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Mon, 12 May 2008 06:37:00 GMT

Astronauts say there must be life in space (AFP)

The US Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off. 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(AFP/File/NICHOLAS KAMM)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.




Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident (AP)

In this photo provided by Kroll Ontrack Inc., a data drive that fell from the space shuttle Columbia when it was destroyed in 2003 is shown. During Columbia's fateful final mission, the drive had been used to capture data from a scientific experiment on the way xenon gas flows. (AP Photo/Kroll Ontrack Inc.)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.




A crash course in true political science (AP)

Paul Bunje a Californian who earned his doctorate studying snail evolution is photographed, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Washington. On Saturday he heads back to school to learn a trickier task: How to get elected to public office. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)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.




U.S. space shuttle crew practices for launch (Reuters)

The space shuttle Discovery is shown atop launch pad 39A after transport from the Vehicle Assembly Building May 3, 2008 in Cape Canaveral, Florida to begin prelaunch processing for the STS-124 mission. (Scott Andrews/Handout/Reuters)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.

Private Space Station Prototype Hits Orbital Milestone (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A prototype module for a private space station has passed an orbital milestone after completing its 10,000th trip around the Earth.

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.

Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive (AP)

Valery Bazarov takes a look at files of victims of the nazi regime at the International Trading Service in Bad Arolsen, central Germany, Thursday, May 8, 2008. For decades after World War II, the files were only used to help find missing persons or document atrocities to support compensation claims. But in November, the last of the 11 countries that govern the archive under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross, cleared the way for public access to the more than 50 million documents. Next month, a conference of historians is to meet here to map out the archive's unexplored contents and help determine how to best use the information in the future. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list.




Space Shuttle Discovery in Good Shape for May Launch (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA's shuttle Discovery is on track to ferry seven astronauts and a large Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.

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.

Space Shuttle Discovery Moves to Launch Pad (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The space shuttle Discovery rolled out to its Florida launch pad early Saturday as NASA prepares to launch a massive Japanese laboratory later this month.

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.

Japan's Space Station Laboratory Ready to Fly (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - HOUSTON - The International Space Station (ISS) is about to get bigger.




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