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White House commission says: Redo Ares, Keep Space Station!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-23 09:18:01
For many months members of the Augustine Commission have been studying the various options available to the United States with respect to its NASA manned space program. Among its conclusions is that under the current NASA budget, the U.S. space agency will not be able to complete its future goals on a timely basis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-23 09:18:01
For many months members of the Augustine Commission have been studying the various options available to the United States with respect to its NASA manned space program. Among its conclusions is that under the current NASA budget, the U.S. space agency will not be able to complete its future goals on a timely basis.
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STS-129 shuttle launch delayed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 14:01:47
The NASA launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for its STS-129 mission has been delayed from Thursday, November 12, to Monday, November 16, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 14:01:47
The NASA launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for its STS-129 mission has been delayed from Thursday, November 12, to Monday, November 16, 2009.
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Moon plume occurred: Only 1 mile high
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-17 09:34:54
At first, spectators and NASA scientists were disappointed that a debris plume was not visible as the LCROSS spacecraft imaged its Centaur rocket impacting the Cabeus crater on the Moon. However, now, enhanced crash images show a 1-mile high plume did occur—much shorter than the 12-mile plume predicted.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-17 09:34:54
At first, spectators and NASA scientists were disappointed that a debris plume was not visible as the LCROSS spacecraft imaged its Centaur rocket impacting the Cabeus crater on the Moon. However, now, enhanced crash images show a 1-mile high plume did occur—much shorter than the 12-mile plume predicted.
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NASA surprised with strange ribbon circling solar system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-16 09:34:38
THE NASA spacecraft IBEX is making a map of the edge of the heliosphere, the magnetic boundary formed by the solar wind and interstellar matter at the edge of the solar system. Unexpectedly, IBEX imaged a "bright, winding ribbon of unknown origin" that goes about 80% away around the solar system.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-16 09:34:38
THE NASA spacecraft IBEX is making a map of the edge of the heliosphere, the magnetic boundary formed by the solar wind and interstellar matter at the edge of the solar system. Unexpectedly, IBEX imaged a "bright, winding ribbon of unknown origin" that goes about 80% away around the solar system.
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When galaxies collide: bright, bizarre NGC 2623
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-14 07:59:41
The Hubble Space Telescope has just revealed a gigantic collision of two spiral galaxies about 250 million light-years away from our own Milky Way galaxy. Check out the images of the resulting "bright and bizarre" galaxy that astronomers are calling NGC 2623.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-14 07:59:41
The Hubble Space Telescope has just revealed a gigantic collision of two spiral galaxies about 250 million light-years away from our own Milky Way galaxy. Check out the images of the resulting "bright and bizarre" galaxy that astronomers are calling NGC 2623.
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