• Moon Dirt Mystery Piled Up Over Billions of Years

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    Cosmic material that has settled on the moon over billions of years could shed light on where a peculiar type of nitrogen in our solar system came from.

  • Mars and Bright Star to Make Colorful Pair in June

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    Mars and a bright star are teaming up in June.

  • NASA Revives Voyager 2 Probe at Solar System's Edge

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    NASA engineers have revived the far-flung Voyager 2 probe on the fringe of the solar system after correcting a single incorrect computer bit in the spacecraft's memory that inexplicably went awry.

  • Jupiter Moon's Ice-Covered Ocean Is Rich in Oxygen

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    Jupiter's moon Europa has a salty ocean, and scientists have long wondered if life could be found there. A new study finds that Europa also has enough oxygen to support an ocean teeming with life.

  • NASA Ousts Constellation Program Manager

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    Jeff Hanley, the top manager of NASA's Constellation program, has stepped down to become associate director for strategic capabilities at JSC.

  • Unidentified Object That Buzzed Earth is Space Junk, Not Asteroid, NASA Says

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    A mystery object called 2010 KQ that buzzed the Earth in May is actually a piece of space junk, and not an asteroid, NASA says.

  • Pale Blue Crescent: Earth Photographed from Deep Space

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    Two Japanese spacecraft have taken fantastic snapshots of Earth from deep space that reveal our planet in different hues amid a sea of stars.

  • FORUM: What Is It? The 2010 KQ Space Object Oddity

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:31:34
    Interesting articles in our Community forum.

  • News: LightSail: Firming Up the Spacecraft Design

    Updated: 2010-05-27 05:00:00
    LightSail: Firming Up the Spacecraft Design (from Planetary News)

  • News: Atlantis Returns Home After Final Planned Mission

    Updated: 2010-05-26 05:00:00
    Atlantis Returns Home After Final Planned Mission (from Planetary News)

  • Press Release: Planetary Society Joins Forces with Space and Science Organizations to Support NASA 2011 Budget Proposal

    Updated: 2010-05-20 05:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Planetary Society Joins Forces with Space and Science Organizations to Support NASA 2011 Budget Proposal

  • Moon and Venus

    Updated: 2010-05-16 00:06:00
    Astronomy Blog You are : in Astronomy Blog archive Moon and Venus An astronomy blog usually but not always based in the UK . Pondering questions such as What is in an exoplanet name Moon and Venus Last night we had some clear skies and I caught a nice glimpse of a slim , crescent Moon with Venus nearby The Moon moves fairly quickly though so the two appeared much closer several hours ago as seen from Australia . The Moon was even seen to occult Venus from India and Northern Africa this . morning The Moon and Venus seen on 15 May 2010 : CREDIT Stuart Tags : Moon Venus Posted in astro blog by Stuart on Sunday 16th May 2010 12:06 BST Add a comment Permalink Comments : ADD A : COMMENT Don't provide an email URL unless really necessary as your comment may get caught in the spam filter . The

  • News: Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off

    Updated: 2010-05-14 05:00:00
    Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off (from Planetary News)

  • News: New Headquarters for The Planetary Society

    Updated: 2010-04-30 05:00:00
    New Headquarters for The Planetary Society (from Planetary News)

  • In The News: Obama NASA plan: Mars shot as next generation's Apollo mission

    Updated: 2010-04-16 05:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Obama NASA plan: Mars shot as next generation's Apollo mission

  • CoS 128

    Updated: 2010-04-12 00:00:33
    I've been busy catching up on my classes, so I haven't posted anything lately.  But, you can catch up on lots of great space-related blog posts at the 128th Carnival of Space, being hosted this week at the AARTScope Blog. -Astroprof

  • Electrostatic Radiation Shielding

    Updated: 2010-04-12 00:00:28
    Clearly carrying heavy shielding to protect astronauts from radiation in space is expensive.  If you havent' been reading my space radiation series as I've been posting, then you can look over the last several of my postings about space radiation to see some of the problems.  So, some other strategy ...

  • Cosmic Rays

    Updated: 2010-04-12 00:00:25
    Part 3 of my series on space radiation is about the radiation itself.  The term cosmic rays is generally used to describe this radiation.  Unfortunately, as often happens, the term evolved before the nature of the phenomenon being studied was known, so it may not be the best term to ...

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