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Autarky In SpaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2010 America's space program is clearly in a state of flux. After so much debate and announcements in recent months, we are still not entirely sure of what will happen in the next ten years. This is troubling to America's space community, but the repercussions are also being felt internationally. There is a large degree of interdependence among the world's space programs, and this is particularly strong in human spaceflight. The world's only space station is an international one. Soon, American astrona ... read more |
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Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Apr 12, 2010 NASA says its Galaxy Evolution Explorer space telescope has lost one of its two ultraviolet detectors, but is still exploring nearby and distant galaxies. The space telescope was launched in April 2003 for a planned 29-month mission to measure the history of star formation in the universe. It has now lasted three times its design lifespan. "The remaining, near-ultraviolet detecto ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 13, 2010The Soviet Union used U.S. photos of the Moon obtained by the secret service to plan its own lunar mission, a Russian space scientist told RIA Novosti on Monday. The race between the two superpowers to reach the surface of the Moon first was in full swing when Alexander Bazilevsky began work at the Lunar geology department of the Soviet space studies institute in Moscow. "We had to s ... more  
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 13, 2010An international team of scientists from Russia and the United States, including two Department of Energy national laboratories and two universities, has discovered the newest superheavy element, element 117. The team included scientists from the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (Dubna, Russia), the Research Institute for Advanced Reactors (Dimitrovgrad), Lawrence Livermore National Lab ... more |
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Hubble Snaps Heavyweight Of The Leo TripletParis, France (ESA) Apr 12, 2010 Hubble has snapped a spectacular view of the largest "player" in the Leo Triplet, a galaxy with an unusual anatomy: it displays asymmetric spiral arms and an apparently displaced core. The peculiar anatomy is most likely caused by the gravitational pull of the other two members of the trio. The unusual spiral galaxy, Messier 66, is located at a distance of about 35 million light-years in the constellation of Leo. Together with Messier 65 and NGC 3628, Messier 66 is one third of the Leo Triplet, a ... read more |
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