msnbc.com: Space http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033063/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2010 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:25:32 GMT News 60 Space shuttle makes midnight rendezvous Feb. 9: The shuttle Endeavour makes a 360-degree backflip so that the International Space Station's astronauts can give it an all-around inspection for damage. This video has been sped up by a factor of eight. (NASA)The space shuttle Endeavour made its scheduled rendezvous with the International Space Station just after midnight Wednesday, delivering a new room with a view.




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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:07:18 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35320647/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Evidence of liquid water on Saturn's moon An enhanced-color image of Enceladus, based on data from the Cassini spacecraft, highlights dark "tiger stripes" in the south polar region. Those stripes are actually fissures that appear to be the source of the Saturnian moon's geysers.Saturn's moon Enceladus contains a large body of water under its surface, new research has confirmed. And the icy moon may even have conditions suitable for life.




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]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:47:35 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35313176/ns/technology_and_science-space/ NASA launches private firms into space race This Boeing capsule could be mounted on any number of rockets.NASA may be getting ready to end work on its Orion capsule, but private firms working on three, separate passenger spaceships are just getting started.




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]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:54:00 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35315183/ns/technology_and_science-space/ New solar observatory to unlock sun's mysteries At the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla., NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), enclosed in the Atlas V payload fairing, is lifted off the floor. Workers are preparing to lift SDO onto a transporter in the airlock. SDO is the first mission in NASA's Living With a Star Program and is designed to study the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth.A powerful new solar observatory will spend the next five years recording images of the sun with 10 times better resolution than HD television, peering deep within the sun's layers to reveal just how solar storms erupt. The observations could help scientists build the first effective models for space weather forecasting.




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]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:12:52 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35314415/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Cosmic Log: Tour space, inside and out Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The night launch of a space shuttle is a wonderful sight, and one we may never see again. But the view gets even better when you get to space ... virtually.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The night launch of a space shuttle is a wonderful sight, and one we may never see again. But the view gets even better when you get to space ... virtually.




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]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:04:14 GMT News http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/08/2197427.aspx Slide show: See the world from the space station Amazing views of volcanic eruptions, city lights and coral atolls are just some of the more than 450,000 photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station.Amazing views of volcanic eruptions, city lights and coral atolls are just some of the more than 450,000 photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station.




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]]> Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:34:56 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35243810/displaymode/1247/beginSlide/1/beginChapter/1/beginTab/1/ FirstPerson: Your blasts from the past We asked for photos of your favorite launches, and you rose to the challenge: Check out these views of Endeavour’s liftoff and other shuttle snapshots.




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]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:47:48 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23617140/ns/technology_and_science-space/ 15-year prison sentence in shuttle spy case Dongfan ''Greg'' Chung was convicted in July of passing trade secrets about the U.S. space shuttle program to China. A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges in California is sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.




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]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:00:09 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35300466/ns/us_news-security/ NASA webcam airs ‘reality show’ from space Like reality shows, but tired of commercials? Now you can use the Internet to see how astronauts live and work each day on the International Space Station.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:3815fd98519de1cd72ae9964a8aa8bf0:BlIc7kZaxOPmK62M%2Fc1I6n%2BEKeGMs01BW%2Fwcat%2BD8M27YL7rn8whhdomdVThQZQ1fEsBPAUv0S4O'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:18969c444f06087fe6d97150f57e738d:Ry9kqzUBVCwu4Glp9e7D959IcCMWHDGkqrK1Xqs4VdHub6dvySyQrztjQfPjb4b%2FJMyIyi1j1f1Nqg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e8fe5c35518ad7c23fca0023abaf0102&p=64&kw=International+Space+Station'>International Space Station</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e8fe5c35518ad7c23fca0023abaf0102&p=64&kw=NASA'>NASA</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e8fe5c35518ad7c23fca0023abaf0102&p=64&kw=Space'>Space</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e8fe5c35518ad7c23fca0023abaf0102&p=64&kw=Technology'>Technology</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e8fe5c35518ad7c23fca0023abaf0102&p=64&kw=Education'>Education</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35258282/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:08:36 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35258282/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Slide show: See the coolest views from outer space Enjoy a cool view of the moon, planets and other celestial highlights for January 2010.Enjoy a cool view of the moon, planets and other celestial highlights for January 2010.




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Planet - Mars - Astronomy - Space - Solar System]]> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35101937/displaymode/1247/beginSlide/1/beginChapter/1/beginTab/1/ Enjoy a cool view of the moon, planets and other celestial highlights for January 2010. more photos Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Enjoy a cool view of the moon, planets and other celestial highlights for January 2010.


]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:15:03 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35101937/displaymode/1247/beginSlide/1/beginChapter/1/beginTab/1/ New pictures of Pluto raise new questions Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Pluto hasn't been getting much respect lately, but the Hubble Space Telescope's team has just unveiled a fresh look at the dwarf planet that's just a foretaste of the extreme close-up to come.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Pluto hasn't been getting much respect lately, but the Hubble Space Telescope's team has just unveiled a fresh look at the dwarf planet that's just a foretaste of the extreme close-up to come.




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]]> Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:22:21 GMT News http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/04/2194801.aspx Who owns this tennis-ball-sized space rock? A meteorite that plunged through the roof of a Virginia medical office on Jan. 18 is at the center of an ownership dispute. An out-of-this world rock has become the center of a down-to-earth dispute over who its rightful owner should be.




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]]> Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:47:31 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35219194/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Video: Amateur video shows Challenger explosion Feb. 4: Never-before-seen amateur video surfaces showing the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.  (msnbc.com)Never-before-seen amateur video surfaces showing the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)




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