 |  Was Einstein Wrong about Space Travel?
Consider a pair of brothers, identical twins. One gets a job as an astronaut and rockets into deep space. The other stays on Earth. When the traveling twin returns home, he discovers he's younger than his brother.
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04-01-2006
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| | Newsman Walter Cronkite to be honored by NASA
Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite was honored at The University of Texas at Austin Tuesday, Feb. 28, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for his coverage of America’s space program with the presentation of the Ambassador of Exploration Award. ... |
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03-13-2006
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| | UW astronomer hits cosmic paydirt with Stardust
Scientists at the Johnson Space Center in Houston were excited and awed Tuesday by what they saw when the sample-return canister from the Stardust spacecraft was opened.
"It exceeds all expectations," said Donald Brownlee, a University of Washington astronomy professor who is... |
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01-22-2006
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| | Stardust nears end of epic journey; researchers await its treasure
Donald Brownlee's heart skipped a beat six years ago when the launch of the Stardust spacecraft didn't happen as planned. The University of Washington astronomy professor has experienced many other tense times since the historic mission blasted off a day late, and its return to Earth on Jan.... |
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01-16-2006
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11-03-2005
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| | First Norwegian Satellite Launched
It took a group of 80 students across four national universities several years to design and build the first Norwegian satellite ever constructed. Today it was launched from Plesetsk, Russia, marking a milestone in Norwegian space history. ... |
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10-27-2005
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10-13-2005
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| | Voyager 1: Messages from the Edge
NASA's Voyager 1 has passed into the border region at the edge of the solar system and now is sending back information about this never-before-explored area, say scientists at the University of Maryland.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/9/9/8/voyager1_thumb.jpg"We have confirmed, for... |
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09-24-2005
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08-31-2005
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08-16-2005
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| | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launch successful
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla at 7:43:00 a.m EDT on Aug 12.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/5/mro_800_thumb.jpgThe spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 41 aboard NASA's first Atlas V rocket. The MRO... |
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08-12-2005
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08-03-2005
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| | Cassini Finds Recent and Unusual Geology on Enceladus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has obtained new, detailed images of the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/5/123416main_pia06248-516_thumb.jpgThe data reveal distinctive geological features and the most youthful terrain seen on the moon.... |
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07-26-2005
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| | Discovery ready for launch
Tanking of Discovery's large orange external tank with 500,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen began this morning at 7:11 a.m.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/5/discover_pad_thumb.jpgTanking was delayed about an hour when one of two heaters needed to purge the External Tank... |
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07-26-2005
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07-06-2005
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| | Bullseye for Deep Impact
After 172 days and 268 million miles of deep space stalking, Deep Impact successfully reached out and touched comet Tempel 1.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/5/121416main_MRIVIS-0455_web_med_thumb.jpgThe collision between the coffee table-sized impactor and city-sized comet occurred... |
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07-05-2005
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| | Lake on Titan?
Scientists are fascinated by a dark, lake-like feature recently observed on Saturn's moon Titan.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/5/PIA06240-br500_thumb.jpgNASA's Cassini spacecraft captured a series of images showing a marking, darker than anything else around it. It is... |
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06-29-2005
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| | SMART-1 detects calcium on the Moon
Thanks to measurements by the D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer, ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft has made the first ever unambiguous remote-sensing detection of calcium on the Moon.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/5/moon_thumb.jpgSMART-1 is currently performing the verification and calibration of... |
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06-09-2005
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06-07-2005
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| | NASA Readies Phoenix For 2007 Launch
NASA has given the green light to a project to put a long-armed lander on to the icy ground of the far-northern Martian plains.
http://hypography.com/gallery/files/5/lander_small_thumb.jpgNASA's Phoenix lander is designed to examine the site for potential habitats for water ice, and to... |
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06-03-2005
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