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News From Monday, February 22, 2010
11:12:55 PM Space shuttle Endeavour 14-day mission
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 8, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ... [more]

11:02:53 PM Top US chefs heat up ECC for competition
Aurora Beacon News - Aurora,IL,USA

Wearing a chef's hat, Nguyen was sitting in a lounge, killing time with an Oklahoma City counterpart named Keith Hubble. Hubble had come to Elgin as part of ... [more]

10:44:35 PM Cuts ahead for NASA astronaut corps?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando,FL,USA

WASHINGTON — NASA unveiled new details today about its proposed 2011 budget, including an upcoming study that would assess the “role and size” of the ... [more]

10:24:58 PM Mason-Dixon, Lorton meteors in TV cameo Weds.
Baltimore Sun

Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Mike Hankey, of Freeland, reminds the WeatherBlog that this week's edition of Meteorite Men will include a "short ... [more]

10:21:02 PM From the Clash of White Dwarfs, the Birth of a Supernova
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

It might depend on what kind of galaxy the star lives in, astronomers said last week. For the last 20 years, astronomers seeking to measure the cosmos have ... [more]

10:14:49 PM Institute for Astronomy director plans to step down at end of this year
UH System Current News - Hawaii,USA

Rolf-Peter Kudritzki, who has served as director of the UH MÄnoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) for the past 10 years, will step down from his administrative ... [more]

9:30:59 PM Cupola View: Why is this man smiling? Oh right NASA
Popular Science - New York,NY,USA

Here we get a view of George Zamka, NASA astronaut and STS-130 commander, peeking out from the newly-installed cupola on February 19 while the space shuttle ... [more]

9:02:43 PM Space shuttle Discovery rollover to the VAB for STS-131. (John Raoux/AP)
Orlando Sentinel

Just hours after space shuttle Endeavour landed on a successful completion of STS-130, the next shuttle up for launch was on its way over the Vehicle .... [more]

8:45:58 PM I feel the Earth move under my feet...
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA

Earthquake magnitudes are thus like the decibel system for sound and the visual magnitude system used in astronomy. Modern earthquake magnitude systems ... [more]

7:48:07 PM It's not rocket science
Greenhouse Management & Production

In 1964, two astronomers working for Bell Labs in New Jersey wanted to make a detailed map of the Milky Way. In 1964, two astronomers working for Bell Labs ... [more]

7:35:25 PM What choices for the future of space exploration?
St. Louis Globe-Democrat

It's seen the advent of the Space Shuttle, a reusable rocket ship, unmanned probes to Mars and Venus, exploration of the gas giants of the outer solar .... [more]

6:31:07 PM Danish expert: Analysis of Tycho Brahe's remains could provide
Radio Prague - Prague,Czech Republic

Radio Prague Peter Andersen, who has a theory linking Danish king Christian to the astronomer's death, says research should be done in Denmark as well, ... [more]

6:09:26 PM NASA To Preview April Space Shuttle Flight
OfficialWire - New York,NY,USA

by EU News Network NASA says it will hold a series of news briefings to preview the April flight of Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space ... [more]

5:32:43 PM Former astronaut 2nd in command at Hubble operator
Washington Examiner

AP BALTIMORE — A former astronaut is now second-in-command at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which coordinates use of the orbiting Hubble telescope ... [more]

5:19:04 PM Space shuttle Endeavour Lands
Daily World Buzz

Posted by ron on Feb 22nd, 2010 and filed under Space & Astronomy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. ... [more]

5:09:26 PM NASA Invites Media to Second Annual STEM Workshop Series
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are sponsoring the second annual NASA STEM Educator Workshop Series, Feb. ... [more]

5:05:49 PM Astronaut Takes Reins Of STRATCOM
KETV.com - Omaha,NE,USA

He's been the pilot of the space shuttle Endeavour twice and been commander of the shuttle Atlantis. Now, Kevin Chilton is the first astronaut to become a ... [more]

3:54:23 PM NASA to honor centennial challenge winners
United Press International

22 (UPI) -- NASA says it will honor the winners of its 2009 Centennial Challenges with a technical symposium and a recognition ceremony. ... [more]

2:55:51 PM Exeter astronomer wins international award
This Is West Country Burnham-on-Sea - Burnham,Somerset,UK

A DISCOVERY by a team including a scientist from the University of Exeter has won the 2009 Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the American Association for the ... [more]

2:35:58 PM Coffee Break: Space shuttle lands; anthrax myths
Motors ...

By Brett Molina To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, ... [more]

2:27:39 PM Mystery 'Halo' cloud appears over Mexico
Metro Cafe - London,UK

Some believe that the phenomenon in Mexico can be explained as a result of a meteorite punching through the cloud layer. UFO expert Nick Pope adds “The ... [more]

2:11:56 PM Aliens could be among us, says Britain's top astronomer
Oneindia

London, Feb 22 (ANI): Lord Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal of the UK, says aliens could be amongst us and we may not be able to recognise them. .... [more]

2:09:18 PM NASA officials ponder the future
United Press International

22 (UPI) -- Space shuttle Endeavour has returned to Earth, leaving only four more shuttle flights in the program and leading NASA officials to ponder the ... [more]

1:20:00 PM Students navigate distrib. system
The Dartmouth

With such nicknames as “Stars for Stoners” and “Clapping for Credit” — as Dartmouth's introductory astronomy and music classes are popularly known, ... [more]

12:39:52 PM Astronomers unveil atmospheres of far-away planets
domain-B - India

Published today in Nature, astronomers have identified organic molecules in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized planet nearly 63 light years away. ... [more]

12:11:20 PM Space shuttle Endeavour makes rare nighttime landing at Cape Canaveral
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

By Michael Sheridan Space shuttle Endeavour STS-130 uses its parachute as it lands safely at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The shuttle's final nighttime launch ... [more]

11:40:29 AM Along Algonkian: Don't Worry, Be Happy
Loudoun Independent - Leesburg,VA,USA

Irony would be if a humongous meteorite fell on the entire testing facility. I am not saying that these safety measures are not valuable; the truth is, ... [more]

11:25:42 AM NASA astronauts at GEMS schools for first ever Middle East visit
Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan

This week sees the first official NASA visit to the Middle East and the first visit to schools in the region as two operational astronauts take time out ... [more]

9:43:06 AM Space Shuttle Lands Safely in Florida
Voice of America

The US space shuttle Endeavour has landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Touchdown came at 0320 UTC Monday after mission managers determined ... [more]

9:29:02 AM Halo II: Mystery cloud returns
The Sun - UK

Or that a meteorite is piecing the sky. The sighting in the clouds is reminiscent of scenes from the 1996 Hollywood blockbuster Independence Day. .... [more]

9:23:08 AM iXsystems Launches PC-BSD 8.0 Hubble Edition
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2010 -- iXsystems announced today the latest release of PC-BSD™, Version 8.0, Hubble Edition. This fully functional open ... [more]

9:16:14 AM Shuttle program's final launch: ATK, NASA to fire last rocket motor
Logan Herald Journal - UT,USA

By Kim Burgess Alliant Techsystems and NASA will conduct their last rocket test for the Space Shuttle program Thursday, marking the closure of a program ... [more]

8:52:32 AM Cal physicist helps confirm Einstein theory
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Soon after Einstein's theory was published in 1916, British astronomers realized it implied that very massive objects should be able to bend light. .... [more]

8:40:32 AM Royal astronomer: 'Aliens may be staring us in the face'
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK

Aliens may be “staring us in the face” in a form humans are unable to recognise, the Queen's astronomer has said. By Heidi Blake Lord Martin Rees, ... [more]

6:47:37 AM Queen's astronomer says aliens 'like us'
Herald Sun - Melbourne City,Victoria,Australia

ALIENS could be among us - but we just cannot recognize them, Britain's top astronomer has said. The Sun reported that Lord Martin Rees said the visitors ... [more]

6:09:43 AM Bulletin board
DeSoto Appeal - Memphis,TN,USA

By Staff The MR Davis Public Library, 8554 Northwest Drive in Southaven, is hosting the Memphis Astronomy Society today at 6:30 pm A winter star-gazing .... [more]

5:51:01 AM AP Top News at 10:28 pm EST -Sunday, February 21, 2010
KMPH Fox 26 - Fresno,CA,USA

(AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts are back on Earth. The shuttle landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Sunday night, .... [more]

5:12:36 AM UT astronomer to speak
Abilene Reporter-News - Abilene,TX,USA

The work will yield the largest map of the universe ever produced, allowing astronomers to measure how fast the universe was expanding at different times in ... [more]

5:05:28 AM Q&A: Plans for NASA would bring significant changes to Space Coast
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA

FLORIDA TODAY convened a group of Titusville area officials this week to discuss the impact of President Barack Obama's NASA budget on North Brevard. ... [more]

3:43:28 AM Space shuttle makes rare nighttime landing
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

... permission to make a rare nighttime landing. It marked the 23rd landing for a space shuttle in darkness. The last one was in 2008, by Endeavour as well. [more]

3:30:14 AM Vatican's Guy talks science
Eastern Echo - Ypsilanti,Michigan,USA

A large portion of Brother Guy Consolmagno's discussion was about past relationships between the Vatican and astronomers. “There's a long history of science ... [more]

3:07:48 AM Shuttle Gets Green Light To Land
FOXNews (blog)

After poor weather conditions put tonight's shuttle landing in question, NASA's mission control just confirmed Endeavor is "a go" for landing tonight at the ... [more]

2:48:24 AM ATK supporters dismayed over US space plans
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Clearfield-based ATK Space Systems has laid off 970 workers in Utah since October, citing an uncertain future with the phase-out of the space shuttle and ... [more]

1:30:25 AM Aliens? There could be one next to you right now
The Sun - UK

ALIENS could be among us - but we just cannot recognise them, Britain's top astronomer has said. Lord Martin Rees said the visitors might be in a form .... [more]

1:16:46 AM The Father Of Arecibo Observatory Dies At 92
Space Daily - Rancho Palos Verdes,CA,USA

Gordon designed the observatory, now operated by Cornell through the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center for the National Science Foundation. ... [more]

1:14:42 AM Space Shuttle Endeavour Crew Prepares for Landing
ABC News - United States

Rain and clouds were forecast at both the shuttle's prime landing site in Florida, where NASA was aiming for a 10:20 pm EST (3:20 am British time) touchdown ... [more]



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