Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1630 science Space/Astronomy en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:06:37 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1630 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle ap/20100210/us_space_shuttle AP science Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:06:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.699b1652c1694cc89922bf8708a652a5.aptopix_space_shuttle_ksc120.jpg?x=78&y=130&q=85&sig=YR09K4BXESNhiS3TTJyC7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Space shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station. A piece of foam insulation is seen falling to the right of the orbiter. (AP Photo/John Raoux)" border="0" /></a>AP - Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.699b1652c1694cc89922bf8708a652a5.aptopix_space_shuttle_ksc120.jpg?x=78&y=130&q=85&sig=YR09K4BXESNhiS3TTJyC7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="photo" title="Space shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station. A piece of foam insulation is seen falling to the right of the orbiter. (AP Photo/John Raoux)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100209/sc_space/shuttleendeavourclosesinonspacestation space/20100209/shuttleendeavourclosesinonspacestation SPACE.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:16:10 GMT SPACE.com - The space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the International Space Station carrying six astronauts and NASA's last big additions for the orbiting laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_alt_afp/usspaceshuttleisseurope afp/20100209/usspaceshuttleisseurope AFP us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_alt_afp/usspaceshuttleisseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265742734204-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=mXCEWKEEctKzht7b4.JR0w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on February 8 on its way to the International Space Station. Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.(AFP/File/Bruce Weaver)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_alt_afp/usspaceshuttleisseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265742734204-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=mXCEWKEEctKzht7b4.JR0w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on February 8 on its way to the International Space Station. Astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday finished routine inspection of the thermal protection system on the orbiter's wing leading edges and nose, NASA said.(AFP/File/Bruce Weaver)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100209/sc_space/saturnsmoondoesharboranoceannewevidencesuggests space/20100209/saturnsmoondoesharboranoceannewevidencesuggests SPACE.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:45:58 GMT SPACE.com - Icy plumes of water vapor erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus have left scientists divided over whether a liquid ocean lies hidden beneath the icy surface. Now evidence from a 2008 plume fly-through by NASA's Cassini spacecraft has turned up short-lived water ions that suggest liquid water does indeed exist inside the moon. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/usspacesunnasa afp/20100209/usspacesunnasa AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:13:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/usspacesunnasa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265735551171-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=L9dRR257BVNqKz5.dW.qMw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="This NASA artist's rendition shows the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which is scheduled to be launched from an Atlas V rocket Wednesday. The SDO is expected to give space scientists the most detailed glimpse ever of our sun and its complicated workings.(AFP/NASA-HO)" border="0" /></a>AFP - NASA made final preparations Tuesday for the launch of its Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which promises to give space scientists the most detailed glimpse ever of our sun and its complicated workings.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/usspacesunnasa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265735551171-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=L9dRR257BVNqKz5.dW.qMw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="This NASA artist's rendition shows the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which is scheduled to be launched from an Atlas V rocket Wednesday. The SDO is expected to give space scientists the most detailed glimpse ever of our sun and its complicated workings.(AFP/NASA-HO)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/russiausspacediplomacyiss afp/20100209/russiausspacediplomacyiss AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:02:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/russiausspacediplomacyiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265730474611-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=R904YRjzdboPEePHQldvYw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Russian Soyuz TMA-17 rocket blasts off to the International Space Station from the launchpad at Baikonur cosmodrome in December 2009. Russia, which is set to hold a monopoly on flights to the international space station (ISS), wants to charge more for rides on its Soyuz rocket, the space agency head said Tuesday.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Russia, which is set to hold a monopoly on flights to the international space station (ISS), wants to charge more for rides on its Soyuz rocket, the space agency head said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/russiausspacediplomacyiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265730474611-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=R904YRjzdboPEePHQldvYw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian Soyuz TMA-17 rocket blasts off to the International Space Station from the launchpad at Baikonur cosmodrome in December 2009. Russia, which is set to hold a monopoly on flights to the international space station (ISS), wants to charge more for rides on its Soyuz rocket, the space agency head said Tuesday.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/lf_nm_life/us_wine_valentinesday nm/20100209/us_wine_valentinesday Reuters health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:30 GMT Reuters - Valentine's Day coincides with the start of the Chinese New Year this year which may explain why so many red wines have been fetching astronomical prices at recent auctions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100209/us_time/08599196066100 time/20100209/08599196066100 Time.com us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:00 GMT Time.com - Hidden behind property signs, a California tree carving has become an eloquent clue to the science of the Chumash people, whose descendants still live in the state http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100209/sc_space/astronautsinspectshuttlefordamage space/20100209/astronautsinspectshuttlefordamage SPACE.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:31:48 GMT SPACE.com - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour inspected spacecraft Tuesday to search for any signs of heat shield damage as they head to the International Space Station. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/us_nm/us_usa_china_spy nm/20100208/us_usa_china_spy Reuters us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:52:18 GMT Reuters - An ex-Boeing Co engineer, found guilty last year of passing space shuttle secrets to China in America's first conviction under a 1996 espionage law, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/ts_alt_afp/uschinacrimeespionage afp/20100208/uschinacrimeespionage AFP us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:28:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/ts_alt_afp/uschinacrimeespionage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265671553636-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=RrHDsiEa_uDdplOR6QLkaQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="The Boeing company's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.A Chinese-born aerospace engineer was jailed for more than 15 years Monday after being convicted of selling technology from Boeing and Rockwell related to the US space shuttle program to China, officials said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Chinese-born aerospace engineer was jailed for more than 15 years Monday after being convicted of selling technology related to the US space shuttle program to China, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/ts_alt_afp/uschinacrimeespionage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265671553636-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=RrHDsiEa_uDdplOR6QLkaQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Boeing company's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.A Chinese-born aerospace engineer was jailed for more than 15 years Monday after being convicted of selling technology from Boeing and Rockwell related to the US space shuttle program to China, officials said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100208/sc_space/spaceshuttleendeavoursoarsinpredawnlaunch space/20100208/spaceshuttleendeavoursoarsinpredawnlaunch SPACE.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:45:53 GMT SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida with a false sunrise early Monday as it soared into orbit like a brilliant, artificial star. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100208/sc_space/astronautsskipsuperbowlforspaceshuttlelaunch space/20100208/astronautsskipsuperbowlforspaceshuttlelaunch SPACE.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:31:29 GMT SPACE.com - The six astronauts who rocketed into space early Monday will have to play football catch-up when they return home in a couple of weeks since they opted to skip watching the Super Bowl in order to blast off on the space shuttle Endeavour. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100208/sc_space/shuttlelaunchlightsthenightforlasttime space/20100208/shuttlelaunchlightsthenightforlasttime SPACE.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:16:11 GMT SPACE.com - Space shuttle Endeavour pierced the pre-dawn sky over Florida on Monday, creating an artificial sunrise for what is expected to be the last time. With just four shuttle missions remaining after the current STS-130 flight, all are currently scheduled to launch during the day. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sc/us_shuttle_astronauts ap/20100208/us_shuttle_astronauts AP science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:14:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sc/us_shuttle_astronauts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3255fc7d79544460bfd87e392d57de26.space_shuttle_ny126.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=oKlFXxANBgk.SFbgZGt1GA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="This image provided by NASA shows the Tranquility node in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system pods and docking mechanism backdropped by mountainous terrain, in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member from an aft flight deck window Monday Feb. 9, 2010. Endeavour is closing the gap to the International Space Station and will link up with it about 12:06 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 10, 201-. (AP Photo/NASA)." border="0" /></a>AP - The crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour includes an accomplished musician whose latest exploits are with the cello and steel guitar, an engineer who helped launch shuttles and a second-generation space program worker.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sc/us_shuttle_astronauts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3255fc7d79544460bfd87e392d57de26.space_shuttle_ny126.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=oKlFXxANBgk.SFbgZGt1GA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="This image provided by NASA shows the Tranquility node in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system pods and docking mechanism backdropped by mountainous terrain, in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member from an aft flight deck window Monday Feb. 9, 2010. Endeavour is closing the gap to the International Space Station and will link up with it about 12:06 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 10, 201-. (AP Photo/NASA)." border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/usspaceshuttleisseuropeorbit afp/20100208/usspaceshuttleisseuropeorbit AFP politics Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:51:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/usspaceshuttleisseuropeorbit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265621578747-4-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=eAqc39YzfijJBEvEEPDNzw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts reached orbit after a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center here, NASA said.(AFP/Getty Images/Eliot J. Schechter)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts reached orbit early on Monday after a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center, NASA said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/usspaceshuttleisseuropeorbit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265621578747-4-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=eAqc39YzfijJBEvEEPDNzw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts reached orbit after a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center here, NASA said.(AFP/Getty Images/Eliot J. Schechter)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100208/sc_space/shuttleendeavoursoarsinpredawnlaunch space/20100208/shuttleendeavoursoarsinpredawnlaunch SPACE.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:48:26 GMT SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida with a false sunrise early Monday as it soared into orbit like a brilliant, artificial star. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100208/sc_space/nasaaimsformondayspaceshuttlelaunchafterdelay space/20100208/nasaaimsformondayspaceshuttlelaunchafterdelay SPACE.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:17:13 GMT SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has fueled the space shuttle Endeavour for a planned predawn launch on Monday after a one-day delay due to thick clouds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100207/sc_livescience/snowpocalypseseenfromspace livescience/20100207/snowpocalypseseenfromspace LiveScience.com science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:16:18 GMT LiveScience.com - The results of the weekend storm that buried many Eastern U.S. locations in 2 feet or more of snow stands out starkly in a new satellite image. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100207/sc_space/spaceshuttlelaunchdelayedbythickclouds space/20100207/spaceshuttlelaunchdelayedbythickclouds SPACE.com science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:16:38 GMT SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Thick clouds thwarted the attempted predawn launch of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday, forcing the orbiter's six-astronaut crew to wait at least one more day before rocketing into orbit.