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  • January 2008

    • '08 NASA Missions Called Risky

      Washington Post  |  Jan 6, 08 11:32 AM CST

      '08 NASA Missions Called Risky

      (Newser) - NASA is speeding up its space shuttle flight schedule to meet the 2010 deadline for the completion of the International Space Station. This year alone, the space agency will launch six missions—twice the number of the last two years—and some experts worry that the crunch is a recipe for a Columbia-like disaster. "Something has to give," one told the Washington Post . More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • space shuttle  • Atlantis  • Columbia disaster

    • Is Time Running Out on Time?

      Wired  |  Jan 1, 08 5:39 PM CST

      Is Time Running Out on Time?

      (Newser) - Astronomers have been scratching their heads for years trying to figure out why exploding stars at the very edge of the universe seem to be moving faster than ones in the middle. Some theories say the acceleration is due to mysterious "dark energy,"but a new one posits that the stars aren't speeding up at all—but that time itself is slowing down. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • astrophysics  • Big Bang

  • December 2007

    • Mars Smash Looking Likelier

      Associated Press  |  Dec 29, 07 7:55 AM CST

      Mars Smash Looking Likelier

      (Newser) - Scientists say the chances of a giant asteroid smashing into Mars on January 30 have gone up steeply, the AP reports. It's still a 25-1 longshot, but stargazers have their fingers crossed. I think it'll be cool," said a NASA tracker. "Usually when an asteroid is headed toward Earth, I'm not rooting for an impact." More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • asteroid

    • Astronaut Grieves From Space Station

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Dec 22, 07 8:32 AM CST

      Astronaut Grieves From Space Station

      (Newser) - Before they blast off for missions that could take months, NASA asks astronauts to choose if they want to learn if there's important news from home. Daniel Tani said yes, and is this week mourning his mother from space. Tani has chosen to continue his daily tasks, and yesterday spoke to his family via teleconference to help plan her Sunday memorial service. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • Daniel Tani

    • NASA Delays Mars Probe to 2013

      Associated Press  |  Dec 21, 07 6:40 PM CST

      NASA Delays Mars Probe to 2013

      (Newser) - A conflict of interest has forced NASA to delay a scheduled Mars probe by two years and spend an extra $40 million, the Associated Press reports. The panel choosing between two firms for the mission had to be replaced, and because Mars is only within reach every 26 months, the planned 2011 launch will be moved to 2013. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • Colorado  • conflicts of interest

    • Solar System Is Dented: Voyager

      Space.com  |  Dec 11, 07 9:18 AM CST

      Solar System Is Dented: Voyager

      (Newser) - Far out in space, a violent boundary zone marks the point where our solar system ends and outer space begins. NASA's Voyager 2 has now confirmed what its sister ship indicated: that this region is squashed and uneven, Space.com reports. This shock wave "sloshes back and forth like surf on a beach," says a scientist. "There's something outside pushing in." More »

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      NASA  • space  • solar system  • solar wind

  • November 2007

    • Astronauts Wire Up 'Harmony'

      Associated Press  |  Nov 20, 07 7:22 PM CST

      Astronauts Wire Up 'Harmony'

      (Newser) - Two astronauts set up a new room on the international space station today, the AP reports. Their relatively quick, successful work was greeted with smiles from Mission Control: The room has to be functional before NASA can send up its next shuttle, currently scheduled for a Dec. 6 launch, which will bring a European laboratory that docks to it. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • Atlantis  • Daniel Tani

    • Planet Found Orbiting Star

      Space.com  |  Nov 6, 07 10:28 PM CST

      Planet Found Orbiting Star

      (Newser) - Astronomers have found a planet that’s at least 45 times the size of Earth orbiting a star 41 light years away, Space.com reports. The giant ball of gas is the fifth planet discovered around the star 55 Cancri. And while it's not a "twin of our solar system," it is the first outside our own to have five known planets. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • planet  • solar system

    • Discovery Crew Bids Teary Bye

      Houston Chronicle  |  Nov 5, 07 3:55 AM CST

      Discovery Crew Bids Teary Bye

      (Newser) - Astronauts bid each other teary goodbyes yesterday as the shuttle Discovery prepared to leave the international space station and return to Earth. Seven people will make the two-day journey home, including astronaut Clay Anderson, who completed a 152-day mission aboard the station. Crew member Dan Tani is taking his place among the three left behind, and will remain until December. More »

  • October 2007

    • China Launches 1st Lunar Probe

      Bloomberg  |  Oct 24, 07 12:46 PM CDT

      China Launches 1st Lunar Probe

      (Newser) - China launched its first lunar mission today, beginning its gambit to be the third country to put a man in space. The Chang'e-I probe fired into space unmanned, but the lunar orbiter should earn China’s space program respect—and lucrative contracts, Bloomberg reports. China next plans to land a lunar rover in 2012 and astronauts in 2020. More »

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      China  • NASA  • space  • space exploration  • Discovery space shuttle  • moon  • European Space Agency

    • Teams Fail to Build Elevator to Heaven

      New Scientist  |  Oct 22, 07 5:30 AM CDT

      Teams Fail to Build Elevator to Heaven

      (Newser) - The race was on and the wind was up, which was something of a problem because contestants in the second annual Space Elevator Games in Utah yesterday were vying to send a vehicle 400 feet up a vertical cable attached to a crane. The prize of $500,000 in NASA cash went unclaimed, because none of the vehicles—prototypes for a future space elevator—managed the required velocity of at least 6.6 feet per second. More »

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      NASA  • space  • cable TV  • vehicle

    • Orion Nebula Closer to Us

      Discovery Channel  |  Oct 11, 07 9:12 PM CDT

      Orion Nebula Closer to Us

      (Newser) - The famed Orion Nebula is the closest stellar nursery to Earth, and it's even nearer than scientists previously thought, a study finds. Researchers had pinned it at about 1,565 light years away 25 years ago, but using multiple telescope shots to create a "virtual telescope" as wide as the Earth itself reveals it's 10 to 20% closer. Those numbers are already being refined, Discovery Channel reports. More »

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      space  • stars  • astrophysics

    • NASA Probe Gets Lucky with Jupiter Flyby

      CNET  |  Oct 9, 07 10:26 PM CDT

      NASA Probe Gets Lucky with Jupiter Flyby

      (Newser) - New Horizons, the robotic probe destined to reach Pluto in 2015, took some exciting photos when it flew within 1.4 million miles of Jupiter last February. Data from the fruitful detour for NASA’s fastest spacecraft will be published in Science this month. Highlights include photos of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and a supervolcano erupting, CNET reports. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Jupiter  • Pluto

    • After Sputnik: Satellites Today

      Wired  |  Oct 4, 07 4:47 PM CDT

      After Sputnik: Satellites Today

      (Newser) - Satellites have lost a bit of their star power since Sputnik blasted into orbit. But 50 years later, its grandkids continue to look down at the Earth and out into deep, deep space. Here are some of the coolest, according to Wired : James Webb Space Telescope: Putting the Hubble to pasture, this planned telescope will monitor the infrared spectrum to detect new planets. Envisat: Making Al Gore proud, this environmental lab monitors sea-ice coverage and changes to glaciers. More »

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      list  • science  • International Space Station  • space  • Defense Department  • satellites

  • September 2007

    • Scientists Stumped by Blast From Outer Space

      PhysOrg  |  Sep 29, 07 5:15 PM CDT

      Scientists Stumped by Blast From Outer Space

      (Newser) - A bizarre burst from outer space has scientists talking black holes and colliding stars, Physorg reports — and may even help us "determine the amount of material in intergalactic space," one researcher says. The radio waves, which were measured in milliseconds, might be a blast from 2 superdense neutron stars or the "last gasp" of a dying black hole.  More »

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      space  • astronomy  • black hole  • radio spectrum  • radio telescope

    • Hidden Galaxies Come to Light

      Space.com  |  Sep 24, 07 12:15 PM CDT

      Hidden Galaxies Come to Light

      (Newser) - Astronomers have added 14 “invisible galaxies” to their map of the heavens, thanks to an imaginative breakthrough and a massive telescope. Researchers realized that some galaxies might be hidden by the bright lights of quasars behind them, so they scanned quasar data for “dips” where those lights might be passing through galaxies, Space.com reports. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • space exploration  • deep space  • quasars  • galaxies

    • From Tokyo With Love: Japan Launches 1st Lunar Probe

      BBC  |  Sep 14, 07 4:00 PM CDT

      From Tokyo With Love: Japan Launches 1st Lunar Probe

      (Newser) - Japan began its first trip to the moon today, launching a lunar probe that will spend a year orbiting Earth’s natural satellite. In what the Japanese call the most complex moon mission since America’s famous Apollo program, Selene will study the body’s origin and evolution, the BBC reports. More »

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      Japan  • space  • moon  • Apollo

    • Mars Rover Steps Into Crater

      Wired  |  Sep 13, 07 6:00 PM CDT

      Mars Rover Steps Into Crater

      (Newser) - The dust has finally settled on Mars, and NASA's Mars rover Opportunity took its first steps Tuesday 13 feet into the half-mile-wide Victoria Crater—and then backed out after slipping beyond acceptable levels. With Opportunity's six wheels perched over the lip of the crater, researchers paused the operation in order to analyze data collected in the foray, Wired reports. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • space exploration  • rover  • Opportunity

    • New 'Lucky' System Takes Clearest-Ever Space Pics

      BBC  |  Sep 4, 07 3:42 AM CDT

      New 'Lucky' System Takes Clearest-Ever Space Pics

      (Newser) - A ground-based optics system has been developed that can take pictures of space twice as sharp as those from the Hubble Telescope. The system uses advanced light detection chips and calculates when the atmosphere is least distorting, the BBC reports. The system gathers together the clear pictures and eliminates distortions to produce what researchers believe are some of the clearest images ever obtained. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • Hubble  • Cambridge

    • Russia Shoots For the Moon

      ABC News  |  Sep 3, 07 12:10 PM CDT

      Russia Shoots For the Moon

      (Newser) - Russia has announced a plan to put a man (or woman) on the moon by 2025, reports ABC. The cash-strapped Russian space agency also plans a permanent moon base and a Mars mission. "The Russians have some big ideas, but their space program is coming up slowly from being in a position (of) bankruptcy," says one former astronaut. More »

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      Russia  • NASA  • space  • Mars  • space exploration  • moon  • Russian Space Agency

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