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La Nina Looms, Scientists Say (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - El Niño is ending and it's colder cousin La Niña is set to
start, NASA observations indicate.
Cassini Spacecraft Takes Deepest Dip Yet in Titan's Atmosphere (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA's
Cassini spacecraft made its deepest foray into the atmosphere of Titan Sunday,
finding the hazy shroud around Saturn's largest moon to be a bit thicker than
scientists anticipated.
NASA: Easter quake moved border city (AP)
AP - The strong Easter earthquake physically moved the border city of Calexico.
Full Moon on Saturday Includes Partial Eclipse (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The
full moon of June will rise over Earth on Saturday, only to fall into a partial
lunar eclipse as it passes through part of our planet's shadow.
Israel Launches New Spy Satellite (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - TEL
AVIV, Israel - Israel successfully delivered its latest spy satellite into low
Earth orbit Tuesday using an improved version of its indigenous Shavit
launcher, defense sources here said.
Iron Maiden Gets Backstage Pass to NASA (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The heavy metal rockers behind the British band Iron Maiden
invaded NASA's astronaut headquarters this month for an all-access look at how
Americans practice for flying in space.
Israel launches spy satellite (Reuters)
Reuters - Israel has launched its latest military spy satellite, boosting its intelligence-gathering capabilities in the face of Iran's nuclear program, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday.
Cosmic Hit-and-Run Gives Galaxy Starry Tail (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A cosmic
hit-and-run between two speeding galaxies has left one with a wispy tail
speckled with stars, according to a new snapshot from a NASA space observatory.
Israel launches new spy satellite 'Ofek 9' (AP)
AP - Israel launched a spy satellite called "Ofek 9" late Tuesday, Israel's Defense Ministry and officials said, increasing Israel's capacity to keep an eye on enemies like Iran.
NASA Seeks to Delay Final 2 Space Shuttle Flights (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA mission managers are seeking to delay the final two
scheduled space shuttle flights, a move that if approved would push the
last liftoff of the shuttle era to February 2011, space agency officials have
confirmed.
Flashback: Water on Mars Announced 10 Years Ago (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - Ten years ago this week, news from Mars made a huge splash on
Earth — water might still flow on the surface of the red planet. That news,
announced by NASA, hinged on photos of newfound gullies etched across the Martian
surface, and a decade of other water-on-Mars discoveries ensued. Yet even 10
years later definitive proof of flowing Mars water remains elusive.
John Glenn to NASA: Keep Those Space Shuttles Flying (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - Famed
Mercury astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, is urging
NASA to keep its space shuttles flying beyond their planned 2010 retirement to
fill a gap in U.S spaceflight capability until a suitable replacement arises.
Lawmakers Demand Documents Behind Human Spaceflight Plan (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - WASHINGTON —
Frustrated by a lack of visibility into the planning and analysis underpinning
NASA's dramatic shift in course for its human spaceflight program, House
lawmakers have given NASA Administrator Charles Bolden until June 25 to deliver
all records, charts, e-mails, voice messages and other supporting materials
used in drafting the agency's 2011 budget proposal.
Earth's Colorful Atmospheric Layers Photographed from Space (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A spectacular new image taken by astronauts on the
International Space Station shows the various layers of Earth's atmosphere during
sunset over the Indian Ocean.
