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Hubble uncovers unusual supernova progenitor star - Spaceflight Now

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009


Science Centric
Hubble uncovers unusual supernova progenitor star
Spaceflight Now, FL
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has identified a star that was one million times brighter than the Sun before it exploded as a supernova in 2005. According to current theories of stellar evolution, the star should not have self-destructed so early in its ...
Hidden planet discovered in old Hubble data msnbc.com
"Hidden" Planet Found in Old Hubble Image National Geographic
Astronomers Find Hidden Exoplanet in Hubble's Dustbin Wired News
USA Today - Science News
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Mars mission: 6 men isolated for 3 months - China Daily

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009


Telegraph.co.uk
Mars mission: 6 men isolated for 3 months
China Daily, China
The experiment is a joint project between the IBMP and the European Space Agency (ESA) and will lay the path for an even tougher Mars mission simulation later in 2009. nasa's outreach to the public to drum up interest in the International Space Station ...
Volunteers Locked Away in Mock Mars Mission Space Com
Crew of Six Begins 105-day Mars Mission Simulation Universe Today
Simulated Mars mission under way in Moscow United Press International
Dallas Morning News - GulfNews
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Hard Times on Earth Inspire Some to Look to the Stars - Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Straits Times
Hard Times on Earth Inspire Some to Look to the Stars
Wall Street Journal
Last month, the International Space Station, while docked with the shuttle Discovery, was visible to the naked eye. My wife found out the exact minute they would fly over our home in Michigan, and we brought our kids out to the driveway to watch. ...
In pics: America's new space ship CBBC Newsround
Orion spacecraft mockup shows up in Washington DVICE
Red Shift: Rethinking Mars ToTheCenter.com
Atomic - PC Magazine
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Risk of Crossed Paths Grows in Increasingly Crowded Skies and Space - Voice of America

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Voice of America
Risk of Crossed Paths Grows in Increasingly Crowded Skies and Space
Voice of America
And we hear about objects in space that are threatening satellites and the International Space Station. On January fifteenth, US Airways flight fifteen forty-nine was leaving La Guardia airport near New York City. Everything seemed normal and the ...
Space Station crosses our sky tonight… FayObserver.com
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Volunteers Locked Away in Mock Mars Mission

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Six volunteers locked themselves in metal tubes Tuesday in mock 105-day mission to Mars.

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Shuttle Takes First Step To Hubble Repair Mission - Universe Today

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Straits Times
Shuttle Takes First Step To Hubble Repair Mission
Universe Today, Canada
And if you recall, the "rescue" shuttle is necessary because Atlantis will not be going to the International Space Station, nor could it get there if a problem arose because Hubble and the ISS are in different orbits. This has been the policy ever ...
Video: Space shuttle lands in Florida ITN NEWS
Space Shuttle Discovery Lands, Space Shuttle Atlantis Goes To Pad ... Satellite Today (subscription)
Shuttle Atlantis Heads To Launch Pad Today Central Florida News 13|
Hospitality 1st (press release) - CNET News
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Colbert challenges NASA over node name - msnbc.com

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Canada.com
Colbert challenges NASA over node name
msnbc.com
Colbert urged his viewers to write his name in during NASA's recent voting poll to name Node 3, a new room for the space station that will launch on a future shuttle mission. The move apparently worked, with Colbert's write-in name nabbing more than ...
"Colbert Report" Report Huffington Post
Colbert demands 'democracy in orbit' after winning poll CNN
Colbert: He Demands the Name Newsday
Canada.com - The TV Guy
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Stephen Colbert Challenges NASA Over Node Name

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Comedian Stephen Colbert hopes to hold NASA to his popular name for its new space station node.

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Signs of Spring on Mars

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
A Martian orbiter spots the spring "thaw" on the red planet.

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Hubble-bound shuttle arrives at Florida launch pad - Reuters

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Voice of America
Hubble-bound shuttle arrives at Florida launch pad
Reuters
NASA wants a second shuttle ready to fly in case Atlantis sustains critical damage during launch, as its crew will not be within range of the International Space Station to seek shelter while a possible rescue mission is prepared. ...
Video: Space shuttle lands in Florida ITN NEWS
Space Shuttle Atlantis moves out to its launch pad in style The Write Stuff
Atlantis Rolls To Launch Pad Ahead Of May Launch CBS 4
Space Ref (press release) - Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone
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