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Moon River: What Water in the Heavens Means for Life on Earth

Randall Amster | Posted 11.30.2009 | Technology


Randall Amster

We ought to consider how NASA's discovery of water on the moon could alter the fabric of life on earth. The implications of this find -- including the possible near-term development of a viable lunar colony -- are staggering.

Motion Graphics Fest Animates DC

Eric Shutt | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media


Eric Shutt

Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest) has been touring the U.S. for nearly 5 years, but you may not have heard of it until now.

Downey, California: Tesla Electric Car Plant Could Have City Hoping For A Turnaround

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business


DOWNEY, Calif. — This city that once helped send men rocketing into the space now wants to help earth-bound motorists to become more fuel efficient....

Solar Tsunamis Are Real, NASA Says

LiveScience | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology


Incredibly powerful waves of plasma rippling across the surface of the sun and dubbed "solar tsunamis" were first observed years ago, but were thought...

In Search of a Real Spaceship

Buzz Aldrin | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology


Buzz Aldrin

Two Shuttle accidents -- each caused by NASA hubris -- combined with a tight budget have caused NASA to retire the fleet. Understandable, but in a move that truly makes no sense, they will be replaced by...the space capsules we long ago outgrew.

Of Water and Winged Men: Living on the Moon in 2009 and 1835

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology


Lapham's Quarterly

The 1835 series in the New York Sun , now known as the Great Moon Hoax, used the first three articles to describe the sights of water, vegetation, bison, goats, cranes and pelicans on the moon.

The Rock: NASA Taps Dwayne Johnson As New 'Meaty' Spokesman (VIDEO)

techland.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology


So in a bid to convince kids that science is cool, that the space program has a multitude of practical applications right here on Earth, and that appa...

U.S. Losing Its Lead In Space, Experts Warn Congress

McClatchy | Robert S. Boyd | McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology


America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of exper...

Shuttle Atlantis in Orbit: Make It a Teachable Moment

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology


Jeff Goldstein

After Atlantis returns to Earth, a space shuttle will clear the tower only five more times before the fleet -- Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis -- is retired in 2010.

Former NASA Astronaut Builds Rocket To Pick Up Space Trash

GlobalPost | Alex Leff | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology


LIBERIA, Costa Rica -- Franklin Chang Diaz has great aspirations for his rocket: a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris an...

Space Shuttle Launch LIVE VIDEO: Atlantis Lifts Off For Space Station (PHOTOS)

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


**Scroll down for photos, video** CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of...

US, China in Race to Pollute Water on Moon

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.14.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Hours after scientists confirmed finding evidence of water on the moon, the United States and China each announced ambitious plans to become the first nation to pollute the moon's water.

Space Shuttle Launch: Chicago Surgeon To Operate On Space Station's Robotic Arms

Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago


The nation's space program is calling on a Chicago surgeon to fix faulty robotic arms on the international space station, Monifa Thomas of the Chicago...

2012, Seriously

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books


Lawrence E. Joseph

As author of "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization's End" (Broadway/Random House, 2007) I am frequently asked what I thought of "2012," the Columbia Pictures film directed by Roland Emmerich.

Telescope Captures Close-Up Of Sun's 'Bubbling' Surface (VIDEO)

Posted 11.15.2009 | Technology


*See video below* Last Wednesday, Germany's Max Plank Institute for Solar System Research released amazing, detailed video footage of the sun's surfa...

Water On Moon: NASA LCROSS Bombing Finds Water, Ice On Moon (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Technology


NASA announced that a "significant" amount of water has been found on the moon, following the LCROSS mission to "bomb" the moon earlier this year. ...

Moon Ice: NASA LCROSS Bombing Discovers Water, Ice Field (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Technology


NASA announced that a "significant" amount of water has been found on the moon, following the LCROSS mission to "bomb" the moon earlier this year. ...

Mars Rover Stuck: NASA Struggles To Free Spirit From Sand

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 11.12.2009 | Technology


LOS ANGELES — For NASA's stuck Mars rover, the Spirit may be willing, but the wheels could prove too weak. The space agency on Thursday outlined...

Uracil: NASA Reproduces A Building Block Of Life In Laboratory

sciencedaily.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, a key component of our hereditary material, in the laboratory. They discovered tha...

2012: NASA Crusades To Debunk 2012 Apocalypse Myths

breitbart.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fuelled by ...

Why We Need Better Rockets

Buzz Aldrin | Posted 11.09.2009 | Technology


Buzz Aldrin

NASA's recent launch of the Ares 1-X was billed as the prototype of a crew launch vehicle, a fancy term for a manned space booster. In fact, the much-hyped Ares 1-X was much ado about nothing.

Last Call to be World Leader

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology


Daniel Bruno Sanz

Let America marshal its vast resources in the self-interested pursuit of innovation and science in space for the greatness of a nation and the benefit of the world.

Space Elevator Games: Teams Compete To Build Elevator To Space

AP | JOHN ANTCZAK | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology


EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qu...

Star Pictures: NASA's Most Extraordinary Images EVER (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


These extraordinary images are literally out of this world. Galaxies and supernovae, protostellar jets and pulsars: these pictures of stars from the ...

NASA To Start Irradiating Monkeys

dsc.discovery.com | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology


NASA is stepping up its space radiation studies with a round of experiments that for the first time in decades will use monkeys as subjects....