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11:21:59 PM Astronomy Classes Set on DSLCC Main Campus
Rockbridge Weekly

Two non-credit astronomy classes are being offered on the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College main campus in Clifton Forge during the Spring 2010 semester ... [more]

11:21:17 PM Airplane passenger catches Space Shuttle launch on camera
Gadling - Santa Monice,CA,USA

Here is a video of something you don't see every day out the airplane window - the launch of a Space Shuttle. The video was captured by a passenger on Air ... [more]

10:56:47 PM Astronomers discover 'tilted planets'
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA

Since then astronomers worldwide have added their observations of tilted planets, making this one of the most talked-about phenomena of the year in .... [more]

10:52:52 PM Griffith Cites "Liberal Policies," GOP Support For NASA And Defense Projects
Atlantic Online

Perhaps more significantly, Griffith cited greater Republican support for Defense and NASA programs; his northern Alabama district is home to NASA's Mashall ... [more]

10:28:59 PM Obama's lack of leadership in the healthcare debate
Ethiopian Review - Washington,DC,USA

By Gillian Hubble | December 22nd, 2009 at 4:19 pm | I thought Obama had his hands tied. Change.org readers changed my mind. As the ugly Senate healthcare ... [more]

10:17:18 PM Titanic Lake; Christmas Delivery!
AccuWeather.com

There's a new Penn State Astronomy article about the Winter Solstice today so don't miss that, and the new astronomy video posts on Friday. ... [more]

9:37:22 PM NASA Selects Arkansas Teacher Geoffrey Bergen to Inspire Next Generation
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) "This includes proven NASA and NASA-sponsored educational resources to meet specific learning goals." The program provides workshops and online graduate ... [more]

9:31:16 PM Keep a close eye to the sky this winter
Delaware News - Delaware,OH,USA

Because our word shares the same sky, astronomy is a great unifier, and may even hold our potential for world peace. Satellite pictures of our earth show us ... [more]

9:18:50 PM Our views: Poetry in motion (Dec. 22)
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA

The work of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope that underwent a final set of repairs this spring and continues sending back a glorious stream of pictures on the ... [more]

9:05:07 PM Space Station Set to Receive 3 New Astronauts
Voice of America

Typically, the Russian Soyuz and US space shuttle fleets alternate making trips to the station. But now the Soyuz program is taking on the primary role in ... [more]

7:08:53 PM San Diego Sonic Boom Felt Like Earthquake
Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA

We have heard the Space Shuttle land out at Edwards Air Force Base. The sonic boom given off by the shuttle is enormous. But those shakes are easily ... [more]

6:59:36 PM Flame-shooting UFO spotted near A47
Lynn News - King's Lynn,Norfolk,UK

Jimmy Greenwood (45) is convinced the flying object, about the size of a football, was a meteorite, but is appealing to Lynn News readers to help him find ... [more]

6:55:10 PM 7 Features in The New Filibuster-Proof Senate Healthcare Bill
Ethiopian Review - Washington,DC,USA

By Gillian Hubble | December 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm | Some interesting horse-trading took place late on Friday night as Harry Reid bought Ben Nelson's ... [more]

6:14:30 PM @ the library: Check out the skies at Ira library
New Baltimore Voice Newspapers - New Baltimore,MI,USA

The Ira Township Library will be hosting this fall's fourth Astronomy Night from 7-8 pm on Monday, Dec. 28. The library will provide a telescope and a pair ... [more]

6:12:16 PM Space Shuttle Launch As Seen From Commercial Airplane (VIDEO)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

A space shuttle launch, occurring eerily close to a commercial airplane flying nearby, was caught on tape by a passenger on board the flight. ... [more]

5:10:48 PM Local Entrepreneur Brings Organic line to Hubble & Hudson
Woodlands Online, LLC - The Woodlands,TX,USA

Cary Attar (left), founder of Hubble & Hudson Market, welcomes Debra Myers' (right) line of organic body washes and lotions to the market. ... [more]

4:39:35 PM NASA Finalizes Ares 1 Vibration Fix
Space News

By Amy Klamper NASA's Ares IX rocket prototype launches on a suborbital test flight from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Credit: NASA TV image WASHINGTON ... [more]

4:32:23 PM New Crew to Dock at International Space Station
FOX News - USA

Noguchi traveled to the station on 2005's STS-114 flight of the space shuttle Discovery. At that point, the space station lacked a number of the large rooms ... [more]

3:27:32 PM Russian space workhorse Soyuz could point the way for Japanese program
Mainichi Daily News

Compared with the US Space Shuttle program, in which 14 people have died in two accidents since the first flight in 1981, the Soyuz program appears ... [more]

3:02:42 PM NASA Looks at Reorganization After Shuttle
The Lipman Times

By Alec Rivera Aviation Week reports that NASA managers are looking for a way to deal with potential budget cuts after the shuttle program expires while ... [more]

1:09:01 PM NASA Orders Eleven Space Cameras From Nikon
Wired News - USA

But what does NASA use now for its space cameras? Nikons, as it turns out. The agency just ordered 11 shiny-new Nikon D3s DSLRs, along with AF-S NIKKOR ... [more]

1:06:20 PM Some say the Nikon D3s is out of this world
British Journal of Photography

NASA has ordered 11 Nikon D3S cameras to use on the Space Shuttle, and later at the International Space Station, alongside 7 AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED ... [more]

12:08:50 PM Scientists search for a giant meteorite in Beijing
Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News

"If this meteorite can be recovered, it can become one of the biggest discoveries in Beijing," said Li Xin, a researcher with the Beijing Planetarium, ... [more]

12:02:12 PM Designing an uplifting end to NASA's space shuttle program
Collectspace.com - USA

.... vague concepts to professional-looking layouts, the 85 designs NASA received for a patch to symbolize the end of its space shuttle program varied as ... [more]

11:07:38 AM The Physics of Space Battles
New York Times (blog)

He elaborates: For the same reason that we have Space Shuttle launch delays, we'll be able to tell exactly what trajectories our enemies could take between ... [more]

9:07:08 AM Â'Anti-gravity' treadmill designed for astronauts now helps injured athletes
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

A treadmill developed at the NASA Ames Research Center for exercising in space has seen more athletes than astronauts lately. AlterG, a California company, ... [more]

8:07:11 AM Exoplanet Set to Be Blown Apart It lies next to dangerous neighbors
Forbes

By Tudor Vieru, Science Editor Chinese astronomers have recently identified a new exoplanet, orbiting the peculiar binary star system known as QS Virginis. ... [more]

7:49:08 AM LG unveils 'world's thinnest' LCD panel. Sure, whatever
DVICE - USA

By Mr. Gumsandals at 3:32 PM ON 12/21/09 Let's not forget that little kid in Montana that got knocked on the head by a meteorite. ... [more]

7:21:43 AM Avatar's Pandora possible within years?
Sideways News - London,UK

The concept of life on the moon may currently be limited to sci-fi blockbusters such as James Cameron's Avatar, but a leading astronomer has suggested it ... [more]

7:01:21 AM NASA Flight Tests Unique Jumbo Jet; Plane's Airborne Telescope Will Be Used
Science Daily (press release) - USA

Science Daily (press release) 22, 2009) — A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Dec. ... [more]

6:45:56 AM Former first lady, astronaut to help Boy Scouts celebrate centennial
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson,KY,USA

Musgrave, who flew on six space shuttle missions, will speak at the Council Court of Honor, where Eagle Scouts and adult volunteers for 2009 will be .... [more]

6:29:38 AM Pat Shingleton for Dec. 22, 2009
Baton Rouge Advocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA

By PAT SHINGLETON The “star in the East” that led the wise men in their journey to Bethlehem 2000 years ago has long been a puzzle for Christian astronomers ... [more]

4:50:08 AM Search for extraterrestrial life gains momentum around the world
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

"This is legitimate science, and there's a great deal of public interest in it," said Alan Stern, a former assistant administrator at NASA who, in 2007, ... [more]

4:42:30 AM Science Scan
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Online, see the year's top astronomy pictures, the "niftiest new robots" and a slide show of the 15 weirdest science stories of 2009, including a robot that ... [more]

3:13:06 AM Review: Gravity Sling Deluxe (iPhone)
Loot Ninja - Saratoga Springs,NY,USA

Your objective is to take the longest possible route collecting all the stars, all while still arriving safely at your space shuttle. ... [more]

1:45:11 AM Woman trains for Space Shuttle mission
AP Top News at 4:38 pm EDT

She has traveled into to space, aboard the Space Shuttle twice so far. These days Coleman is spending up to six hours a day practicing space walks in the ... [more]

1:38:07 AM The year in space
MSNBC (press release) - USA

Maybe the top story was the reassessment of NASA's plans for human spaceflight. After all, tens of billions of dollars could be at stake. ... [more]

12:25:48 AM Follow astronaut Cady Coleman on her way to space through CNN's special
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com During the launch of space shuttle Atlantis with the crew of STS-129 last November, I bumped into an acquaintance of mine, John Zarrella of CNN. ... [more]

12:00:47 AM NASA MMO Demo Planned for Early 2010
1Up - New York,NY,USA

"Moonbase Alpha" demo will give a glimpse at NASA's plans to attract gamers to space exploration. By Kris Pigna, 12/21/2009 In case you haven't heard, .... [more]



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