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Atlantis Home from STS-117
The space shuttle Atlantis touched down Friday afternoon after a successful mission servicing the International Space Station. Because of bad…
Tiny Mimas Beneath the Rings
Here's a cool picture taken by Cassini of Saturn and one of its moons, Mimas - 397 kilometers (247 miles)…
Journey to the Centre of the Earth’s Position in Space
NASA researchers have developed a new technique that gives them a precise measurement for the position of the centre of…
NASA Administrator Isn’t Sure Global Warming is a Problem
I've got to say, I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this today. NASA Administrator Mike Griffin…
Train Carrying Shuttle Parts Derails
A Union Pacific train carrying space shuttle parts derailed on Wednesday, injuring six people. The train derailed when the wooden…
Astronaut Walter Schirra, 1923-2007
NASA announced today that veteran astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra has passed away at the age of 84. His family…
Nowak Fired from NASA
Not surprisingly, NASA announced this week that it was dismissing astronaut Lisa Nowak. I'm sure you have no idea who…
NASA Cutbacks Will Delay Moon Missions
The New York Times is reporting that recent cutbacks to NASA's budgets will probably push back the human return to…
NASA Reveals a Sample Lunar Base
For the upcoming lunar return missions, the astronauts will be staying on the surface of the Moon far longer than…
NASA’s THEMIS Mission Blasts Off
NASA's THEMIS mission was blasted into space on Saturday, February 17 atop a Delta II rocket. THEMIS stands for Time…