Bugs in Space: Can They Survive? Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
Catching a free ride to Mars takes more than sticking out a thumb, but some hardy Earth bacteria could survive as hitchhikers clinging to the outside of spacecraft, studies have shown. Now a set of experiments going up with space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station will test how exposure to the harshness of space might change bacteria during a simulated Mars mission.
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NASA finds tiny hole in Atlantis caused by space debris Posted: 2 years ago by Fanatic
NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem.
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The 60's - The beginning of mankind's journeys into space Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission.
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Alien Life Can Survive Trip to Earth, Space Test Shows Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
We could have alien origins, say scientists who sent fossilized microscopic life-forms into space and back inside an artificial meteorite. The researchers attached the baseball-size rock to the outside of the European Space Agency's Foton M3 spacecraft to test whether biological material could survive the round-trip journey.
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Happy Birthday, International Space Station Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
20th November 1998 saw the deployment of the first part of the International Space Station. 10 years on, it is still not finished, the merits of the science it embodies are in question and today it transpires they've recently lost a spider and a tool bag.
But happy birthday, anyway.
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Wow! Newest Mars probe photographs rover Opportunity from Mars orbit Posted: 2 years ago by Fanatic
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has just begun its science mission, and one of the first targets is Victoria Crater, where the rover Opportunity has just arrived after nearly 1000 sols on Mars.
The photos, using the largest interplanetary telescope ever lofted, are truly amazing.
See comments for links to original imagery.
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Nasa loses spider on International Space Station Posted: 2 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
One of two spiders sent to the orbiting laboratory aboard the space shuttle Endeavour last week was added to the lost property list after the crew checked its tank and found it empty.
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Big Space Thing Looks Like a Moth Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
A moth-like structure with a 22-billion-mile wingspan is hovering out in space. This giant is actually a massive cloud of dust surrounding a nearby, young star imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope that has shown astronomers that these dust disks can take on unexpectedly unusual shapes.
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First unchanging 'soliton' wave found in space Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space.
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Space telescope unveils hidden cosmic giant Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton.
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The Earth at night: Stunning images of the cities that light up the globe Posted: 3 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
It may look like an intriguing star constellation far away in space, but these lights are actually far closer to home. These images shows cities at night as viewed by the International Space Station.
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How long could you survive in the vacuum of space? Posted: 5 months ago by Bornbad
No spaceship. No space suit. Just you versus the cold, empty vacuum of space. Find out about how long you could survive.
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Space Shuttle Sabatoge Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
A space program worker deliberately damaged a computer that is supposed to fly aboard shuttle Endeavour in less than two weeks, an act of sabotage that
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Museum in Space? Posted: 2 years ago by sparky
A blog post suggests that Hubble could be kept in a high-orbit 'museum' rather than being made to crash into the Earth's atmosphere.
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Geomorphology From Space Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Geomorphology from Space is an out of print 1986 NASA publication edited by Nicholas M. Short, Sr. and Robert W. Blair, Jr. designed for use by the remote sensing science and educational communities to study landforms and landscapes. It has a gallery of space images consisting of 237 plates, each showing a different geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified.
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The Future of Space Exploration Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Oct 4th will be Sputnik's 50th anniversary. Although it had its scary connotations, the dawn of the Space Age was also a hopeful event. Visionaries celebrated humanity’s long-awaited climb out of its cradle, and pragmatists soon savored the benefits of communications and weather satellites.
The evolution of the space program continues to be dramatic. In a decade or so, it will be hardly recognizable.
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Phoenix will land on Mars on May 25 Posted: 7 months ago by cristeaiulian
The Phoenix Mars Lander, also called Phoenix, is a robotic spacecraft launched on a space exploration mission to Mars on August 7,2007.
According to recent NASA's news it seems that the $386-million spacecraft is on course and is set for landing on May 25.
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US adopts tough new space policy Posted: 2 years ago by robfouryqr
The US has adopted a tough new policy aimed at protecting its interests in space and denying "adversaries" access there for hostile purposes.
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Space Elevator and the Controversial ‘Wobble’ Problem Posted: 6 months ago by jLoSsDh
The idea behind a space elevator is simple. Deploy a cable stretching from the ground near Earth’s equator far enough into space, and centrifugal forces due to Earth’s spin will keep the cable taut.
*fixed
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Happy Thanksgiving from Space Posted: 1 year ago by Lilo
Orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth, the crew of the International Space Station has sent home a special Thanksgiving message that is now airing on NASA Television and the agency's Web site.
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NASA goofs on space shuttle banner Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
NASA moved space shuttle Endeavour a step closer to liftoff without an essential part: the "u."
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