Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1630 science Space/Astronomy en-us Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:33:24 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1630 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/sc_afp/scienceastronomychilejapan afp/20091104/scienceastronomychilejapan AFP science Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:33:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/sc_afp/scienceastronomychilejapan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257305576294-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=zewD2qb5CPPXyy_hGX7VpQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="One of the four optical telescopes that form the Very Large Telescope (VLT), at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is seen in Paranal, some 1150 km north of Santiago, Chile. Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/sc_afp/scienceastronomychilejapan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257305576294-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=zewD2qb5CPPXyy_hGX7VpQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="One of the four optical telescopes that form the Very Large Telescope (VLT), at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is seen in Paranal, some 1150 km north of Santiago, Chile. Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/sc_nm/us_space_collisions nm/20091103/us_space_collisions Reuters science Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:11:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/sc_nm/us_space_collisions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091103/i/r1342014035.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=nIOtopnqZaF17Rcs6L5TCQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A ball of twisted metal, purported to be fallen space junk, is pictured in James Stirton's farm in southwestern Queensland in this undated handout photograph received March 28, 2008. REUTERS/James Stirton/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it is now tracking 800 maneuverable satellites on a daily basis for possible collisions and expects to add 500 more non-maneuvering satellites by year's end.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/sc_nm/us_space_collisions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091103/i/r1342014035.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=nIOtopnqZaF17Rcs6L5TCQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A ball of twisted metal, purported to be fallen space junk, is pictured in James Stirton's farm in southwestern Queensland in this undated handout photograph received March 28, 2008. REUTERS/James Stirton/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/climatewarmingwateroceansspaceesa afp/20091103/climatewarmingwateroceansspaceesa AFP science Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:28:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/climatewarmingwateroceansspaceesa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257283675493-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=0NVIdQcddUkuWJJji5W4jQ--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="A computer generated image released by the European Space Agency of the ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite. The satellite, which was sent into orbit to study the effects of global warming, has successfully deployed three antenna arms that will track the oceans, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.(AFP/ESA/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A satellite sent into orbit to study the effects of global warming has successfully deployed three antenna arms that will track the oceans, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/climatewarmingwateroceansspaceesa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257283675493-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=0NVIdQcddUkuWJJji5W4jQ--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="photo" title="A computer generated image released by the European Space Agency of the ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite. The satellite, which was sent into orbit to study the effects of global warming, has successfully deployed three antenna arms that will track the oceans, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.(AFP/ESA/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/usspaceprize afp/20091103/usspaceprize AFP science Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:41:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/usspaceprize"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257280859355-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=VtoOmfpyDb9yBm4a.EA.bg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A California-based firm was named winner of a one-million-dollar prize backed by US space agency NASA to design a craft capable of a lunar landing, a statement said Tuesday.(AFP/NASA/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A California-based firm was named winner of a one-million-dollar prize backed by US space agency NASA to design a craft capable of a lunar landing, a statement said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/usspaceprize"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257280859355-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=VtoOmfpyDb9yBm4a.EA.bg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A California-based firm was named winner of a one-million-dollar prize backed by US space agency NASA to design a craft capable of a lunar landing, a statement said Tuesday.(AFP/NASA/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091103/sc_space/nasaprobeseeschangingseasonsonmercury space/20091103/nasaprobeseeschangingseasonsonmercury SPACE.com science Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:14 GMT SPACE.com - A NASA spacecraft has spotted what appears to be changing seasons on Mercury and found much more iron on the surface of the small, rocky planet than previously thought. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091103/sc_space/rocketeerswin1millioninlunarlandercontest space/20091103/rocketeerswin1millioninlunarlandercontest SPACE.com science Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:13 GMT SPACE.com - A California-based team of engineers has snagged a $1 million NASA prize by winning a pitched competition to fly homemade rockets on mock moon landing missions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091103/sc_space/hugegalaxyclusterhintsatuniversesskeleton space/20091103/hugegalaxyclusterhintsatuniversesskeleton SPACE.com science Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:19:10 GMT SPACE.com - A gigantic, previously unknown set of galaxies has been found in the distant universe, shedding light on the underlying skeleton of the cosmos. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_re_us/us_lunar_lander_contest ap/20091103/us_lunar_lander_contest AP us Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:01:05 GMT AP - A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091102/sc_space/spacexpickslaunchdatefornewrocketsdebut space/20091102/spacexpickslaunchdatefornewrocketsdebut SPACE.com science Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:15:38 GMT SPACE.com - WASHINGTON &#x2014; Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has requested a Feb. 2 launch date for the maiden flight of its new Falcon 9 rocket, according to a recent launch range forecast issued by the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091102/sc_space/strongleonidmeteorshowerexpectednov17 space/20091102/strongleonidmeteorshowerexpectednov17 SPACE.com science Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:01:53 GMT SPACE.com - Circle Nov. 17 on your calendar, for early that morning a moderate to possibly very strong showing of annual Leonid meteor shower is likely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091031/sc_space/marsroverspirithasamnesiaagain space/20091031/marsroverspirithasamnesiaagain SPACE.com science Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:42:31 GMT SPACE.com - NASA's Mars rover Spirit is suffering a new bout of amnesia, one that comes after months of being stuck in deep Martian sand. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091030/sc_space/firstjapanesecargoshipleavesspacestation space/20091030/firstjapanesecargoshipleavesspacestation SPACE.com science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:17:52 GMT SPACE.com - Japan's first unmanned space cargo ship cast off from the International Space Station Friday as it nears the end of a successful maiden voyage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091030/sc_space/nasatestrocketdamagecausedbyparachutefailure space/20091030/nasatestrocketdamagecausedbyparachutefailure SPACE.com science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:17:51 GMT SPACE.com - NASA engineers still aren't sure what went wrong with a pair of parachutes that failed during Wednesday's Ares I-X rocket test flight, causing damage to the spent booster when it splashed into the Atlantic Ocean harder than planned. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_re_us/us_florida_professor_indicted ap/20091030/us_florida_professor_indicted AP us Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:03:40 GMT AP - A University of Florida professor and his wife are accused in a federal indictment of receiving some $3.7 million in bogus contracts from NASA and other government agencies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_sc/us_sci_moon_rocket_test ap/20091030/us_sci_moon_rocket_test AP science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:21:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_sc/us_sci_moon_rocket_test"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091028/capt.7b80e34205bf43f485470314e0bbffb9.aptopix_moon_rocket_test_ksc114.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=q.dUH2z1KXLhPlF1O48Yxg--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="A cone of moisture surrounds part of the Ares I-X rocket during lift off Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, on a sub-orbital test flight from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_sc/us_sci_moon_rocket_test"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091028/capt.7b80e34205bf43f485470314e0bbffb9.aptopix_moon_rocket_test_ksc114.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=q.dUH2z1KXLhPlF1O48Yxg--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="photo" title="A cone of moisture surrounds part of the Ares I-X rocket during lift off Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, on a sub-orbital test flight from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091030/sc_afp/usspaceshuttleiss afp/20091030/usspaceshuttleiss AFP science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:31:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091030/sc_afp/usspaceshuttleiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091030/capt.photo_1256905826589-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BaTJQmTf6Jofmc9RDFmzhQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Space Shuttle Atlantis lands in the Mojave Desert at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base near Mojave, California, May 2009. NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Atlantis mission to launch on November 16 carrying six astronauts to the International Space Station.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)" border="0" /></a>AFP - NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Atlantis mission to launch on November 16 carrying six astronauts to the International Space Station.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091030/sc_afp/usspaceshuttleiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091030/capt.photo_1256905826589-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BaTJQmTf6Jofmc9RDFmzhQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Space Shuttle Atlantis lands in the Mojave Desert at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base near Mojave, California, May 2009. NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Atlantis mission to launch on November 16 carrying six astronauts to the International Space Station.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091030/sc_space/newmoonrocketdamagedintestflightnasasays space/20091030/newmoonrocketdamagedintestflightnasasays SPACE.com science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:05:59 GMT SPACE.com - NASA has discovered a large dent on its brand-new moon rocket after the booster splashed into the Atlantic Ocean at the end of a test flight this week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091029/sc_space/spacejunkthreatdelaysjapanesespaceshipsstationdeparture space/20091029/spacejunkthreatdelaysjapanesespaceshipsstationdeparture SPACE.com science Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:46:49 GMT SPACE.com - A piece of space junk orbiting Earth has forced NASA to tweak upcoming plans for the Friday departure of Japan's first cargo ship to the International Space Station. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091029/sc_nm/us_space_ariane nm/20091029/us_space_ariane Reuters science Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:28:30 GMT Reuters - An Ariane-5 rocket placed two television satellites in orbit after blasting off from French Guiana on Thursday, space officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_on_go_ot/us_espionage_charge ap/20091029/us_espionage_charge AP politics Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:35:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_on_go_ot/us_espionage_charge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091029/capt.photo_1256826013749-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=syLwn7ahBJZv5Ex_BEiCgQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="This image obtained October 20 from a NASA website shows Stewart Nozette, a leading American scientist who has worked for the White House and NASA. Nozette could face execution for offering to sell secrets to Israel for two million dollars, according to documents filed in federal court.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A space scientist accused of attempted espionage was ordered held without bond Thursday after prosecutors said he was a "walking safe deposit box" of government secrets who claimed to have already passed some of them to Israel.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_on_go_ot/us_espionage_charge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091029/capt.photo_1256826013749-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=syLwn7ahBJZv5Ex_BEiCgQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="This image obtained October 20 from a NASA website shows Stewart Nozette, a leading American scientist who has worked for the White House and NASA. Nozette could face execution for offering to sell secrets to Israel for two million dollars, according to documents filed in federal court.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)