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Spot the space shuttle and station in the sky

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:58:55 GMT

The space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are flying around the Earth until Friday, and they can be seen as a pair of bright lights in the sky at certain times.

International Space Station - Space Shuttle - Space - Space Shuttle Atlantis - Earth

Shuttle heads homeward from space station

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:38:40 GMT

Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who's been away from her young son since the summer.

International Space Station - Space - Space Shuttle Atlantis - Space Shuttle - Technology

Cosmic Log: Signs of Mars life? ... and more

Powerful laser simulates stellar jet

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:48:09 GMT

Astrophysicists no longer sit and idly wonder what happens when a powerful stellar jet from a young star collides with giant clouds of gas and dust. They first watch what happens hundreds of light years away, and then recreate the cosmic event with a multi-trillion-watt laser capable of delivering more power than exists in the entire U.S. power grid.

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Solar tsunamis are real, NASA says

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:31:31 GMT

Incredibly powerful waves of plasma rippling across the surface of the sun and dubbed "solar tsunamis" were first observed years ago, but were thought to be an optical illusion.

NASA - Tsunami - Plasma - Earth - Technology

New dad-in-space: Focusing on shuttle job easy

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:47 GMT

NASA's new dad in space says he had no problems focusing on his job while awaiting his daughter's birth.

NASA - Space - Technology - International Space Station - Space Shuttle

Is case finally closed on 1965 UFO mystery?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:52:57 GMT

In the chronicles of UFO oddness, there's been a long-standing oddity. This saga, now over four decades old, centers on a reported out-of-the-sky incident involving the small town of Kecksburg, Penn.

Unidentified flying object - UFO - Paranormal - Organizations - Directories

Rocket man fails to fly from Morocco to Spain

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:00:02 GMT

A Swiss adventurer has gone down in the Atlantic while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings. A rescue helicopter has pulled him from the water and he appears to be unhurt.

Morocco - Africa - Spain - Travel and Tourism - Atlantic Ocean

Space telescope to probe sun’s atmosphere

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:52:50 GMT

A new solar telescope, scheduled to launch this winter, will probe the sun's atmosphere and inner workings, helping scientists better understand how solar storms.

Space observatory - Atmosphere - Astronomy - Sun - Solar System

Slide show: Month in space: Powerful pictures

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:31:56 GMT

Get fresh perspectives on the Crab Nebula, the Milky Way and other wonders in November's roundup of out-of-this-world imagery.

Milky Way - Astronomy - Galaxies - Home - Cooking

Space agencies argue over delayed launch

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:15:10 GMT

The delay of a rocket launch from a Russian-leased launch pad in southern Kazakhstan sparked a testy exchange Tuesday between the two ex-Soviet nations' space authorities.

Kazakhstan - Soviet Union - List of space agencies - Asia - Space

Cosmic Log: Play the galactic slots

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:05:14 GMT

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Galaxy Zoo's latest online experiment is a “cosmic slot machine” that matches galactic smash-ups with computer simulations. The payoff? Pure science.

Slot machine - Galaxy Zoo - Gambling - Alan Boyle - Games

Saturn moon’s geysers get their close-up

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:27:18 GMT

Dramatic pictures sent back over the weekend from an icy moon of Saturn show water erupting into space from fissures on the surface.

Saturn - Solar System - Astronomy - Planets - Moon