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Public Wants Hubble to Study Hugging Galaxies
[/caption] NASA asked the public to vote on where they want the Hubble Space Telescope to be pointed in the…
Obama Will Retire Shuttle in 2010, US Will Go Back to the Moon in 2020
[/caption]In a budget blueprint released by the White House on Thursday, President Barack Obama has confirmed his intent to carry…
Introducing NASA’s Virtual Universe “Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond”
[/caption] If, like me, you are a fan of first-person computer games and space exploration, you may be more than…
Orbiting Carbon Observatory Launch Failure
[/caption]This morning (Tuesday), shortly after 2am PST (10am GMT), the launch of Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission resulted in failure.…
NASA Delays Discovery Launch Fourth Time
[/caption] NASA announced yet another delay for the launch of the Discovery STS-119 mission to the International Space Station…
Sweet Potatoes Flew into Space Aboard Columbia
[/caption] A team of researchers from the Deep South sent sweet potato plants into space, as part of an experiment…
NASA’s Kepler Mission Ready for Launch
[/caption] NASA's Kepler spacecraft is ready to be moved to the launch pad today and will blast off within…
New Recipe for Dwarf Galaxies: Start with Leftover Gas
[/caption] Apparently, dwarf galaxies can spring out of thin air. Astronomers using NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer have spotted unexpected new…
NASA Study Predicted Outbreak of Deadly Virus
Scientists have long suspected that climatic variables like sea surface temperature and precipitation could foreshadow outbreaks of disease. Now, they…