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Friday, August 14th, 2009
NASA Budget Too Slim to Reach Moon by 2020, Panel Says
Friday, August 14th, 2009A White House panel reviewing NASA’s future plans cut an option to send humans straight to Mars and refined a list of other options on Wednesday.
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Listening for SETI a Research Adventure
Friday, August 14th, 2009Life in the SETI Institute Astrobiology Research Experience for Undergraduates Program is an adventure.
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Newfound Planet Orbits Backward
Friday, August 14th, 2009The star and its planet, WASP-17, are about 1,000 light-years away.
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Tropical Storm Spotted on Saturn’s Moon Titan
Friday, August 14th, 2009Storm clouds were spotted in the usually-clear tropical latitudes of Saturn’s moon Titan.
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Most Complete Topographical Map of Earth Complete
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009An anonymous reader writes "Kudos to NASA and the Japanese trade ministry for mapping 99% of the Earth’s surface, surpassing their previous effort, with which the new data will be amalgamated. Apparently, the data will be free to download and use."
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Images of Apollo Landing Sites Soon Available
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009eric.brasseur writes "The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has entered lunar orbit in perfect shape. From a height of 50 km, it will image the Moon in high resolution. The hardware left by the Apollo missions will be clearly visible. The Soviet automatic probes will also be photographed. Previous best images were made by the Japanese probe Kaguya and showed a white patch where the dust had been blown away by the blast of the LM engine."
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NASA Suggests Nano Robots To Explore Mars
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009destinyland writes "’We’re going to have to do extensive robotic exploration,’ says the director of NASA’s Ames Research Center, suggesting nanotechnology to build self-replicating robots on Mars. Genetically engineering extraction and construction microbes could ‘grow’ electrical components, and eventually convert carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen. ‘If we really want to settle Mars, and we don’t want to have to carry millions of tons of equipment with us to duplicate the way we live on Earth, these technologies will be key.’ This interview with Peter Worden, the director of NASA’s Ames Research Center, was just featured in the summer issue of H+ magazine, and he also argues that robots will be necessary to first survey Mars for underground microbes and protect the unique Martian biosphere, since it may contain clues about earth’s own first life forms. In fact, given the water and carbon that’s been discovered on Mars, the possibility of underground microbes is still considered real, and Worden argues that Mars ‘may already be supporting life.’"
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NASA TV to Broadcast Space Station Crew’s Move of Return Craft
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Three members of the International Space Station crew will board a Soyuz spacecraft attached to the station and move it to a different docking port on Thursday, July 2. The journey will be broadcast live on NASA Television.
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Space Station Appearing Nationwide Over July 4 Weekend
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks.
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Astronauta de Nasa Comienza el Primer Twitter Biling?e de la Agencia Espacial
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009El astronauta de NASA Jos? Hern?ndez, quien volar? a bordo del Transbordador Espacial Discovery en Agosto, nos permitir? ver los detalles de su entrenamiento por medio de un “Twitter” en Ingles y en Espa?ol
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NASA’s LRO Spacecraft Sends First Lunar Images to Earth
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted its first images since reaching lunar orbit June 23.
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NASA’s Fermi Telescope Probes Dozens of Pulsars
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009With NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers now are getting their best look at those whirling stellar cinders known as pulsars.
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NASA Astronaut Starts Agency’s First Bilingual Twitter
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, set to fly aboard space shuttle Discovery in August, is providing insights about his training on Twitter in both English and Spanish. It will be the agency’s first bilingual Twitter.
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NASA Updates Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., have been updated for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
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Space Shuttle to Launch July 11 After Successful Leak Test
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009NASA’s shuttle Endeavour is set to launch on July 11 after a successful fuel tank test Wednesday.
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Doorstep Astronomy: Tour the 8-day-old Moon
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009For most beginning astronomers, the moon represents the most accessible target in the sky.
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World’s Largest Commercial Satellite Launched
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009The world’s largest commercial satellite, TerreStar-1, launched into space on Wednesday.
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NASA: Expect ‘Spectacular’ Views of Space Station This Weekend
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Over the 4th of July weekend, Americans will have “spectacular views,” NASA says.
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SPACE.com Forums: How Can Black Holes Collide?
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009SPACE.com readers discuss the nature of colliding black holes.
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