A Map of the First Moonwalk (PIC) view!
NASA's Michael Griffin says Mars rover WILL NOT be shut down
cnn.com — "There is a process that has to be followed for any mission to be canceled and the cancellation of the Mars Exploration Rovers is not under consideration," [NASA spokesman] Jacobs said. "There is an ongoing budget review within the agency's Mars exploration program. However, shutting down of one of the rovers is not an option."More… (Space)
M81 and M82
apod.nasa.gov — A great shot of galaxies circling each otherMore… (Space)
Mars Rover to be TURNED OFF - due to BUDGET CUTS at NASA!
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]badastronomy.com — To save money, NASA will switch off Mars Rover Spirit for the Winter. What a disgusting fate for so intrepid an explorer!! What if it won't wake back up?? Please DIGG this - maybe we can pressure them to restore the $4 Million to JPL. After lasting 1490 days into a '90 day mission' - to be turned off due to lack of money? Hang Tough Rover Team!!More… (Space)
Ladies & Gentleman, Meet NASA's STS-123 Flight Control Team view!
Hidden Ocean Under Titan's Crust?
sciam.com — Slippage in Titan's rotation suggests water between its surface and coreāand a higher likelihood of ancient life on Saturn's biggest moon.More… (Space)
Is Evolution Possible On Planets Beyond Our Solar System?
dailygalaxy.com — What form would evolution take on life-bearing planets similar in size to earth? With the intense effort of the world's astronomers in their search for earth-like planets beyond our solar system, scientists are putting extra thought into the concept of alien evolution and have come up with some interesting results.More… (Space)
Interactive Solar System
science.nationalgeographic.com — Learn about and play with each planet!More… (Space)
An 'Astounding Time' for Planetary Discoveries
washingtonpost.com — Now, according to the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia, there are 277 confirmed "extrasolar" planets, and quite a few more on the list of those suspected but not yet confirmed.More… (Space)
Saturn and Titan from Cassini view!
Astronauts embark on fifth spacewalk
news.yahoo.com — Endeavour's astronauts embarked on the fifth and final spacewalk of their mission Saturday, this time attaching a 50-foot inspection pole to the international space station for use by the next shuttle visitors.More… (Space)
Aurora Borealis, Witnessed by the Crew of the Space Shuttle view!
APOD: Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 view!
Will my boomerang come back in space?
news.com.au — In an unprecedented experiment, Japanese astronaut Takao Doi has thrown a boomerang-like object in space...More… (Space)
Google Joins MIT in Search for "Earth-like" Planets
dailygalaxy.com — Google has joined MIT scientists who are designing a satellite-based observatory that they say could for the first time provide a sensitive survey of the entire sky to search for earth-like planets outside the solar system. Google will fund development of the wide-field digital cameras needed for the satellite.More… (Space)