items tagged with Space
Successful test of ESA rocket
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 23:15:39
A successful test firing of ESA's new P80 rocket motor has been conducted at Guiana Space Centre.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 23:15:39
A successful test firing of ESA's new P80 rocket motor has been conducted at Guiana Space Centre.
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NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory finds star moving at hypervelocity speed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 08:14:45
The star is called RX J0822-4300. It is a neutron star created from the Puppis A supernova explosion—and it is moving away from the explosion, according to two U.S. scientists, at about three million miles per hour.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 08:14:45
The star is called RX J0822-4300. It is a neutron star created from the Puppis A supernova explosion—and it is moving away from the explosion, according to two U.S. scientists, at about three million miles per hour.
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Has first evidence of another universe been seen?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-24 11:04:15
Astronomers announced in August 2007 the discovery of a large hole at the edge of our universe. Since then, theoretical physicist and cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton and colleagues have claimed it is an “unmistakable imprint of another universe beyond the edge of our own.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-24 11:04:15
Astronomers announced in August 2007 the discovery of a large hole at the edge of our universe. Since then, theoretical physicist and cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton and colleagues have claimed it is an “unmistakable imprint of another universe beyond the edge of our own.”
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South Korea gets serious about space ambitions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 09:26:54
Under the guidance of their aeronautics and space agency, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea announced plans to launch a satellite, in 2020, to orbit the Moon and another satellite, in 2025, to land an unmanned rover on the lunar surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 09:26:54
Under the guidance of their aeronautics and space agency, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea announced plans to launch a satellite, in 2020, to orbit the Moon and another satellite, in 2025, to land an unmanned rover on the lunar surface.
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Russia to build new space launch facility
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-21 13:34:20
An official of the Russian government announced on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, that it will build the Vostochny (Eastern) Cosmodrome in the far eastern part of Russia.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-21 13:34:20
An official of the Russian government announced on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, that it will build the Vostochny (Eastern) Cosmodrome in the far eastern part of Russia.
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One physical stretch by an astronaut will lead to one long intellectual stretch for humankind
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-11-05 08:40:01
Without the successful NASA spacewalk conducted on Saturday, November 3, 2007, to repair a damaged solar array, future planned missions would have had to be halted. One man, one team, one community performed a makeshift operation to save the day and, in the process, to save the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-11-05 08:40:01
Without the successful NASA spacewalk conducted on Saturday, November 3, 2007, to repair a damaged solar array, future planned missions would have had to be halted. One man, one team, one community performed a makeshift operation to save the day and, in the process, to save the International Space Station.
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Actor George Takei (“Sulu”) gets an asteroid named after him
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 08:18:56
Asteroid 1994 GT9 has been renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as 7307 Takei, in honor of Japanese American actor George Hosato Takei.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 08:18:56
Asteroid 1994 GT9 has been renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as 7307 Takei, in honor of Japanese American actor George Hosato Takei.
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Sputnik 1: The event that started space exploration
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-28 09:57:42
The Soviet Sputnik program was launched at 19:28:34 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or 22:28:34 Moscow Time (MSK), on October 4, 1957. Fifty years later, on October 4, 2007, the fifieth anniversary of Sputnik 1 will be celebrated.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-28 09:57:42
The Soviet Sputnik program was launched at 19:28:34 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or 22:28:34 Moscow Time (MSK), on October 4, 1957. Fifty years later, on October 4, 2007, the fifieth anniversary of Sputnik 1 will be celebrated.
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Study of space-mutated bacteria helps astronauts and earthlings
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-25 10:20:39
Dr. Cheryl Nickerson headed a study onboard NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis that found disease-causing bacteria become worse in space, which can help scientists learn more about how to control bacteria on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-25 10:20:39
Dr. Cheryl Nickerson headed a study onboard NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis that found disease-causing bacteria become worse in space, which can help scientists learn more about how to control bacteria on Earth.
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NASA reopens black hole search
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-24 03:00:33
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) project that will provide a new way of looking at the universe has been restarted by NASA.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-24 03:00:33
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) project that will provide a new way of looking at the universe has been restarted by NASA.
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SPACE 2007 conference September 18-20: “The Next 50 Years”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-17 09:52:36
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is holding its SPACE 2007 conference and exposition from September 18 to 20 at the Long Beach (California) Convention Center.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-17 09:52:36
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is holding its SPACE 2007 conference and exposition from September 18 to 20 at the Long Beach (California) Convention Center.
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New X Prize sets lunar challenge
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 16:05:53
The $US30 million Google Lunar X Prize challenges private sector engineers and entrepreneurs to put a robotic rover on the Moon's surface by 2014.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 16:05:53
The $US30 million Google Lunar X Prize challenges private sector engineers and entrepreneurs to put a robotic rover on the Moon's surface by 2014.
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British may reverse course, manned space program possible by 2010
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 09:40:11
The United Kingdom’s British National Space Centre is recommending to the government that manned missions should begin. If approved, a manned British space program could be up and running by 2010.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 09:40:11
The United Kingdom’s British National Space Centre is recommending to the government that manned missions should begin. If approved, a manned British space program could be up and running by 2010.
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Jay Barbree’s new book: “Live From Cape Canaveral”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-09-09 10:05:09
Jay Barbree, NBC television and radio correspondent who specializes in covering space launches, no doubt has written a book that all space enthusiasts will want to read. The book is called “Live From Cape Canaveral: Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today”.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-09-09 10:05:09
Jay Barbree, NBC television and radio correspondent who specializes in covering space launches, no doubt has written a book that all space enthusiasts will want to read. The book is called “Live From Cape Canaveral: Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today”.
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September 5th is 30th anniversary of NASA Voyager 1
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-03 09:50:52
On September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to explore the outer solar system. Originally a five-year mission, in 2007, the interstellar space probe is still functioning and is expected to be the first spacecraft to exit the solar system and enter interstellar space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-03 09:50:52
On September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to explore the outer solar system. Originally a five-year mission, in 2007, the interstellar space probe is still functioning and is expected to be the first spacecraft to exit the solar system and enter interstellar space.
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NASA: No evidence of drunk astronauts
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-29 17:43:46
A review carried out by NASA has found "no evidence" to support allegations that two astronauts flew into space while under the influence of alcohol.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-29 17:43:46
A review carried out by NASA has found "no evidence" to support allegations that two astronauts flew into space while under the influence of alcohol.
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The emptiness of space is really empty in constellation Eridanus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-25 11:33:15
A giant hole in the universe was found by University of Minnesota astronomers using the NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-25 11:33:15
A giant hole in the universe was found by University of Minnesota astronomers using the NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite.
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Space dust in plasma organizes into double helix shape—like DNA
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-21 09:05:31
Researchers used computer modeling to show that microscopic inorganic interstellar dust (space dust) injected into plasma will organize into single and double-helixes, the shape of DNA, with properties that look similar to living organisms.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-21 09:05:31
Researchers used computer modeling to show that microscopic inorganic interstellar dust (space dust) injected into plasma will organize into single and double-helixes, the shape of DNA, with properties that look similar to living organisms.
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Hurricane coming, so Endeavour returning early
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-19 20:45:39
The space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station a day early in order to land at Kennedy Space Center before Hurricane Dean affects operations at Mission Control, Houston.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-19 20:45:39
The space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station a day early in order to land at Kennedy Space Center before Hurricane Dean affects operations at Mission Control, Houston.
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Welcome to the space hotel Galactic Suite
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-12 10:54:00
According to its founder the grand opening in 2012 of the world's first space hotel--to be called Galactic Suite--will give wealthy tourists a luxury trip around the world fifteen times each day for three days.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-12 10:54:00
According to its founder the grand opening in 2012 of the world's first space hotel--to be called Galactic Suite--will give wealthy tourists a luxury trip around the world fifteen times each day for three days.
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