Water in moon rocks likely came from comets

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:15:01 +0200

Genuine moon water has been found for the first time in rocks that were brought back to Earth during NASA's historic Apollo missions 40 years ago.

NASA - Earth - Apollo program - Moon - Space

Einstein was right: General relativity confirmed

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:11:30 +0200

Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.

Physics - General relativity - Relativity - Einstein - History

Female space pioneer promotes science careers

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:07:46 +0200

American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger.



Space Shuttle Challenger - Space - Technology - Space Shuttle - Sally Ride

China space program selects first women astronauts

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:27 +0200

A Chinese proverb says women hold up half the sky. In the future, they'll be doing it from space.



Chinese space program - Space - Technology - Astronaut - Missions

SpaceX aborts rocket engine test

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:37:20 +0200

Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station.



International Space Station - Falcon 9 - SpaceX - Space - Technology

Orbiting stars circle each other in minutes

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:38:17 +0200

After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim.

Star - Binary star - White dwarf - Astronomy - Supernova

Buzz Aldrin gears up for ‘Dancing’

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:22 +0200

Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the first moon landing by Apollo 11, is facing a much more down-to-Earth challenge as a contestant on the new season of TV's "Dancing With the Stars."

Buzz Aldrin - Dancing with the Stars - Apollo 11 - Television - Earth

NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:33:39 +0200

With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month.



NASA - Space Shuttle - Technology - Space - Missions

Air Force gears up for hypersonic test flight

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:07:19 +0200

The maiden flight of the X-51 Waverider aircraft — the first U.S. hypersonic vehicle to fly in six years — is scheduled to take place later in March.

Air force - Military - Boeing X-51 - Hypersonic - United States

Warning, Captain Kirk: Warp speed will kill you

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:21:21 +0200

Captain Kirk might want to avoid taking the starship Enterprise to warp speed, unless he's ready to shrug off interstellar hydrogen atoms that would deliver a lethal radiation blast to both ship and crew.

James T. Kirk - Warp drive - StarTrek - Starship Enterprise - Starship

NASA to repair deep space antenna in California

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:05:03 +0200

The deep space antenna that relayed Neil Armstrong's famous "one giant leap for mankind" declaration from the moon to a rapt American audience will be offline for eight months for repair.



NASA - Neil Armstrong - United States - Space - Technology

Obama to unveil ‘ambitious plan’ for NASA

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:17:10 +0200

President Barack Obama plans to host a conference in Florida next month on his administration's approach to the next step in space exploration.



Barack Obama - NASA - Space exploration - United States - President

Could the Tumbleweed Rover dominate Mars?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:30:33 +0200

Before Mars can become the next great frontier for human exploration, we need to send more robotic missions to gather as much information as possible about our planetary neighbor.

Mars - Solar System - Planet - Astronomy - Space

Slideshow: Tour the cosmos on your computer

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:20:12 +0200

See highlights from the shuttle Endeavour's mission and other awe-inspiring space images from February 2010.

Space Shuttle Endeavour - Space - Technology - Space Shuttle - Outer space