NASA - LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon
nasa.gov — Got Water? Yes and a Whole Lot More! (Submitted by topher1078) More…
Man-made (but very tiny) Black Holes possible
news.discovery.com — Did you hear the one about the particle accelerator that created a micro-black hole? You know, the one where this black hole exponentially grows into an Earth-eating behemoth, destroying all life as we know it? (Submitted by DevilToo) More…
An exoplanet with an extremely tilted orbit raises interest
web.mit.edu — Two teams of astronomers have found a planet outside the solar system that might be orbiting backwards compared to its star’s rotation, a discovery that could shed light on how unique the relatively perfect alignment of our solar system is compared to that of other planetary systems. (Submitted by ThePowerDigger) More…
NASA Unveils Plan To Unstick A Mars Rover
npr.org — The space agency announced plans for freeing the rover Spirit, which has been stuck in a Martian sand trap since April. Spirit has six wheels, though one, being inspected here by the rover's robotic arm, stopped working in 2006. NASA engineers will begin transmitting commands to the robot's five working wheels on Monday, but escape efforts could l (Submitted by mobilebond) More…
Space Shuttle to Haul 27,000 Pounds of Spare Parts
nytimes.com — The space shuttle has often been called a pickup truck to orbit, and the next flight of the shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to launch Monday, lives up to that description. The Atlantis is lugging up to the International Space Station a cargo bay full of spare parts, 27,250 pounds in all . (Submitted by naturalpapa) More…
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