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Mars Rover Opportunity Finally Sees Martian Dust Devil (SPACE.com)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:45:34 +0000

SPACE.com - After more than six years roaming the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has spotted its first dust devil on the red planet.

Chinese Space Junk Won’t Endanger Space Station Crew (SPACE.com)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:45:52 +0000

SPACE.com - A piece of Chinese space junk expected to zoom by the International Space Station Thursday will pass harmlessly by, NASA officials said after scrambling to determine whether the six people aboard the outpost would have to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats as a precaution.

Chinese Space Junk May Threaten Space Station Crew (SPACE.com)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:45:11 +0000

SPACE.com - NASA is tracking a piece of Chinese space junk that is headed uncomfortably close to the International Space Station and may force the outpost's crew to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats as a precaution.

Debate Heats Up Over Meteor’s Role in Ice Age (SPACE.com)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:31:10 +0000

SPACE.com - Some scientists have thought that the Earth's Ice Age conditions 12,900 years ago were triggered by a meteor or comet. But a recent study suggests that the evidence pointing to the ancient impact is nothing more than fungus and other matter.

Shuttle contractor laying off 1,400 workers (AP)

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:17:48 +0000

AP - The private contractor that handles the bulk of the work servicing NASA's space shuttle fleet is notifying 1,400 employees in Florida, Texas and Alabama that they will be laid off in the fall.

How Astronomy Lit Up the Solar System (SPACE.com)

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:15:15 +0000

SPACE.com - Astronomy has come a long way in the 401 years since Galileo turned his first primitive telescope to the sky, so it may be no surprise we see a very different solar system than the field's earliest pioneers did.

More Than 1,300 Space Shuttle Workers Get Layoff Notices (SPACE.com)

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:15:20 +0000

SPACE.com - More than 1,300 space shuttle workers received layoff notices this week from United Space Alliance a NASA contractor that is cutting 15 percent of its 8,100-person workforce ahead of the shuttle fleet's retirement next year.

Massive Black Hole Bends Light to Magnify Distant Galaxy (SPACE.com)

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:15:21 +0000

SPACE.com - A giant black hole spouting energy from inside a galaxy is acting like a cosmic magnifying glass, giving astronomers a clear view of an even more distant galaxy behind it.

Some space shuttle workers get layoff notice (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:02:53 +0000

Reuters - NASA's prime space shuttle contractor, United Space Alliance, sent layoff notices this week to more than 15 percent of its 8,100-member shuttle work force, officials said on Tuesday.

Asteroid Could Threaten the Earth in 2182 (SPACE.com)

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:45:29 +0000

SPACE.com - A large asteroid in space that has a remote chance of slamming into the Earth would be most likely hit in 2182, if it crashed into our planet at all, a new study suggests.