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Whole New Mercury Promised by NASA Spacecraft (SPACE.com)

publisher — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:15:24 +0000

SPACE.com – NEW YORK – A NASA spacecraft aimed at Mercury has already returned valuable observations from the planet closest to our sun, despite still being months away from entering orbit around the small, rocky world, the mission’s lead scientist said.

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New Space Telescope Mirrors Get Frosty Treatment (SPACE.com)

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:15:23 +0000

SPACE.com – NASA is putting the mirrors for its ambitious new James Webb Space Telescope through the ultimate cold test — one that exposes them to temperatures hundreds of degrees below freezing to make sure they will work in space.

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Mars Rover Spirit May Not Survive Martian Winter (SPACE.com)

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:43 +0000

SPACE.com – NASA’s beleaguered Mars rover Spirit, which has been hibernating on the surface of Mars since March, is facing its toughest challenge yet – the harsh conditions of the Martian winter. And the rover may lose.

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Hunt for Life’s Building Blocks in Space Gets NASA Boost (SPACE.com)

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:06:46 +0000

SPACE.com – NASA has issued a new grant that bolsters research into the cosmic building blocks of life by funding observations of young solar systems throughout the universe, including our own.

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Commercial Spaceflight Supporters Rally to Stall Vote on NASA Bill (SPACE.com)

publisher — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:15:18 +0000

SPACE.com – WASHINGTON — A flurry of behind-the-scenes maneuvering took place late Wednesday as opponents of a NASA authorization bill fought back efforts by leaders of the U.S. House Science and Technology Committee to bring the measure to a floor vote before lawmakers break for the summer district work period that begins Aug

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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.

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

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:31:17 +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.

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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.

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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.