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Arecibo Observatory may be nixed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-01 17:00:44
A National Science Foundation panel has concluded that the Arecibo Observatory will be reduced in operations and may even need to be shut down due to budgetary constraints.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-01 17:00:44
A National Science Foundation panel has concluded that the Arecibo Observatory will be reduced in operations and may even need to be shut down due to budgetary constraints.
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Another 28 exoplanets found
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-29 02:49:41
The California and Carnegie Planet Search team and the Anglo-Australian Planet Search team have jointly announced the discovery of another 28 planets outside the solar system, adding more than one-eighth to the previous tally.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-29 02:49:41
The California and Carnegie Planet Search team and the Anglo-Australian Planet Search team have jointly announced the discovery of another 28 planets outside the solar system, adding more than one-eighth to the previous tally.
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Benson Space announces Dream Chaser tourism spaceship at 2007 space conference
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-25 10:06:20
Jim Benson, founder of Benson Space Company, plans to announce a new design for its Dream Chaser space tourism spacecraft at the National Space Society’s 2007 International Space Development Conference (ISDC) being held this week in Denver, Colorado.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-25 10:06:20
Jim Benson, founder of Benson Space Company, plans to announce a new design for its Dream Chaser space tourism spacecraft at the National Space Society’s 2007 International Space Development Conference (ISDC) being held this week in Denver, Colorado.
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Galileo clocks keeping good time
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-21 22:44:31
The rubidium clocks carried by the Galileo project's GIOVE-A satellite are operating largely as expected after their first year in orbit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-21 22:44:31
The rubidium clocks carried by the Galileo project's GIOVE-A satellite are operating largely as expected after their first year in orbit.
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NASA probes sinkhole as proxy for icy moon
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-20 05:47:22
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-20 05:47:22
EL ZACATON, Mexico (Reuters) - NASA is testing an underwater robot in one of Earth's deepest sinkholes in a first step toward searching for life on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.
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Hot "ice" may cover recently discovered planet
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-17 04:22:18
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-17 04:22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An odd planet the size of Neptune, made mostly of hot, solid water, has been discovered orbiting a nearby star and offers evidence that other planets may be covered with oceans, European astronomers reported on Wednesday.
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X-ray observations point to mid-sized black hole
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-17 02:59:12
NASA astronomers have used observations from the ESA's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray observatory to identify what appears to be intermediate mass black hole.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-17 02:59:12
NASA astronomers have used observations from the ESA's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray observatory to identify what appears to be intermediate mass black hole.
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Russian spacecraft resupplies International Space Station
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-16 03:10:48
An unmanned Russian Progress M-60 spacecraft on autopilot has docked with the International Space Station to deliver 2.3 tonnes of freight including food, air, water and propellant.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-16 03:10:48
An unmanned Russian Progress M-60 spacecraft on autopilot has docked with the International Space Station to deliver 2.3 tonnes of freight including food, air, water and propellant.
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Space Shuttle slated for early morning roll call
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-05-15 06:50:33
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-05-15 06:50:33
NASA has nearly completed repairs to the space shuttle Atlantis' tank, which took a battering in a hailstorm earlier this year. Space Program managers are so pleased with the progress that they have decided to roll the shuttle back out in preparation for its eventual launch. All being well, the craft will start its journey at 4am, local time.
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Can we find proof of other universes?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-13 11:04:42
A scientist from the University of California (Santa Cruz) says YES. He thinks we can find proof of the existence of other universes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-13 11:04:42
A scientist from the University of California (Santa Cruz) says YES. He thinks we can find proof of the existence of other universes.
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NASA shuttle tank an eyesore but ready to fly
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-13 04:43:37
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-13 04:43:37
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle and its newly repaired hail-damaged fuel tank are ready to return to the launch pad for a June 8 launch, NASA managers said on Friday, even though the tank is a bit of an eyesore.
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James Webb Space Telescope: A look forward and backward in time
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-11 15:00:04
A full-scale, not-quite-exact replica of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the space observatory set to replace the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013, is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (National Mall, in Washington, D.C.).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-11 15:00:04
A full-scale, not-quite-exact replica of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the space observatory set to replace the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013, is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (National Mall, in Washington, D.C.).
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Mars probe in Florida for launch preparations
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-09 06:27:19
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic probe designed to touch and analyze Martian water for the first time is being prepared for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said on Tuesday.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-09 06:27:19
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic probe designed to touch and analyze Martian water for the first time is being prepared for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said on Tuesday.
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The Queen visits NASA but not for spaceflight
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-08 14:25:00
If you thought the Queen would become the latest person to experience the joys of weightlessness, the reality is much more down to Earth – but Her Majesty did speak to astronauts in space.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-08 14:25:00
If you thought the Queen would become the latest person to experience the joys of weightlessness, the reality is much more down to Earth – but Her Majesty did speak to astronauts in space.
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Huge star explodes in brightest supernova yet seen
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-08 06:57:22
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-08 06:57:22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gargantuan explosion ripped apart a star perhaps 150 times more massive than our sun in a relatively nearby galaxy in the most powerful and brightest supernova ever observed, astronomers said on Monday.
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Has Eta Carinae supernova already happened?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-08 06:43:00
The scientific world is still in awe after witnessing the most powerful explosion in human history as a gigantic star went supernova far away in another galaxy. However, it's a sobering thought to know that the same thing may have already happened to a comparitively nearby neighbour in our galaxy but the news just hasn't reached us yet.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-08 06:43:00
The scientific world is still in awe after witnessing the most powerful explosion in human history as a gigantic star went supernova far away in another galaxy. However, it's a sobering thought to know that the same thing may have already happened to a comparitively nearby neighbour in our galaxy but the news just hasn't reached us yet.
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SN 2006gy: brightest supernova ever seen
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-07 20:59:33
Supernova SN 2006gy, the brightest ever recorded, appears to be a previously undetected type, astronomers say.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-07 20:59:33
Supernova SN 2006gy, the brightest ever recorded, appears to be a previously undetected type, astronomers say.
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Europe's answer to GPS begins navigation transmissions
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-06 17:40:09
GIOVE-A, the first satellite in the European Galileo navigation system program, has begun transmitting information about its position in space.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-06 17:40:09
GIOVE-A, the first satellite in the European Galileo navigation system program, has begun transmitting information about its position in space.
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Astronaut Wally Schirra dies
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-03 19:58:01
Walter "Wally" Schirra, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts has died at the age of 84.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-03 19:58:01
Walter "Wally" Schirra, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts has died at the age of 84.
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COROT spots new exoplanet
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-03 19:17:25
The COROT satellite has detected a gas giant orbiting a distant Sun-like star.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-03 19:17:25
The COROT satellite has detected a gas giant orbiting a distant Sun-like star.
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