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News From Tuesday, February 09, 2010
11:34:09 PM Space Shuttle Endeavour to Dock with International Space Station
Voice of America

The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is preparing to dock with the International Space Station early Wednesday. We report about the crew's first full day ... [more]

11:29:37 PM Hubble spies on Pluto - Most detailed images released
KOLD-TV - Tucson,AZ,USA

This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto, as constructed from multiple NASA Hubble Space Telescope photographs ... [more]

10:16:41 PM NASA's Latest Mission to the International Space Station
PC World - USA

by IDG News Service | 0 Comments Recommends The Space Shuttle Endeavour has launched on a mission to deliver a new observation module to the International ... [more]

10:16:22 PM US Hubble Space Telescope photos show that Pluto is changing colors
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand

This is unprecedented,” said astronomer Marc Buie of the Southwest Research Institute. Astronomers also say that Pluto's surface is changing much more than ... [more]

10:05:34 PM Cassini Evidence Suggests Enceladus Harbors Water
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA

Astronomers say it is likely that Saturn's moon Enceladus hides a large body of liquid water just beneath its icy surface, BBC News reported. ... [more]

9:54:49 PM The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Names Author, Educator and ...
Earthtimes.org - USA

She is also a member of the research faculty in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, with an active program of .... [more]

9:33:52 PM Scientist: Meteorite lured Inuit ancestors across Arctic
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA

.... a few years -- not gradually over centuries -- after they learned about a rich supply of iron from a massive meteorite strike on Greenland's west coast. [more]

9:04:01 PM Astronomy nights scheduled at Landmark Park
Dothan Eagle

Landmark Park in Dothan will host “Astronomy Nights” on Feb. 12 and Feb. 19 from 6 pm until 9 pm, weather permitting. Several telescopes will be set up in ... [more]

6:59:05 PM Endeavour rockets into space
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

Space shuttle Endeavour launched yesterday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for a 13-day trip to the International Space Station. ... [more]

5:46:12 PM Obama's Plan for NASA and Reaffirming Our Commitment to Space Exploration
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

From Gemini to Apollo to the space shuttle, NASA has always designed and built its own launch systems. That's what the space agency been doing the past few ... [more]

4:41:04 PM Meteorite 'landed in Donegal'
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland

A fireball seen by thousands of people across Ireland last week probably landed somewhere in Co Donegal Astronomy Ireland experts say. ... [more]

4:03:56 PM Thirsk back from space to collect U of C degree
Calgary Herald - Calgary,AB,Canada

.... perform neurosurgery -- uses a similar system as the Canadarm, the robotic arms used on space shuttle missions and on the International Space Station. ... [more]

3:08:00 PM Barclays CEO Says 'Meteorite Passed Without Striking'
BusinessWeek - USA

9 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer John Varley said the “meteorite passed without striking” and that the worst of the banking crisis was ... [more]

1:19:22 PM NASA cuts push private space flight
Kansas State Collegian

Included in this new budget was an increase of $6 billion to NASA's budget over the next five years. Along with this budget increase was the cutting of ... [more]

11:26:26 AM Bradford am dram group plots hubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Wiltshire Times - UK

By Will Frampton » Roald Dahl's The Witches will horrify half-term holidaymakers at St Laurence School next week, courtesy of the Bradfordians amateur ... [more]

10:16:23 AM Barclays insists meteorite has passed UK banks
FT Adviser

The meteorite has passed the UK banking system, without striking, and the industry today may not be in good health but because of government intervention it ... [more]

9:57:54 AM Crew inspects shuttle after launch, heads for space station
CNN International - Atlanta,GA,USA

(CNN) -- As they head toward a rendezvous with the international space station, crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour are checking for any signs of ... [more]

9:57:38 AM Probing exoplanet chemistry without the need for space telescopes
Chemie.de (press release) - Germany

09 Feb 2010 - A group of astronomers, which includes researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, has successfully tested a new method for ... [more]

8:14:45 AM Jimmy Westlake: The Great Nebula in Orion
Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs,CO,USA

By Jimmy Westlake Tuesday, February 9, 2010 When 18th century French astronomer and comet-hunter Charles Messier aimed his telescope at the middle star in ... [more]

6:56:14 AM Visions for NASA: Bold and timid
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Mr. Cameron makes an eloquent argument for President Obama's new vision of NASA. I would only add that if humans are really to explore deep space, ... [more]

6:24:52 AM Astronomy Club marks anniversary
Newton Citizen

COVINGTON — As the International Year of Astronomy 2009 concludes, the Charlie Elliott chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club marks this 400th anniversary of ... [more]

6:06:42 AM NASA Administrator discusses shifting focus
Galveston County Daily News - Galveston,TX,USA

By Karn Dhingra HOUSTON — After NASA's final nighttime space shuttle launch in the pre-dawn hours Monday, Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. was at the ... [more]

4:55:38 AM Ex-Space Shuttle Engineer Sentenced for China Spying
BusinessWeek - USA

8 (Bloomberg) -- A former Rockwell International and Boeing Co. aerospace engineer who worked on the Space Shuttle program was sentenced to more than 15 ... [more]

4:22:56 AM A New Space Program
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

President Obama has called for scrapping NASA's once-ambitious program to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020 as a first step toward reaching Mars. .... [more]

2:14:45 AM Rush for iron spurred Inuit ancestors to sprint across Arctic, book contends
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada

By Randy Boswell, Canwest News ServiceFebruary 8, 2010 4:02 PM This is a handout photo of Cape York meteorite specimens outside the Geological Museum in ... [more]

1:13:40 AM Asteroid collision leaves scientists starstruck
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

IMAGES the Hubble Space Telescope captured last week look at first glance to be a comet, but a closer examination indicates it is something researchers have ... [more]

1:11:41 AM Philippe Rahm: Domestic Astronomy
Canadian Architect - Toronto,Canada

Domestic astronomy is the prototype of an apartment where you no longer occupy a surface but an atmosphere. As they leave the floor, the functions and ... [more]

1:02:14 AM Home > Breaking News > Tech and Science
Straits Times

More than 5000 amateur astronomers and visitors are predicted to arrive on Chile's tiny Pacific Ocean island - far in excess of the already reserved 1500 ... [more]

12:47:25 AM LOST's Dr. Marvin Candle saves world during Super Bowl
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

.... Chau warns that an asteroid is going to destroy the Earth: Chau plays Dr. Marvin Candle on the hit ABC drama (aka Dr. Mark Wickmund, aka Dr. Edgar ... [more]

12:28:26 AM Launch of NASA satellite delayed until Wednesday
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

The launch of a NASA satellite that could help predict solar storms that can trigger massive electrical blackouts and communication failures on Earth has ... [more]



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