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Discovery News - Space News
Discovery News - Space News
    Space News explores the solar system and beyond into the far reaches of outer space, NASA, its space shuttles, space probes, and the search for alien life.

  • Mars Rover Spirit May Never Wake from Deep Sleep
    by Irene Klotz
    30 Jul 2010 at 1:26pm
    One of NASA?s six-year-old Mars rovers missed its winter wake-up call, prompting concerns that it may never recover from the frigid cold.


  • Dance of the Planets Gets Intimate
    by Irene Klotz
    30 Jul 2010 at 6:00am
    This cosmic ballet is reshaping what astronomers thought was possible in solar systems beyond our own.

  • Next Space Telescope Undergoes Brutal Cold Test
    by Nicole Gugliucci
    29 Jul 2010 at 12:29pm
    The James Webb Space Telescope, set for launch around 2014, has undergone a brutal cryogenics test in preparation for work in space.

  • Stealth Funding for NASA's Constellation
    by Irene Klotz
    29 Jul 2010 at 12:07pm
    A provision in a bill passed by Congress this week that allots $59 billion to amp-up the war in Afghanistan contains orders for NASA to not cancel any contracts in its embattled Constellation moon program.


  • DIY Kit Puts Satellites Into Orbit for $8,000
    by Irene Klotz
    28 Jul 2010 at 8:30am
    For extreme hobbyists, the new kit offers a chance to launch personal projects into space.

  • The 'Haystack' Gets Smaller in Hunt for Higgs Particle
    by Jennifer Ouellette
    28 Jul 2010 at 12:46am
    Hunting for the Higgs boson isn't like trying to find one needle in a haystack (as the proverbial saying goes), it's like trying to find one needle in a Chicago-sized city filled with haystacks.

  • For Space Shuttle Workers, The End Is Here
    by Irene Klotz
    28 Jul 2010 at 12:01am
    NASA's future may be up in the air, as Congress debates a myriad of options for the U.S. human space program, but 1,394 shuttle workers are getting a concrete reminder this week of what's in store -- no job.

  • Very Early Warning: 1-in-1,000 Chance of Asteroid Impact in 2182
    by Ian O'Neill
    27 Jul 2010 at 1:33pm
    This isn't an urgent call to arms, but it's a future date to consider. In 172 years time there's the possibility that we might be hit by an asteroid with potential to cause some significant global turmoil.


  • Food for Mars: A Daunting Challenge
    27 Jul 2010 at 1:15pm
    Astronaut foods may appear indestructible, but many crew favorites don't retain their nutrition or palatability for even a year.


  • Solar Probes Dispatched to Moon
    by Irene Klotz
    27 Jul 2010 at 6:00am
    Two space probes are given a new lease on life after being rerouted for a mission to unravel the composition of the moon.


  • Space: Planetary Protection Officer
    27 Jul 2010 at 2:00am
    John D. Rummel protects Earth from alien life, as well as alien life from Earth.

  • Kepler Scientist: 'Galaxy is Rich in Earth-Like Planets'
    by Ian O'Neill
    26 Jul 2010 at 3:09pm
    A Kepler co-investigator has preempted the official announcement and leaked that the exoplanet-hunting space telescope has discovered about 140 Earth-like candidate worlds orbiting other stars.


  • Students, CubeSats and the Importance of a Space Education
    26 Jul 2010 at 11:23am
    During a flight on June 22, Melissa Jun Rowley joined a team of space engineering students from the University of Michigan aboard NASA's famous Weightless Wonder aircraft to document the group's participation in NASA's Reduced Gravity Flight Education Program.

  • Mars Rover 'Curiosity' Grows Up, Rolls for the First Time
    by Ian O'Neill
    26 Jul 2010 at 3:43am
    It's been a busy few days for the Mars Science Laboratory after NASA engineers and technicians attach the rover's 'eyes' and take it for a test drive.

  • Should Environmental Protection Extend to the Planets?
    by Ray Villard
    26 Jul 2010 at 2:12am
    Do we have an ethical duty to respect and preserve the natural environments of neighboring planets and their moons?