Who will win the race back to the moon?
Years ago when the Russians and Americans battled for space supremacy who knew the Chinese would be our next competitor? Now it’s a race back to the moon that many thought the U.S. could not win due to federal budgetary cuts. However private sector funds may pave the way.
Discovery
Look out Superman! It's Superearth!
Just outside our solar system dwells CoRoT-7b. Not really a superhero sounding name but this extrasolar planet is the most earthlike one yet found.
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- Newton weighs in on the theory of Dark Matter
- What frolicks and lives where the sun don’t shine?
- Secret of the Supernova
- Life-enabling molocules found in Orion Nebula
- Warp speed may prove too dangersous for Science fact and remain Science fiction
- A warm spot in the midst of Jupiter’s big cold red storm
- The search continues for life of Mars, now we peer into the secrets of sulfur
- Big Bubble in Space
Exploration
Outerspace may replace Iowa as the new farmbelt
Astronauts will grow plants to see why they grow differently in space in an experiment called Tropi. So long straws. Hello sweet corn and salad.
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- Proposal to extend budget for current shuttle until replacement is done
- What causes the zebra stripes on Martian surface?
- NASA launches Solar Dynamics Observatory telescope to study the sun
- Pluto through the eyes of the Hubble Telescope
- Discussion of NASA’s future heats up at Issac Asimov memorial debate
- WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey) maps the galaxy skies
- Planck telescope scans the sun
Technology
CSI: Mars... Marvin the Martian is on the force
A laser the Mars Rover uses to vaporize rocks to find their chemical composition is finding its way to forensics labs for use in spectroscopy.
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- World’s largest telescope to be built in Chile in 2018
- NASA launches GOES-P meteorological satellite
- Unmanned spacecraft launches from Kazakhstan as International Space Station nears completion
- Discovery launches STS-131 mission to the International Space Station
- New Mexico desert to be the home of Spaceport America
- PLATO will search for signs of life on nearby planets
- Iphone App shows live images of the sun