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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #4967
SpaceRef - Sat Nov 7, 8:34 pm ET
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #4967
Water geysers on Saturn moon take center stage
MSNBC - Wed Nov 4, 12:33 pm ET
Striking new photos of water-vapor geysers erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus were beamed to Earth this week by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in orbit around the ringed planet.
Ceremony Reset for ESA Handover of Tranquility to NASA
NASA - Thu Nov 5, 2:10 pm ET
The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from the European Space Agency, or ESA, to NASA has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 20.
From the lunar orbit to Plano, moon tree puts down roots
Plano Courier - Mon Nov 9, 1:37 am ET
Plano Senior High School is one of the few high schools in the nation to have a moon tree planted on schoolgrounds. The sycamore seedling was planted in a special ceremony Wednesday morning.
Two newly launched ESA satellites in orbit
UPI - Mon Nov 2, 12:28 pm ET
PARIS, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says its two latest satellites to be successfully launched into space are in orbit around the Earth.
Fort Collins High School Grad Headed Into Space
CBS4 Denver - Mon Nov 9, 2:09 pm ET
Fort Collins High School graduate Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger is going into outer space and will have a version of school mascot Clyde, a stuffed lamb in a space suit, by her side. School officials believe Metcalf-Lindenburger will be the school's first graduate in space. The 1993 graduate and science teacher entered NASA's astronaut training program and will fly on the shuttle in March ...
JPL: Liquid sighted on Saturn moon
The Glendale News-Press - Mon Nov 9, 2:11 am ET
Images and data from one of Saturn’s moons sent this week to scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory indicate the possibility of a liquid ocean beneath the surface of Enceladus, which may contain the conditions necessary for life.
NASA Highlights Some Of Its Technologies
OfficialWire - Mon Nov 9, 1:26 pm ET
The U.S. space agency says it's released the 2009 edition of "Spinoff," which shows how NASA technology is being put to use in everyday life on Earth.
Russian room ready for space station launch
MSNBC - Mon Nov 9, 8:03 pm ET
A new Russian room that doubles as a docking port for the International Space Station is ready for a planned Tuesday launch toward the orbiting laboratory.
Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'
Florida Today - Mon Nov 9, 11:47 pm ET
LOS ANGELES — Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle pressure of sunlight.