Archive for March, 2007

Galaxy’s Hot Role Reversal

Friday, March 30th, 2007

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Galaxy's Hot Role Reversal

The emissions of hot jets and gas from a distant galaxy is yielding an odd interaction between radio and X-ray signals.

Explosive Purple Rose

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

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Explosive Purple Rose

A distant spiral galaxy has bloomed into an explosive purple rose with its detonation of the brightest supernova of the year.

Saturn’s Crazy Hexagon

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

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Saturn's Crazy Hexagon

The Cassini spacecraft circling Saturn takes a colorful look at an odd hexagon-shaped feature at the ringed planet's north pole.

BLOG: SpaceX Sets New Launch Target for Second Rocket Flight

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

NASA Can’t Afford Hunt for Killer Asteroids

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA officials say the space agency is capable of finding nearly all the asteroids that might pose a devastating hit to Earth, but there isn't enough money to pay for the task so it won't get done.

E-mails Shed Light on Nowak Case

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak's bizarre 900-mile (1,450 kilometer) road trip to confront a romantic rival may have been sparked when she uncovered steamy e-mails sent to her boyfriend by the other woman, documents released Monday showed.

The Milky Way’s Pinball Wizard

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
In a cosmic game of pinball, black holes fling high-energy protons into space, where they zigzag around at near light-speeds before smashing into low-energy protons, finds a new study.

ARISS event - Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois … - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

ARISS event - Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois ...
Southgate Amateur Radio Club, UK - 7 hours ago
An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois, ...

US government's technology export rules 'a risk' to security of … - Flight International

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

US government's technology export rules 'a risk' to security of ...
Flight International - 3 hours ago
The US government's technology export rules threaten the safe operation of the International Space Station (ISS), a Congressionally mandated report has ...
When red tape risks lives Flight International
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How long does it take to rebuild bone lost in space? - Spaceflight Now

Monday, March 5th, 2007

How long does it take to rebuild bone lost in space?
Spaceflight Now, FL - 3 hours ago
A four-year study of the long-term effects of microgravity on the bones of International Space Station crew members showed that the astronauts, on average, ...