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NASA Joins Search For Kanye West's Mind

Bill Matthews | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy


Bill Matthews

NASA spokesman Gene Stapleton said NASA became involved when it was discovered that the world does, in fact, revolve around West.

Glow in Night Sky Was Astronaut Urine

space.com | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green


The beautiful trail in the sky looked like a mysterious celestial event. In reality, it was urine. Some skygazers were treated to the unexpected vi...

Farouk El-Baz: From Egypt's Deserts to the Moon and Back

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

El-Baz plans to highlight the issues of sustainable development and self-preservation at the Arab Environment 2009 conference in Beirut, Lebanon this November

Amazing New NASA Images From Hubble Telescope (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Check out these newly released photos from the refurbished Hubble Telescope. They are not to be believed! Be sure to pick your favorite space shot. ...

Words: Words Parents Use Can Make a Difference for Life. Words Can Send You into Space or Tear You to Pieces

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Ramon Resa, MD

Say positive things about your children. Tell them you believe in them. If you let them know that they can accomplish anything if they put their minds to it, they will.

Space Shuttle Discovery Blasts Off For International Space Station

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 09.28.2009 | Home


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts steered closer to the international space station for a Sunday linkup, while checkin...

Bad valve forces NASA to call off shuttle launch

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 09.25.2009 | Home


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery for a second time Tuesday after a critical fuel valve failed to wor...

Buzz Aldrin To Accept Emmy For NASA Moon Broadcast

AP | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media


LOS ANGELES — Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin is taking a trip to the Emmys. The TV academy said Tuesday that Aldrin, part of the 1969 moon mis...

Weighing In On Blue-Ribbon Panel Exploring NASA's Strategic Options for Human Space Flight

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


Jeff Goldstein

Something as challenging and expensive as a human space flight program needs a strategic objective that derives from who we are as a species of explorers, not the destination flavor of the month.

An Interview With Buffy Sainte-Marie, Plus Train and Digital 45 Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

This being Woodstock Week, it seemed a perfect time to catch-up with this artist whose music influenced many of those who appeared at the culture-changing event.

NASA Spacecraft Reveals Mysterious Object Punching Through One Of Saturn's Rings

Huffington Post | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green


What is going on with Saturn's rings? It appears that recent images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal what seems to be a small object that has rip...

Report: NASA Can't Keep Up With Killer Asteroids

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 09.12.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — NASA is charged with spotting most of the asteroids that pose a threat to Earth but doesn't have the money to complete the job, a f...

NASA: Second Warmest July On Record Globally

global-warming.accuweather.com | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green


NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) has determined that July of 2009 was the second warmest July globally, since records were kept going ...

Who Killed JFK's Dream?

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Stephen Gyllenhaal

I can go to any movie theater and see America deeply involved in a space program, but the real space program is nearly dead on the vine.

NASA Spacecraft Spots New "Moonlet" In Saturn's Rings

wired.com | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green


NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered a new object in Saturn's rings. By capitalizing on the angle of sunlight cast on the rings as the planet n...

How I Became an Eclipse Chaser -- And Dragged My Family Along!

Suzanne Deal Booth | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


Suzanne Deal Booth

Eclipse chasing is a serious endeavor. The first time I chased one was with my 16 year old daughter in 2006 in Cappadocia, Turkey, not far from the first recorded total solar eclipse.

Federal Reserve Has Lowest Job Approval Rating; CDC, NASA Top List: Poll

Gallup | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


At a time when Americans are discouraged about the direction of the country and hesitant about the scope of President Barack Obama's federal budget pl...

Liz Cheney: Birther of Crazier Conspiracies

Warren Holstein | Posted 08.24.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

Dick's progeny didn't fall far from the gnarled, twisted tree. Liz Cheney has unfurled her writhing power-hungry roots, burrowing deep beneath the dirt filled with assorted creepy crawlies to feed her political prospects.

Conspiracy Theorists Say NASA Faked Obama's Birth

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.22.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The so-called "Birther" movement gained new steam today as one of its prominent Congressional advocates claimed that NASA faked the birth of Barack Obama.

"Media, We Have a Problem: Apollo 11 and NASA History Coverage Omits Women Astronauts"

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


Beverly Wettenstein

My mission is to give the women's history perspective to today's news events.

The Next Great Challenge

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


Antonio Villaraigosa

In L.A., we are taking the lead and working to become the center for climate change and clean technology research and innovation.

Is NASA Spacing Out?

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar walk, and, not counting the late Michael Jackson, it's been almost that long since the last moonwalk. Is it time to do it again?

Why Go to the Moon? It's the Space Between Our Ears

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

To fail to continue to send people into space to actually learn about those environments and how they relate to our own sustainability would be to become even more self-absorbed than we already are.

NASA Celebrates Apollo 11 Anniversary With Giant Moon Pie

AP | Posted 08.20.2009 | Comedy


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of man's first steps on the lunar surface with a giant moon pie. The concoction...

Moon Shadows

Michael Jones | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago


Michael Jones

I watched the first moon landing forty years ago in a motel room with three other soldiers, teary eyed and proud at what America had done. It seems that America no longer does things like that.