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  • September 2007

    • 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

  • August 2007

    • Probe to Study Asteroid Too Close to Earth

      BBC  |  Aug 31, 07 6:27 AM CDT

      Probe to Study Asteroid Too Close to Earth

      (Newser) - Astronomers are preparing to send a probe to investigate an asteroid that in 2029 will pass closer to Earth than communications satellites do. The mission would gather information on the 1,000-foot-wide rock to figure out whether it poses a serious danger the next time it passes Earth in 2036. More »

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      space  • asteroid

    • NASA Blasts Rumors of Drunken Astronauts

      Miami Herald  |  Aug 29, 07 6:20 PM CDT

      NASA Blasts Rumors of Drunken Astronauts

      (Newser) - NASA said today there is no truth to allegations that several astronauts were drunk as they were blasted into space, the Miami Herald reports. A month after an independent panel reported vague accounts of astronauts drunk on the job, space agency officials said interviews and a review of 20 years' worth records found nothing to support the claim. More »

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      NASA  • alcohol  • space  • astronauts  • Kennedy Space Center  • Mike Griffin

    • The Force Is With the Discovery

      Inside Bay Area (Oakland)  |  Aug 29, 07 8:56 AM CDT

      The Force Is With the Discovery

      (Newser) - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will have a bit of extra protection on their next mission: Luke Skywalker's original light saber from 1977's Star Wars . Lucasfilm has loaned the prop—in real life not much more than a slick flashlight—to NASA for the shuttle's launch this October, reports the Oakland Tribune . More »

    • Western US Awaits Total Lunar Eclipse

      Space.com  |  Aug 26, 07 1:48 PM CDT

      Western US Awaits Total Lunar Eclipse

      (Newser) - The Western US will get a celestial treat early Tuesday morning: a total lunar eclipse. Residents of the Western Hemisphere and eastern Asia will get at least a glimpse of the spectacle, but Europeans will miss out—the moon will be below the horizon. Space.com tells you how to make the most of the event, wherever you may be. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • Earth  • moon  • stargazing  • lunar eclipse  • eclipse

    • Enormous Hole Found in Cosmos

      Space.com  |  Aug 24, 07 3:32 AM CDT

      Enormous Hole Found in Cosmos

      (Newser) - Astronomers have discovered a mysterious gigantic hole in the universe, reports Space.com. Unlike black holes, created by super dense material, this hole is devoid of matter. It measures nearly a billion light years wide and is 10 billion light years from earth. The hole was discovered by examining input from the Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico and satellite radiation readings. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • black hole  • universe  • dark matter  • Very Large Array

    • Google Takes Map Program to the Stars

      BBC  |  Aug 22, 07 12:28 PM CDT

      Google Takes Map Program to the Stars

      (Newser) - Launching off of the success of Google Earth, Google launched a new program today allowing armchair astronomers to chuck the telescope and gaze at the heavens from their monitors. Google Sky will harness Hubble photos along with a database of information, and feature more than one million stars and 200 million galaxies, the BBC reports. More »

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      Google  • NASA  • space  • Google Earth  • Hubble  • star  • Google Sky

    • Dying Star Unlocks Life Cycle Mystery

      Washington Post  |  Aug 16, 07 3:42 AM CDT

      Dying Star Unlocks Life Cycle Mystery

      (Newser) - Astronomers have recently spotted a dying red giant star trailing material knocked off by winds  created by its high-speed orbit, providing an important clue to the life cycle of stars. Scientists have long theorized that the detritus of old stars become the seeds for new ones, but they've never before seen the process. More »

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      NASA  • space  • star

    • Astronauts Look at Endeavour's Tummy Trouble

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 5:28 PM CDT

      Astronauts Look at Endeavour's Tummy Trouble

      (Newser) - Endeavor’s crew gave NASA a better look at a wound on the space shuttle’s belly today, CNN reports. Astronauts used a robotic arm to photograph the three-inch gouge on the shuttle’s heat shield, a ding caused by a flying piece of foam during liftoff. NASA hopes the image will show whether the damage needs to be repaired. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • Columbia  • Barbara Morgan  • Endeavor

    • NASA Eyes Endeavor Damage

      Associated Press  |  Aug 11, 07 4:01 PM CDT

      NASA Eyes Endeavor Damage

      (Newser) - Endeavour's astronauts finished their first spacewalk today by installing a 2-ton beam on the back of the international space station, the AP reports. Meanwhile NASA engineers inspected troubling images of a gash in shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield caused, they believe, by an ice chunk that flew off the fuel tank.  More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • space exploration  • spacewalk  • Endeavour  • space travel  • heat shield

    • Comet Dust Will Light Sky

      Discovery Channel  |  Aug 11, 07 1:46 PM CDT

      Comet Dust Will Light Sky

      (Newser) - Comet debris will light up the sky tomorrow night and Monday morning with shooting stars as Earth passes through the Perseid meteor shower. For the best view, pick a dark spot away from city lights and look east, says the Discovery Channel. "It's going to be a great show," a NASA expert advises. The showers will start around 9 PM EDT tomorrow night and peak at 2 AM Monday morning. More »

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      space  • Mars  • star  • atmosphere  • meteor shower  • comet  • Perseids

    • Shuttle Docks With Space Station

      Associated Press  |  Aug 10, 07 4:12 PM CDT

      Shuttle Docks With Space Station

      (Newser) - Shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station today after executing an orbital flip to allow the exterior of the craft to be photographed and examined for any damage sustained during liftoff. Three foam chunks detached from the shuttle during launch, and although some damage remains possible, mission managers say they don't believe there's cause for alarm, the AP reports. More »