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New Photos Show Potential Landing Sites on Mars Moon (SPACE.com)

Monday, March 15th, 2010
SPACE.com - New photos of the Mars' moon Phobos reveal the Martian satellite as a strange, potato-shaped moon, and show potential landing zones being considered for a future robotic probe.

Scientists go ‘gaga’ to find creatures beneath 600 feet of ice (AP)

Monday, March 15th, 2010

This video frame grab image provided by NASA, taken in Dec. 2009, shows a Lyssianasid amphipod, which is related to a shrimp, where a NASA team lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet and a curious shrimp-like creature came swimming by and then even parked itself on the cable attached to the camera.  In a surprising discovery that shakes the idea of where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.


Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch (AP)

Monday, March 15th, 2010

SCI TECH SOCIETY)AP - Space shuttle Discovery has some leaky valves that could delay its launch next month.


What NASA’s Mars Orbiter Data Flood Means (SPACE.com)

Monday, March 15th, 2010
SPACE.com - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) may be the baby of the fleet of spacecraft currently studying the red planet. But the probe has been nothing short of prolific with its Martian observations and recently surpassed more than 100 terabits of data.

Help wanted: Space flight experience required (Reuters)

Monday, March 15th, 2010
Reuters - For astronauts worried about their future with NASA, good news: a private company is hiring.

SpaceX Successfully Tests New Rocket’s Engines at Launch Pad (SPACE.com)

Monday, March 15th, 2010
SPACE.com - A brand-new Falcon 9 rocket envisioned to launch cargo ships to the International Space Station for NASA fired up its powerful first stage engine atop a Florida launch pad in a successful weekend test.

SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket test fire is a success (Reuters)

Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Reuters - Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a privately developed spaceship to fly cargo, and possibly astronauts, into orbit, the company said.

SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket test fire is a success (Reuters)

Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Reuters - Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a privately developed spaceship to fly cargo, and possibly astronauts, into orbit, the company said.

Former astronauts criticize US moon decision (AP)

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
AP - Two former astronauts have said they are disappointed with the U.S. government's decision to cancel NASA's moon landing program.

Yemen minister under fire for moves to gag media (AFP)

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

A satellite dish stands on top of a traditional building in Sanaa's old city. Yemen's information minister may be grilled in parliament over moves to block live satellite TV coverage of the deadly unrest in south Yemen, an opposition MP has said.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - An opposition MP said on Saturday he will seek to have the information minister grilled in parliament over moves to block live satellite TV coverage of the deadly unrest in south Yemen.