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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1630 science Space/Astronomy en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:08 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/space/20090703/sc_space/nofireworksinspaceonjuly4 space/20090703/nofireworksinspaceonjuly4 SPACE.com science Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:08 GMT SPACE.com - This Fourth of July weekend will be filled with dazzling fireworks displays for many Americans, but not for NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, who is flying high above Earth on the International Space Station. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090703/sc_space/newmoonorbitersendsfirstlunarsnapshots space/20090703/newmoonorbitersendsfirstlunarsnapshots SPACE.com science Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:01:36 GMT SPACE.com - NASA's newest spacecraft in orbit around the moon has sent its first snapshots of the lunar surface. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090703/sc_space/trafficheatsupatspacestation space/20090703/trafficheatsupatspacestation SPACE.com science Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:15:09 GMT SPACE.com - Three crewmembers of the International Space Station took a short trip aboard their Soyuz lifeboat late Thursday as traffic heats up at the orbital outpost. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_us/us_sci_nasa_spanish_twitter ap/20090702/us_sci_nasa_spanish_twitter AP us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:45:29 GMT AP - NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/sc_nm/us_pope_science nm/20090702/us_pope_science Reuters science Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:11:27 GMT Reuters - The Catholic Church should not fear scientific progress and possibly repeat the mistake it made when it condemned astronomer Galileo in the 17th century, a Vatican official said on Thursday in a rare self-criticism. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/sc_afp/spaceeuropesatellitetelecom afp/20090702/spaceeuropesatellitetelecom AFP science Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:45:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/sc_afp/spaceeuropesatellitetelecom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246516999984-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=j9EfJHk8YHH8QoIwQybsZA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Arianespace, seen in April. A European rocket placed on the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary orbit, launch operator Arianespace said.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A European rocket placed the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary orbit, launch operator Arianespace said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/sc_afp/spaceeuropesatellitetelecom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246516999984-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=j9EfJHk8YHH8QoIwQybsZA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Arianespace, seen in April. A European rocket placed on the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary orbit, launch operator Arianespace said.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090701/sc_space/worldslargestcommercialsatellitelaunchedtospace space/20090701/worldslargestcommercialsatellitelaunchedtospace SPACE.com science Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:01:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090701/sc_space/worldslargestcommercialsatellitelaunchedtospace"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.b15ec783e1e14d30b09789331b093949.france_ariane_par104.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=BsaQk9RNwmPvj3Byu77jVg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="This photo provided Wednesday July 1, 2009 by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Ariane 5 rocket on its launching pad, Tuesday June 30, 2009 in Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane 5 is expected to take off Thursday and place into orbit the TerreStar-1 satellite to provide voice, data and video communications to satellite/terrestrial mobile devices the size of a typical smart phone. (AP Photo/P Baudon/ESA)" border="0" /></a>SPACE.com - PARIS - The largest commercial satellite ever built - the massive TerreStar-1 - launched into space on Wednesday, riding a European-built rocket into orbit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090701/sc_space/worldslargestcommercialsatellitelaunchedtospace"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.b15ec783e1e14d30b09789331b093949.france_ariane_par104.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=BsaQk9RNwmPvj3Byu77jVg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="This photo provided Wednesday July 1, 2009 by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Ariane 5 rocket on its launching pad, Tuesday June 30, 2009 in Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane 5 is expected to take off Thursday and place into orbit the TerreStar-1 satellite to provide voice, data and video communications to satellite/terrestrial mobile devices the size of a typical smart phone. (AP Photo/P Baudon/ESA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (SPACE.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090701/sc_space/spaceshuttletolaunchjuly11aftersuccessfulleaktest space/20090701/spaceshuttletolaunchjuly11aftersuccessfulleaktest SPACE.com science Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:15:13 GMT SPACE.com - NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on July 11, nearly a month late, after plugging a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak, top mission managers said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_alt_afp/usspaceshuttlejapancanadaiss afp/20090701/usspaceshuttlejapancanadaiss AFP us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:39:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_alt_afp/usspaceshuttlejapancanadaiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246469662283-1-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=Ocbvs5ota.8736IZnXMzHg--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="The US space shuttle Endeavour, seen here on June 16, 2009, sits on a launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour has apparently cleared a test for potentially harmful hydrogen gas leaks that had twice delayed its high-profile launch, NASA said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eliot J. Schechter)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US space shuttle Endeavour has cleared a test for potentially harmful hydrogen gas leaks that twice delayed its high-profile launch, NASA said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_alt_afp/usspaceshuttlejapancanadaiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246469662283-1-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=Ocbvs5ota.8736IZnXMzHg--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="The US space shuttle Endeavour, seen here on June 16, 2009, sits on a launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour has apparently cleared a test for potentially harmful hydrogen gas leaks that had twice delayed its high-profile launch, NASA said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eliot J. Schechter)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle ap/20090701/us_space_shuttle AP science Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:59:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.a21f2162fa884bf0a92dce5a587acad8.space_shuttle_ny110.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=4_ISw6M.AFEPsB.sHu4Ulw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="In this image provided by NASA the afternoon sun creates shadows on space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank as workers remove the seal from the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate on the tank Wednesday June 24, 2009. A hydrogen leak at the location during tanking for the STS-127 mission caused the launch attempts to be scrubbed on June 13 and June 17. NASA plans a fueling test Wednesday July 1, 2009 of shuttle ahead of July 11 launch attempt. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>AP - To NASA's relief, a fueling test on space shuttle Endeavour uncovered no hydrogen gas leaks Wednesday and paved the way for another launch attempt late next week for the delayed mission.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.a21f2162fa884bf0a92dce5a587acad8.space_shuttle_ny110.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=4_ISw6M.AFEPsB.sHu4Ulw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="photo" title="In this image provided by NASA the afternoon sun creates shadows on space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank as workers remove the seal from the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate on the tank Wednesday June 24, 2009. A hydrogen leak at the location during tanking for the STS-127 mission caused the launch attempts to be scrubbed on June 13 and June 17. NASA plans a fueling test Wednesday July 1, 2009 of shuttle ahead of July 11 launch attempt. (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/20090701/sc_afp/spaceastronomyblackhole afp/20090701/spaceastronomyblackhole AFP science Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:12:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/sc_afp/spaceastronomyblackhole"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246468347352-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=gGQpExqRHbjrcF_jBCNRuA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Astronomers on Wednesday said they had identified an intermediate class of black hole that could explain how supermassive, light-sucking monsters develop in the heart of galaxies.(AFP/NASA-HO/FIle)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Astronomers on Wednesday said they had identified an intermediate class of black hole that could explain how supermassive, light-sucking monsters develop in the heart of galaxies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/sc_afp/spaceastronomyblackhole"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246468347352-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=gGQpExqRHbjrcF_jBCNRuA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Astronomers on Wednesday said they had identified an intermediate class of black hole that could explain how supermassive, light-sucking monsters develop in the heart of galaxies.(AFP/NASA-HO/FIle)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090701/sc_space/nasaperformscriticalspaceshuttlefuelingtest space/20090701/nasaperformscriticalspaceshuttlefuelingtest SPACE.com science Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:00:11 GMT SPACE.com - NASA fueled the space shuttle Endeavour early Wednesday in an apparently successful test of repairs aimed at eliminating a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/sc_nm/us_space_solar nm/20090701/us_space_solar Reuters science Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:12:40 GMT Reuters - The interplanetary space probe Ulysses officially ceased operations on Tuesday after an 18-year voyage of roughly 5.5 billion miles (8.85 billion km) and nearly three complete orbits around the sun, NASA said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_sc/us_sci_sun_probe ap/20090630/us_sci_sun_probe AP science Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:58:31 GMT AP - The U.S. and European spacecraft Ulysses has ended its more than 18-year mission to explore and research the region of space above the poles of the sun. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090630/sc_space/nasaexpectspectacularviewsofspacestationthisweekend space/20090630/nasaexpectspectacularviewsofspacestationthisweekend SPACE.com science Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:45:23 GMT SPACE.com - Over the 4th of July weekend, Americans will have "spectacular views" of the International Space Station as it makes several passes over the country, NASA said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/ts_afp/entertainmentmusicu2spainireland afp/20090630/entertainmentmusicu2spainireland AFP topstories Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:43:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/ts_afp/entertainmentmusicu2spainireland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246396196236-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kGMFjeDTlxOa7tiYHf3DGw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Bono (L), lead singer of the Irish rock band U2, performs during the first concert of the U2 "360 degrees" world tour, linked to its new album "No Line on the Horizon" at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. Irish rock megastars U2 Tuesday launched their new world tour on a spectacular stage in Barcelona before some 90,000 excited fans.(AFP/Lluis Gene)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Irish rock megastars U2 Tuesday launched their new world tour on a vast stage in Barcelona before some 90,000 fans with a show that included a live linkup with 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/20090630/ts_afp/entertainmentmusicu2spainireland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246396196236-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kGMFjeDTlxOa7tiYHf3DGw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Bono (L), lead singer of the Irish rock band U2, performs during the first concert of the U2 "360 degrees" world tour, linked to its new album "No Line on the Horizon" at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. Irish rock megastars U2 Tuesday launched their new world tour on a spectacular stage in Barcelona before some 90,000 excited fans.(AFP/Lluis Gene)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_sc/us_sci_moon_rocket ap/20090630/us_sci_moon_rocket AP science Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:17:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_sc/us_sci_moon_rocket"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.64834f5999304881a3a3faaf2915ef10.moon_rocket_ny116.jpg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=FyUl9ki9NAyL32j0punGoQ--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="This undated artist's rendering released by NASA shows the Ares I crew launch vehicle during launch and the Ares V cargo launch vehicle on the launch pad. Officially, the space agency is still on track with a 4-year-old plan to spend $35 billion to build new rockets and return astronauts to the moon in several years. However, a top NASA manager is floating a cut-rate alternative that costs around $6.6 billion. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer no longer can afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_sc/us_sci_moon_rocket"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.64834f5999304881a3a3faaf2915ef10.moon_rocket_ny116.jpg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=FyUl9ki9NAyL32j0punGoQ--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="photo" title="This undated artist's rendering released by NASA shows the Ares I crew launch vehicle during launch and the Ares V cargo launch vehicle on the launch pad. Officially, the space agency is still on track with a 4-year-old plan to spend $35 billion to build new rockets and return astronauts to the moon in several years. However, a top NASA manager is floating a cut-rate alternative that costs around $6.6 billion. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090630/sc_space/nasasportsdrinkgiveseveryonetherightstuff space/20090630/nasasportsdrinkgiveseveryonetherightstuff SPACE.com science Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:45:34 GMT SPACE.com - Spacewalks, extreme G forces, micro-gravity - astronauts must be able to handle it all. Staying hydrated and healthy is crucial. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_sthasia_afp/indiamilitarysciencecompany afp/20090630/indiamilitarysciencecompany AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:50:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_sthasia_afp/indiamilitarysciencecompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246354681312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=ZLolyTSNSZ.d0KIDH9.F8A--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="An Indian warship. India's cramped, diesel-fired warships are cleaning up their act, or at least their air, by installing purifiers developed by the NASA space agency to clear the fetid, below-decks environment.(AFP/File/Sebastian D'souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - India's cramped, diesel-fired warships are cleaning up their act, or at least their air, by installing purifiers developed by the NASA space agency to clear the fetid, below-decks environment.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_sthasia_afp/indiamilitarysciencecompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246354681312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=ZLolyTSNSZ.d0KIDH9.F8A--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Indian warship. India's cramped, diesel-fired warships are cleaning up their act, or at least their air, by installing purifiers developed by the NASA space agency to clear the fetid, below-decks environment.(AFP/File/Sebastian D'souza)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/space/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090629/sc_space/uraniumfoundonthemoon space/20090629/uraniumfoundonthemoon SPACE.com science Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:15:13 GMT SPACE.com - Uranium exists on the moon, according to new data from a Japanese spacecraft.