NASA is making available some partially restored videos of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon that occurred in July 1969. Included in the 40-year-old videos is the broadcast of Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s moonwalk on the lunar surface.
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Orbiting lunar probe has new images of Apollo Moon landings
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-17 07:41:08
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, on a current mission to map the Moon for upcoming lunar missions, has taken images of Apollo lunar landing sites. UPDATE: NASA has released these pictures on Friday, July 17, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-17 07:41:08
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, on a current mission to map the Moon for upcoming lunar missions, has taken images of Apollo lunar landing sites. UPDATE: NASA has released these pictures on Friday, July 17, 2009.
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NASA busy with STS-127 and Apollo 11
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-16 08:41:19
It's a busy week for NASA as they launch the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-127) to the International Space Station and celebrate the fortieth anniversary of its first mission (Apollo 11) to land astronauts on the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-16 08:41:19
It's a busy week for NASA as they launch the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-127) to the International Space Station and celebrate the fortieth anniversary of its first mission (Apollo 11) to land astronauts on the Moon.
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Senate confirms Bolden as new NASA administrator
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-16 07:47:16
Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, as the new NASA head. He becomes the twelfth administrator of the U.S. space agency the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-16 07:47:16
Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, as the new NASA head. He becomes the twelfth administrator of the U.S. space agency the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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NASA plays back 40-year old Apollo 11 Moon landing
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-15 07:51:40
The U.S. space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will observe the fortieth anniversary of the historic first human landing on the Moon when it plays the entire audio from the Apollo 11 mission at the exact time and date it was broadcast in 1969. This time, however, it will be streamed on the Internet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-15 07:51:40
The U.S. space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will observe the fortieth anniversary of the historic first human landing on the Moon when it plays the entire audio from the Apollo 11 mission at the exact time and date it was broadcast in 1969. This time, however, it will be streamed on the Internet.
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Watch re-creation of Apollo 11 Moon landing
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-13 07:18:56
The Kennedy Presidential Library will begin coverage of the first Moon landing by the NASA Apollo 11 mission on Thursday, July 16, 2009, forty years after Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins were launched into space with their Saturn V rocket. It’s all on WeChooseTheMoon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-13 07:18:56
The Kennedy Presidential Library will begin coverage of the first Moon landing by the NASA Apollo 11 mission on Thursday, July 16, 2009, forty years after Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins were launched into space with their Saturn V rocket. It’s all on WeChooseTheMoon.
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Help track lunar LCROSS spacecraft for NASA
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-11 09:01:26
NASA is asking all backyard astronomers to help track its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) spacecraft, which is orbiting Earth in a big loop. Your reward in the end is to see it crash into a deep crater in the south pole of the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-11 09:01:26
NASA is asking all backyard astronomers to help track its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) spacecraft, which is orbiting Earth in a big loop. Your reward in the end is to see it crash into a deep crater in the south pole of the Moon.
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Space Station study to help your heart on Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-07-10 09:04:22
Muscles deteriorate in space, including the heart muscle. Because bones and muscles must be exercised even more in space than on Earth to keep them in tip-top shape, NASA is beginning a comprehensive study called Integrated Cardiovascular that hopes to find out more about how to counteract impaired heart function, both in space and here on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-07-10 09:04:22
Muscles deteriorate in space, including the heart muscle. Because bones and muscles must be exercised even more in space than on Earth to keep them in tip-top shape, NASA is beginning a comprehensive study called Integrated Cardiovascular that hopes to find out more about how to counteract impaired heart function, both in space and here on Earth.
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Space Station crew snaps amazing pixs of volcanic eruption
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-26 07:55:30
On June 12, 2009, the crew of the International Space Station just happened to be zipping overhead at just the moment the Sarychev Peak volcano erupted. The Russian volcano produced magnificent images now available on the Web from many different sources.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-26 07:55:30
On June 12, 2009, the crew of the International Space Station just happened to be zipping overhead at just the moment the Sarychev Peak volcano erupted. The Russian volcano produced magnificent images now available on the Web from many different sources.
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Could salty ocean lie below Saturn’s moon Enceladus?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-25 06:36:03
The Cassini spacecraft has detected sodium salts within ice grains of the outermost ring of Saturn. Since jets from its moon Enceladus replenish the material found in the ring, astronomers think an ocean of liquid water could exist beneath its surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-25 06:36:03
The Cassini spacecraft has detected sodium salts within ice grains of the outermost ring of Saturn. Since jets from its moon Enceladus replenish the material found in the ring, astronomers think an ocean of liquid water could exist beneath its surface.
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