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News From Saturday, February 20, 2010
10:49:22 PM NASA: Weather iffy for space shuttle's return
Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA

Space shuttle Endeavour and its astronauts are aiming for a Sunday night landing in Florida. But NASA says the weather outlook is iffy. ... [more]

10:00:15 PM Astronomers find oldest nearby stars
Gold Coast Mail

EUROPEAN Southern Observatory astronomers said on Wednesday they had uncovered the oldest stars in our galactic neighbourhood thanks to a massive telescope ... [more]

9:09:51 PM NASA iPhone App: Here Comes the Sun
Tonic

Further, as Wired reports, NASA has released a free iPhone application called 3D Sun that allows users to keep tabs on solar goings-on. ... [more]

8:25:45 PM From the sky
Herald Review

More correspondence from readers has come in on the meteorite articles. Apparently, the possibility of finding something of both scientific and monetary ... [more]

8:05:46 PM A Fact-based Response to Climate Skeptics
Sentido.tv - Red Bank,NJ,USA

What does NASA satellite data tell us? “Unlike the surface-based temperatures, global temperature measurements of the Earth's lower atmosphere obtained from ... [more]

7:43:49 PM Weather Worries NASA For Shuttle Landing Sunday
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando,FL,USA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER -- Mission managers are watching the weather as they prepare for space shuttle Endeavour's landing back on Earth. ... [more]

6:13:52 PM NASA managers assess weather, landing options
Spaceflight Now - Orlando,FL,USA

NASA typically reserves the final landing opportunity to handle shuttle-related problems. If that philosophy plays out here, Endeavour's crew would be ... [more]

5:06:28 PM NASA's next space shuttle launch now targeted for 5 April
Military & Aerospace Electronics - Nashua,NH,USA

NASA officials are targeting Monday, 5 April for the launch of the next space shuttle from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ... [more]

3:48:15 PM Science Society donates telescopes
Haveeru Daily - Male',Maldives

He highlighted the importance of astronomy and urged the students to use the telescopes in observing the night sky. Thomas also answered questions from the ... [more]

1:42:12 PM Shuttle Endeavour Sailed Away From Space Station on Friday
TopNews - Little Rock,Arkansas,USA

The space shuttle Endeavour is reported to have sailed away from the International Space Station Friday, delivering a new connecting hub and observation ... [more]

10:47:10 AM Celebrity lecture will be light years ahead
Stourbridge News - England, UK

Andrew Lound's lecture, illustrated with natural images and accompanied by music and HD video, will outline how the Hubble Space telescope is opening up a ... [more]

10:34:41 AM NASA moon missions grounded
Ke Alakai

The US NASA program runs on an annual $18 billion budget and President Barrack Obama has denied the request for this year's budget. Washingtonpost.com wrote ... [more]

9:35:38 AM Astronomy group to moon gaze tonight
My Desert - Palm Springs,CA,USA

A fat, waxing crescent moon will be on view tonight when the Astronomical Society of the Desert and the BlM host a star party at the Santa Rosa and San ... [more]

7:42:00 AM Class on Cosmic Natural Selection set for Sunday
Summit Daily News - Frisco,CO,USA

.... at a non-technical level and it will include images from the world's best observatories, including the recently re-furbished Hubble Space Telescope. ... [more]

7:24:10 AM Lincoln astronomer says big freeze is coming
Lincolnshire Echo - Lincoln,England,UK

The worst of the wintry weather may be over, but next winter in Lincolnshire could be equally bad, according to an amateur astronomer. ... [more]

6:04:19 AM NASA study: LAX's north runways are safe
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

AP LOS ANGELES—A NASA study released Friday said two runways at the Los Angeles International Airport are safe, despite urgings from the Federal Aviation ... [more]

5:59:19 AM New trial date set for man accused in hit-and-run death
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre Haute,IN,USA

Joshua Hubble, 30, appeared Friday in Vigo Superior Court 6 with defense attorney Jessie Cook for the new trial date. His Feb. 16 trial had been continued ... [more]

5:35:15 AM Spaceflight Course Change: NASA Nees Thorough Rethink
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA

The venerable space shuttle is on the verge of retirement, with no successor ready. As NASA struggles with these challenges, the nation faces record ... [more]

4:32:10 AM From Oprah with glove: Winfrey loves Olympic mitts
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

FINAL FRONTIER: The crews of the linked space shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station finished a "mission of Olympic proportions," complete with ... [more]

4:17:18 AM Astronomy Open House Friday February 19
Durango Herald - Durango,CO,USA

by Loretta Chavez The NMSU Department of Astronomy will hold an Observatory Open House at 8:00PM Friday, Feb. 19 at the NMSU campus observatory. ... [more]

1:37:51 AM Shuttle leaves station as NASA plans last flights
Reuters - NY,USA

Four more shuttle missions remain to stock the station and deliver science experiments before NASA retires its three-ship fleet later this year. ... [more]



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