Astronomers discover mysterious extragalactic radio bursts Posted: Fri, Jul 5 1:28 PM ET (1728 GMT) Astronomers have detected several short bursts of radio waves they believe are coming from as-yet unknown sources from outside our galaxy. In a paper... US-French earth observation satellite mission ends Posted: Thu, Jul 4 9:25 AM ET (1325 GMT) A Franco-American satellite that has observed the Earth's oceans for over a decade was formally retired this week after a transmitter failure. NASA... Pluto moons receive names Posted: Wed, Jul 3 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT) Two recently discovered moons of Pluto formally received names on Tuesday, although the top vote-getter in a recent poll was not used. The moons,... Proton rocket crashes after liftoff Posted: Tue, Jul 2 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT) A Proton rocket carrying three GLONASS satellites crashed seconds after liftoff from Baikonur on Tuesday, the latest in a series of failures for the Russian... PSLV launches first Indian navigation satellite Posted: Tue, Jul 2 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT) An Indian PSLV rocket successfully launched that nation's first navigation satellite Monday night. The PSLV-XL rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space... Shuttle Atlantis exhibit opens at Kennedy Space Center Posted: Sun, Jun 30 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT) A new building hosting the retired Space Shuttle Atlantis formally opened to the public on Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. A ceremony... State organization to take over operations of shuttle landing site Posted: Sat, Jun 29 7:59 AM ET (1159 GMT) A Florida state agency is in line to take over operations of the runway at the Kennedy Space Center used for Space Shuttle landings, NASA... Russia launches military satellite Posted: Sat, Jun 29 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT) A converted ballistic missile launched a Russian military satellite on Thursday. The Strela rocket, based on the SS-19 ICBM, launched from a silo at... Pegasus launches IRIS Posted: Fri, Jun 28 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT) A Pegasus rocket successfully launched on Thursday evening a small NASA satellite designed to study the Sun. The Pegasus XL rocket was released by its... Three planets found in habitable zone of star Posted: Thu, Jun 27 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT) Astronomers announced this week that a nearby star has three "super-Earth" planets in its habitable zone, raising prospects that such planets are commonplace. A... |
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