We've asked it, and HB's have asked it. Can the shuttle be used to go to the moon. But has NASA ever asked it? The answer [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19910014907_19910149...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who authored the best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," soon will experience a...
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These are lenses that operate on a principle of "negative refractive
index". They are able to break the diffraction limit that was believed
to limit the resolution achievable in an...
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Don't forget to look out for the lunar eclipse tomorrow night, weather permitting. Here are the approximate times for Germany of the major phases of the eclipse:
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 21:...
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I was just wondering about the concept of Generation ships. If we were to ever produce generation ships with the intention of travelling the galaxy, would they be heavily armed to the teet...
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html [http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/02/27/space.shuttle.ap/index.html]>
Nuts...
They'll be crazy to use it, given the history on those th...
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17326341/from/RS.1/ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17326341/from/RS.1/]>
Can anyone confirm or derail this one?
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following the NEOWatcher's suggestion, this is my new thread devoted to 3-D images
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look at these SIX amazing 3-D images (to see with RED-BLUE glasses) of the Moon soil/rocks publishe...
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17300028/ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17300028/]>
In the event of a mental emergency, the application of duct tape is recommended to secure a looney-naut.
Go figur...
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Interesting article [http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/22/65477.aspx]> on MSNBC about Bigelow's long range plans. After mastering LEO, he wants to assemble a lunar habitat at L1 then ...
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I was just reminded that today is the 20th anniversary of the explosion of Supernova 1987A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1987A]>. Located in our neighbour dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cl...
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Whistle While You Work? Not in Space [http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2894799]>
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Snow White's seven dwarfs could do it. So could Andy Griffith. Lauren Ba...
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From spaceweather.com [http://www.spaceweather.com/]>
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Australian astronomer Ray Palmer was photographing the Southern Cross from his observatory in Western Australi...
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Astronauts' spacesuits [http://space.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11158&feedId=tech_rss20]> may one day be covered in motion-sensitive proteins [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestin]>...
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Would Ceres, or possibly another asteroid, be easier to colonize than Mars?
Ceres would appear to have several advantages over Mars.
The low gravity (2.7% of Earth's) means little fuel i...
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Ok, in 1976, the viking landers landed, scooped martian soil into warm liquid nutrient tanks and looked for life signs with the primitive instruments of the day.
The results were inconclusive....
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On this date in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth.
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Iran may launch its own spy satellite
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php...8-023109-2903r [http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070208-023109-2903r]>
I fear this has little...
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Renowned planetary scientist Carolyn Porco opens her heart [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/20/opinion/20porco.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin]>.
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This little cartoon [http://www.wellingtongrey.net/miscellanea/archive/2006-12-18-why-go.html]> put exploration in perspective quite nicely.
I'm all for sending probes to look for extinct life...
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As reported on the BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6373383.stm]>
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Astronauts heading to the Moon should learn the art of cross-country skiing, a scientist...
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As reported on the BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6370817.stm]>
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A draft UN treaty to determine what would have to be done if a giant asteroid was on a...
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THEMIS was successfully launched this evening on a Delta 2 (7925) rocket. [http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d323/status.html]> All five probes were properly deployed.
Its mission is to impartially ...
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I've been trying to describe to somebody the properties of the lunar regolith. I've discovered my best bet is to compare it to something familiar to this person. Is it fair to say that as far as c...
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Cassini radar imaging shows Titan to contain lakes of liquid methane:
January 03, 2007
Moon River: Titan's Polar Surface Dotted with Lakes of Methane.
By David Biello
"A missing m...
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