AFP - The human race will find life elsewhere in the universe as it pushes ahead with space exploration, astronauts back from the latest US space mission said Monday.
AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.
AP - Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task — getting elected to public office.
Reuters - Seven astronauts
climbed inside the space shuttle Discovery on Friday as part of
a dress rehearsal for a May 31 mission to deliver a Japanese
laboratory to the International Space Station.
Shuttle Astronauts Rehearse Launch Day
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The crew of the space shuttle Discovery successfully completed
a dress rehearsal today for their upcoming launch. They capped off their practice run
at Cape Canaveral with a simulated countdown to liftoff at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
Doorstep Astronomy: See the Big Dipper
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - As soon as darkness falls these evenings, step outside and
look skyward. What is the most prominent and easiest star pattern to recognize?
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you only need to look overhead and
toward the north where you will find the seven bright stars that comprise the
famous Big Dipper.
Station Astronaut Laughs it up for 'Colbert Report'
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA
astronaut Garrett Reisman squeezed in some laughs
amid his busy day aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday during
an orbital call from comedian Stephen Colbert.
NASA's New Science Chief Settles in for Long Haul
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - WASHINGTON
— Ed Weiler, the 30-year NASA veteran who agreed in March to lead the agency's
Science Mission Directorate temporarily, will fill that position permanently,
NASA announced Wednesday.
Why Don't They Do SETI?
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A widespread
and popular impression of SETI is that it's a worldwide enterprise. Well, it's
not, and there's something modestly puzzling in that.
Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Launch Practice
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The seven
shuttle astronauts preparing to rocket toward the International Space Station
(ISS) with a new Japanese laboratory this month arrived at NASA's Florida
spaceport Tuesday for launch day practice.
Black Hole Rips Apart Screaming Star
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - In a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a massive central black hole strays too close to the insatiable giant and is torn apart. But before it can be devoured, the star lets out one last scream in a flare of light that slowly echoes across the galaxy. Astronomers on Earth pick up this faint call and use it to map the nucleus of the galaxy from which it emanated.
Ketchup Experiment Recovered from Columbia Crash
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - Using data recovered from a damaged computer hard-drive that was aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003, scientists have recently learned more about why the act of shaking a material can quickly transform it into something completely different.
Station's First Female Commander Confident of Soyuz Fix
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - HOUSTON —
The first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS) said Friday
that she is confident Russian engineers will find the source of a glitch that
sent a Soyuz spacecraft off course during her April 19 landing with two
crewmates.
NASA Delays Shuttle Flight to Hubble Space Telescope
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - HOUSTON - NASA has pushed back the
planned launch of the final flight to overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope by up
to five weeks due to external fuel tank delays, mission managers said Thursday.
Arab TV feels pinch of new limits
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Spread across the top of this city's crooked skyline like a field of mushrooms, satellite dishes absorb signals beamed from across the Arab world to send images of pop stars and politicians to the throngs of families living below.