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  • August 2008

    • Experts: Warp Drive Is Possible

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 16, 08 5:20 AM CDT

      Experts: Warp Drive Is Possible

      (Newser) - Two physicists believe the fictional "warp drive" of Star Trek fame could someday become a reality, the Daily Telegraph reports. The scientists theorize that a mysterious cosmic force called dark energy could be harnessed to warp space around a vessel, allowing a spacecraft to travel faster than light—"like a surfer riding a wave." More »

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      space travel  • astrophysics  • spacecraft  • Star Trek  • speed of light  • physicist

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Laws of Physics May Need an Overhaul

      Economist  |  Mar 14, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      Laws of Physics May Need an Overhaul

      (Newser) - The laws of physics just might be broken. Scientists have detected gravity-defying behavior from spacecrafts flung around the Earth, the Economist reports. Five different spacecrafts picked up speed at a pace deviating,ever so slightly, from the laws created by Newton and Einstein. After laborious calculations, astronomers have created a formula to predict the phenomenon. If it holds up, it means that our laws of gravity need major revision. More »

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      science  • astronomy  • spacecraft  • Albert Einstein  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory  • Galileo  • gravity

    • Space Truck Shoots Into Orbit

      BBC  |  Mar 9, 08 11:42 AM CDT

      Space Truck Shoots Into Orbit

      (Newser) - Europe's first automated cargo ship blasted off from the South American jungle early today, headed for a rendezvous with the International Space Station, the BBC reports. The craft—the biggest and most complex that Europe has ever launched—will deliver food, water, pressurized air, fuel, and personal items to the ISS crew and remove garbage. More »

    • Saturn Moon Rings Detected

      Space.com  |  Mar 7, 08 4:20 AM CST

      Saturn Moon Rings Detected

      (Newser) - Saturn’s second-largest moon, Rhea, could be the first known moon with rings. The spacecraft Cassini detected apparent evidence of rings when it spotted debris around Rhea as it flew by in 2005, reports space.com. The set of rings has not been directly seen, but scientists inferred that the rings existed because the spacecraft measured a drop in electrons on both sides of the moon. More »

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      Earth  • planet  • deep space  • Saturn  • spacecraft  • space missions  • Cassini  • moons  • electron

  • December 2007

    • Space Tours to Northern Lights

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 29, 07 11:41 AM CST

      Space Tours to Northern Lights

      (Newser) - Virgin Galactic plans to launch sightseeing tours into the heart of the northern lights—a first for humans—within three years. If all goes to plan, passengers willing to pay $200,000 a ticket will board spacecraft from north of the Arctic Circle to head for the edge of space, directly through the shimmering aurora borealis, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Richard Branson  • space tourism  • spacecraft  • northern lights  • aurora borealis

  • November 2007
  • September 2007

    • Google Offers $30M for Private Moon Missions

      BBC  |  Sep 13, 07 3:03 PM CDT

      Google Offers $30M for Private Moon Missions

      (Newser) - Google announced its own search today: It will award $30 million to private firms whose robotic spacecrafts successfully reach the moon and perform specific lunar tasks. The BBC reports that the search giant hopes to encourage low-cost space exploration. The first-place winner will receive $20 million, second place gets $5 million, and there's another $5 million in incentives. More »

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      Google  • moon  • space flight  • spacecraft  • prize  • Apollo

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