Oceans of Water Found in Planet-Forming Disk Around Nearby Star
Cold water vapor found near star 175 light years from Earth.
Falling German ROSAT May Strike the Earth on Saturday
The enormous German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) is expected to strike Earth on Saturday, anywhere inside an area that stretches from North America to South America and their adjacent waters.
Herschel Space Observatory Detects Oceans of Water in Nearby Star Disk
For the first time, researchers and astronomers at the Herschel Space Observatory have observed cold water vapor enveloping a dusty disk around a young star.
Moon: Made in... errr.. Owned by China?
China may be the first country to own land on the moon.
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NASA Contracts With Virgin Galactic For Flights on SpaceShip Two
Space fans saddened by the retiring of the space shuttle Endeavor will be excited to learn that NASA has contracted a private spacecraft for at least one chartered flight into near space. The U.S. space agency has confirmed a deal with Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's private-sector space initiative, for one suborbital flight on the company's spacecraft SpaceShip Two, with the option of two additional flights.
Doomsday Comet Elenin Zips Past Dangerously Close to Earth
Comet won't pass near Earth again for 12,000 years.
Germany's Defunct ROSAT Satellite Falling Within Days
Germany's defunct ROSAT satellite will fall back to Earth some time this week, but German space officials say the fall site is still a mystery. The satellite is expected to plummet to Earth between Oct. 21 and Oct. 24.
German Satellite ROSAT to Fall on Earth This Week: When and Where?
A German satellite, out of control, is set to plunge back to Earth this week.
Huntsville Space & Rocket Center Gets Financial Boost From City
Huntsville, Alabama to give $250,000 to cash-strapped space center.
Doomsday Comet Elenin Passes by Earth Sunday Mostly Unnoticed
Comet Elenin, an icy comet described by some as a 'Doomsday Comet' and the latest to swing by our inner solar system, closely passed by Earth early Sunday. It was estimated that Elenin would pass about 22 million miles (35 million kilometres) from Earth.
NASA Books First Private Space Flight With Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic has confirmed an order from NASA for up to three charter flights on its privately-built spacecraft to provide opportunities for engineers, technologists, and scientific researchers to conduct cutting-edge experiments in suborbital space. One flight is scheduled and two more are optional.
NASA Finalizes $4.5 Million Private Spaceship Deal With Virgin Galactic
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has been selected to provide U.S.-based NASA with up to three charter flights on SpaceShipTwo, under a contract with a value of up to $4.5m.
Lake Erie Algae Bloom Regarded as Worst in Decades; NASA Reveals Disturbing Pictures
A massive algae bloom on the waters of Lake Erie in the U.S. is believed to pose a significant threat to aquatic life forms in the lake.
NASA Books Charter Space Flight on Branson's Virgin Galactic
NASA has booked a charter suborbital flight on Virgin Galactic -- the company owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PJS -- which aims to become the world's first commercial spaceline.
NASA to Charter Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo
NASA will charter as many as three flights on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, an air-launched spacecraft designed to carry eight people on trips to suborbital space.
Next NASA Mission to Uranus?
Space science has helped us understand more about our solar system, but there's still a lot to learn about the mysteriously tilted planet of Uranus. Talks of sending a mission to the ice giant are being discussed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with NASA.
Maps of Dark Matter Snapped by Hubble
The distribution of dark matter in 25 massive clusters of galaxies is being mapped by NASA scientists using data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Spots Asteroid Mountain 3 Times Everest [PHOTO]
NASA has released a new image from its Dawn spacecraft, which shows a mountain three times as high as Mount Everest in the south polar region of the giant asteroid Vesta. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth above sea level.
Three year Mission to Mars Caught in Three Minutes [VIDEO]
It's been a long and lonely mission on Mars for NASA's Rover Opportunity, but as the gold-sized robot reached the rim of a 14-mile-wide crater, the highlights of its finding have been captured in a three-minute video complied from 309 images.
NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour Finds New Owner: California Science Center
Next year, NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour will move from Los Angeles to retire at the California Science Center. At 122 feet, the Endeavour was built 20 years ago and is now the last shuttle to fly a mission into space.
NASA's Space Shuttle Operations Chief Heading to Virgin
Deputy space shuttle program manager and former flight director Mike Moses is leaving NASA to oversee operations for Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight company owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group, the company said on Tuesday.
Giant Mountain on Asteroid Vesta Dwarfs Mount Everest
Dawn spacecraft discovers huge mountain on asteroid.
NASA Transfers Shuttle Endeavour Ownership to California Science Center
NASA on Tuesday handed over the ownership of retired space shuttle Endeavour to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where it will go on permanent display.
See Mars Rover's 3-Minute Video of a 3-Year Journey (VIDEO)
It took three years for NASA's Opportunity Rover to travel from Victoria Crater to the Endeavour Crater, on Mars. NASA's Mars Rover crossed 13 miles of Martian plains, at a glacial pace between Sept. 2008 and Aug. 2011.
Shuttle Endeavour Will be Driven Through LA Streets to its New Abode
Shortly, the city of Los Angeles will witness 180,000 pounds of metal driving through its streets. It's the NASA space shuttle Endeavour, which will be taken to its new home.
Smallest Full Moon of 2011 Tonight
This Tuesday night, the moon will turn full but it will be the smallest we've seen for the year. Last Saturday, we saw a large luminous moon during the International Observe the Moon Night, and now we'll see the opposite tonight.
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