Astronomers have spied a faraway star system that is so unusual, it was one of a kind — until its discovery helped them pinpoint a second one that was much closer to home.
In a paper published in a recent issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters, Ohio State University astronomers and their colleagues suggest that these [...]
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UPDATE: Shuttle Discovery Blasts Off to Orbit
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 5:02 p.m. EDT Saturday to deliver and install a Japanese laboratory on the International Space Station.
The mission, designated STS-124, is the second of three flights to launch components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory. Discovery is carrying [...]
All Systems Are Go for Discovery Launch Today
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Update: Phoenix Lands on Mars, New Images Released
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Galaxies Gone Wild, Hubble 18th Anniversary
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Spiral Galaxy Has an Explosive Secret
posted in SpaceNGC 2397, pictured in this image from Hubble, is a classic spiral galaxy with long prominent dust lanes along the edges of its arms, seen as dark patches and streaks silhouetted against the starlight. Hubble’s exquisite resolution allows the study of individual stars in nearby galaxies.
Located nearly 60 million light-years away from Earth, the galaxy [...]
Finding Cellulose Microfibers on Mars
posted in SpaceLooking for evidence of life on Mars or other planets? Finding cellulose microfibers would be the next best thing to a close encounter, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The cover story for the April issue of the journal Astrobiology, the new research also pushes back the earliest direct [...]
If you missed out taking part in Earth Hour 2008 this weekend, there’s always next year. In fact, on the earthhour.org website, there’s already a place for you to sign up for the 2009 event, which will fall on March 29.
So, what was it all about? Simply this, for the second year in a row, [...]
A small California aerospace company today unveiled a new suborbital spaceship that will provide affordable front-seat rides to the edge of space for the millions of people who want to buy a ticket.
The company, XCOR Aerospace, of Mojave, CA, announced that its two-seat Lynx suborbital spaceship will carry people or payloads to where they will [...]
Shuttle Endeavour Crew Homeward Bound
posted in SpaceThe crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is almost ready to come back down to Earth after nearly two weeks in orbit. The spacecraft will undock from the station at 7:56 p.m. EDT Monday and begin its journey back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing is set for Wednesday at 7:01 p.m. EDT.
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After a journey of more than 2.2 billion miles and three and a half years, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft made its first flyby of Mercury just after 2 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 14, 2008. All seven scientific instruments worked flawlessly, producing a stream of surprises that is amazing and delighting the science team. The [...]
For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song — The Beatles’ “Across the Universe” — directly into deep space at 7 p.m. EST on Feb. 4.
The transmission over NASA’s Deep Space Network will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the day The Beatles recorded the song, as well as the 50th anniversary of NASA’s [...]