Female Figure on Mars Just a Rock

Seeded on Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:23 AM EST (njnightsky.com)

The idea that there may be life on Mars has been around for centuries, but the theory got a dubious boost from recently released photos of the surface of Mars (taken by the NASA robot Spirit) apparently showing a human-like figure.

mars, science, female, figure, woem, life-nasa

Asteroid Threatens to Hit Mars

Seeded on Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:55 AM EST (njnightsky.com)

Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the trajectory of an asteroid named 2007 WD5 that is expected to cross the orbital path of Mars early next year.

science, asteroid, hit-mars, 2007-wd5

Comet 17P/Holmes

Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 7:36 AM EST (njnightsky.com)

Comet 17P/Holmes remains a striking target for binoculars, small telescopes, and even the unaided eye. Take the time to see this unusual visitor, which leapt from obscurity to celebrity last week.

science, northern-hemisphere, comet-holmes, bright-comet, holmes-november

Hi Def movies from Japanese Lunar Orbiter

Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 1:38 PM EST (njnightsky.com)

The image shooting was carried out by the onboard high definition television (HDTV) of the KAGUYA, and it is the world's first high definition image data acquisition of the Moon from an altitude about 100 kilometers away from the Moon.

science, moon, hi, def, hapan

October 2007 Meteor showers - Draconids & Orionids

Seeded on Mon Oct 1, 2007 10:35 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

The radiant point of the Draconid meteor shower pretty much coincides with the head of the constellation Draco the Dragon.

science, meteor, 2007, shower, oct, draconid, orionins

Google's Lunar X Prize

Seeded on Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:36 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million contest that could significantly boost the commercial space industry and spur the first non-governmental flight to the moon.

science, google-mars, x-prize-foundation

Aurigid Meteor Shower Peaks September 1, 2007

Seeded on Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:45 PM EDT (njnightsky.com)

The Perseid meteor shower has come and gone, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any more good meteor displays to look forward to.

space, science, astronomy, meteor, shower, aurigid

Great World Wide Star Count

Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:05 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

Join thousands of other students, families, and citizen scientists counting stars this October, for the

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Google Earth, a Service for Scanning the Heavens

Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:56 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

After turning millions of Internet users into virtual explorers of the world with Google Earth, the Internet search giant is now hoping to turn many of them into virtual stargazers.

science, google-earth, google-earth-world-wide-telescope

Seeing in the Dark TV Special

Seeded on Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:58 PM EDT (njnightsky.com)

America's Writer Laureate of astronomy invites millions of viewers to enjoy the wonders of the night sky in a spectacular HDTV special

science, astronomy, pbs-september, timothy-ferris

Aug 28 Eclipse at Dawn

Seeded on Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:18 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

On the morning Tuesday August 28 there will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible in part over most of North America. The full eclipse will be visible west of the Rockies; the rest of the continent will see the beginning of the eclipse, but the Moon will set before it is finished.

science, eclipse, 28, aug

Water vapour found on exoplanet

Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:56 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

Astronomers have found water vapour in the atmosphere of a giant planet outside our Solar System.

science, solar-system, spitzer-space-telescope, university-college-london, jupiter-hd

Great Perseids Aug 13, 2007

Seeded on Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:19 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

Got a calendar? Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th. Next to the circle write "all night" and "Meteors!" Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower.

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NASA's Asteroid Probe Set for Monday Launch

Seeded on Sat Jul 7, 2007 1:51 PM EDT (njnightsky.com)

NASA is hoping for a Monday liftoff for the Dawn spacecraft, a probe bound to visit the two largest asteroids in the solar system.

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$19 mill price tag for space station toilet

Seeded on Fri Jul 6, 2007 7:16 AM EDT (njnightsky.com)

NASA has agreed to buy a Russian space toilet for $19 million US that filters urine into drinkable water.

space, toilet, nasa, science, russian

Double Spaceship Sightings

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:38 AM EDT (Sky.com)

On Tuesday morning, June 19th, space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station. On Tuesday night, the pair will fly in tandem over many US towns and cities including

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How to see the Space Shuttle take off

Seeded on Wed Jun 6, 2007 8:33 AM EDT (Sky.com)

The countdown has begun toward the first space shuttle flight of the year. Engineers report no major technical problems and the weather forecast looks favorable for a Friday launch of Atlantis.

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NASA to Try Launching Shuttle Next Week

Seeded on Fri Jun 1, 2007 7:20 AM EDT (Sky.com)

NASA managers announced Thursday that they would press ahead with the first space shuttle launch of the year next week, three months later than originally planned because of a hail storm that pockmarked the spacecraft's external tank.

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NASA Shuttle simulator ready to fly

Seeded on Mon May 28, 2007 8:20 AM EDT (Sky.com)

When the countdown reaches zero, the heat from a space-shuttle pad at launch will kill you within 400 feet. Up to 800 feet, just the sound can kill you.

science, mission-space, shuttle-launch-experience, nasa-shuttle-simulator

Gasp! Even Martian dirt points to water

Seeded on Tue May 22, 2007 8:21 AM EDT (Sky.com)

The strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now has been unearthed by NASA's Spirit rover.

mars, water, science, rover

Hubble reveals ghostly ring of dark matter

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 9:12 AM EDT (Sky.com)

Astronomers have discovered an enormous, ghostly ring of dark matter 5 billion light years away — the most blatant evidence to date for the existence of a mysterious substance hidden throughout the universe.

science, milky-way, hubble-space-telescope, johns-hopkins

Nasa unveils Hubble's successor

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2007 10:56 AM EDT (Sky.com)

The US space agency Nasa has unveiled a model of a space telescope that scientists say will be able to see to the farthest reaches of the Universe.

nasa, science, james-webb-space-telescope

NASA Finds Extremely Hot Planet

Seeded on Thu May 10, 2007 9:00 AM EDT (Sky.com)

Researchers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have learned what the weather is like on two distant, exotic worlds.

science, joseph-harrington, heather-knutson, spitzer-space

The Brightest Supernova Ever

Seeded on Mon May 7, 2007 6:27 PM EDT (Sky.com)

The brightest stellar explosion ever recorded may be a long-sought new type of supernova, according to observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based optical telescopes.

super, nasa, science, nova, chandra

Astronaut Legend Schirra Dies

Seeded on Thu May 3, 2007 8:12 PM EDT (Sky.com)

Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr., one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the only man to fly on all three of NASA's early space missions, has died, a NASA official confirmed Thursday. He was 84.

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