U.S. to rely on Russia for manned spaceflight

Space shuttle obsolete, American atronauts fly from Russia to ISS; no war in sight. " STAR CITY, Russia: This place was once no place, a secret military base northeast of Moscow that did not show up on maps. The...

Phoenix lander spots falling snow on Mars

" LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported Monday. With...

China spacecraft returns to Earth

"China's Shenzhou VII space capsule has returned to Earth after a successful mission orbiting the planet. The spacecraft touched down in the Mongolian desert to rapturous applause from mission control in Beijing....

China Performs Its First Spacewalk

An article from Barbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that China has performed its first spacewalk. The spacewalk lasted 15 minutes and made china the third country in history to conduct a spacewalk....

NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun

"MEDIA ADVISORY : M08-176  NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun ...

Scientist: Salt in Mars soil not bad for life

" LOS ANGELES – Traces of a rocket fuel ingredient found in the Martian soil would not necessarily hinder potential life, mission scientists said Tuesday.NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft earlier this summer detected the chemical perchlorate, a highly oxidizing salt, in...

NASA spies liquid in Titanic lake

"NASA scientists have announced that at least one of the giant lakes previously spied on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons - making it the "only body our solar system beyond Earth known to have liquid...

NASA eyes purchasing Japan's HTV spacecraft

How many earthlings know about the enormous accumulation of debris whirling at great speed around the planet? The European Space Agency 'unmasked' the cloud of debris circling Earth, (see the photos) so we can now...

NASA used cadavers in tests to develop landing systems

"NASA used cadavers in Orion landing tests By MARK CARREAU Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle TOOLS Email Get section feed Print Recommend Comments (44) Yahoo! Buzz ...

Voyager pictures reveal Solar System is egg-shaped

"The outer limits of the system of planets around our own Sun, where the influence of our local star ends, are being probed by the Voyager spacecraft, which were launched in 1977 on a five year mission to study...

NEW UPDATE: UFO over Brecon Beacons - Liverpool faces Alien Invasion - Close...

Britain is (according to Sun readers) at the centre of intense UFO activity. Latest Update: UFO spotted over Brecon Beacons "A BAFFLED university don who spotted a UFO over the Brecon Beacons last night said:...

NASA Spacecraft Finds Ice on Mars

Evidence of  suspected ice on mars now ignites scientific curiosity for new research. Is Mars between ice ages? " The proof came in a series of pictures sent back by Phoenix of a trench it dug...

Mars probe Phoenix loses a day of work due to data glitch

In the science and engineering world,  data glitches occur frequently and often without any obvious reason. The result is a loss of data, of course. On Wednesday, the Mars probe Phoenix delayed its digging in...

Mars lander Phoenix struggles with soil sample

"A soil sample from the Martian arctic dug up by the Phoenix probe appears to be too firmly clumped to deliver any particles into the spacecraft's main test instrument, mission experts said.Apparently no testable...

Phoenix Mars Lander Tests Scooper - 1st dig works

One week after landing on far-northern Mars, NASA Phoenix spacecraft lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's Robotic Arm.The practice scoop was emptied onto a designated dump area on the...

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