Space News: Page 27

Bio Station Alpha: Secret Martian Base or Linear Streak Artifact (June 6, 2011): David Martines, an armchair astronomer, has shared footage on YouTube of a 700-foot-long structure he found on Mars using Google Mars.

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744 Resembles the Milky Way (June 1, 2011): ESO astronomers used the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.

Martian Dust Devils Are Much More Powerful Than Terrestrial Dust Devils (May 28, 2011): Dust devils on Earth are usually small and weak with maximum winds of 60 mph.

NASA to Launch Mission to Asteroid in 2016, Robotic Arm Will Pluck Samples From Asteroid (May 25, 2011): NASA has announced plans to launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016.

Endeavour Embarks on its Final Voyage (May 16, 2011): NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour launched for its final mission today.

Chicago's Adler Planetarium Launching Deep Space Adventure in July (April 25, 2011): The Adler Planetarium in Chicago will reveal a new, immersive space experience on July, 8.

Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot Animated (April 23, 2011): Artist Adam Winnik created this animation as his thesis project at Sheridan College.

Hubble Photo: A Rose Made of Galaxies (April 20, 2011): The beautiful image above shows a pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 273.

Alien Plants May Bloom Black on Worlds With Two or More Stars (April 20, 2011): Jack O'Malley-James of the University of St Andrews says plants on an Earth-like planet with or two or three suns would appear black or grey.

NASA Discovers New Mineral, Wassonite, in Meteorite (April 14, 2011): NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan recently announced they have found a new mineral named "Wassonite" in a meteorite recovered in Antarctica in December 1969.

NASA Kennedy Space Center Employees Created a Human Space Shuttle (April 3, 2011): NASA Kennedy Space Center employees created a human space shuttle on March 22nd to honor the Space Shuttle Program's 30-year legacy and the people who contribute to safely processing, launching and landing the vehicle.

Super Full Moon Will Appear at Sunset Tonight (March 19, 2011): Be sure to go outside at sunset today: NASA reports that tonight at sunset you will be able to see a Super Full Moon.

Planet Hunters May Have Discovered Most Earth-like Planet (September 29, 2010): Planet hunters have discovered a planet that could be the most Earth-like planet yet discovered.

International Space Station Captures Hurricane Igor (September 13, 2010): Cameras mounted on the International Space Station captured Hurricane Igor heading westward over the Atlantic Ocean.

Pulverized Planet Dust Discovered Around Double Star Systems (August 25, 2010): A new study, using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, suggests that tight double-star systems might not be the best places for life to spring up.

Scientists Stunned by 'Alfred Hitchcock' Lutetia Asteroid Photograph (July 16, 2010): The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft recently beamed back close-up photographs of asteroid Asteroid 21 Lutetia, which NASA describes as "an ancient, cratered relic from the dawn of the solar system.

NASA Exploring Idea of Tumbleweed Inspired Mars Rovers (June 4, 2010): NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Langley Research Center are both pursuing the idea of sending wind-powered tumbleweed-like rovers to Mars.

Mars Rover Image Shows Earth As Seen From Mars (April 28, 2010): NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has released the image above.

First Images From Upgraded Hubble Telescope Revealed (September 9, 2009): Astronomers declared NASA's Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory with the release Wednesday of images from four of its six operating science instruments.

NASA Releases Restored Video of Apollo 11 Moonwalk Broadcast (July 16, 2009): NASA has released newly restored video of the July 20, 1969, live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk.

Most Distant Object in Universe Discovered (May 15, 2009): NASA's Swift satellite recently discovered the most distant object in the Universe.

Sharpest View of Jupiter From Earth (October 7, 2008): The National Geographic reports that this super crisp photograph of Jupiter was captured using a new computer-assisted process and a 27-foot telescope in Chile.

Success! NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water (July 31, 2008): Above is a graphic of the tweet from the Mars Phoenix Twitter that water had been confirmed on the surface of the planet Mars.

Phoenix Lander Discovers Ice, Salt or Something Else? (June 17, 2008): NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander may be on the verge of a big discovery.

Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars (March 3, 2008): This photo shows the Earth and Moon as seen from Mars.