Question by kyereme: Is it possible to see the International space station.? I want to find out whether its possible to see the international space station with our naked eyes, as we can see stars during night times. Best answer: Answer by pinkyismygirlfriendniluvhurI think so What do you think? Answer below!
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Is it possible to see the International space station.?
Russia asks if US radar ruined space probe (AP)
AP – Russia will look into the possibility that a U.S. radar station could have inadvertently interfered with the failed Mars moon probe that plummeted to Earth, Russian media reported Tuesday, but experts argued that any such claims were far-fetched. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russian space probe crashes into Pacific (AP)
AP – A Russian space probe designed to boost the nation’s pride on a bold mission to a moon of Mars came down in flames Sunday, showering fragments into the south Pacific west of Chile’s coast, officials said. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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What message does SETI send out into outer space?
Question by bountykilla87: What message does SETI send out into outer space? I heard it has pictures of the humans (obviously), DNA helix and some clever info using prime numbers. also i think it probably has something showing Pythagoras’ theorem. what would you send ? For those who dont know SETI stands for Search...
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Failed Russian space probe plunging back to Earth (Reuters)
Reuters – A stranded Russian science satellite, loaded with rocket fuel for a roundtrip mission to Mars, is expected to plunge back to Earth on Sunday, but officials said on Friday they don’t know when or where it will hit. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Space station to move to avoid oncoming junk (AP)
AP – The International Space Station is dodging a softball-sized piece of space junk. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Far Out! New Deep Space Mission Ideas Draw NASA’s Eye (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – NASA is taking a close look at new concepts to send crews on deep space expeditions near the moon, as a promising next major “stepping stone” for human spaceflight. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Stephen Hawking: Colonize Space or End the Human Race (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the most famous theoretical physicists in the world, just celebrated his 70th birthday, despite suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease that has rendered him wheel chair bound and dependent on computers to communicate. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Amazing Sky Photos Show Space Station Near Moon & Jupiter (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Two photographers have snapped spectacular portraits of the International Space Station streaking across the night sky, catching the orbiting lab crossing the moon and slipping by Jupiter. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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‘No Chance’ Secret X-37B Space Plane Spying on China Module: Expert (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Contrary to rampant speculation, the United States military’s secretive X-37B space plane is most likely not spying on a prototype Chinese space module, experts say. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russian Space Probe Expected to Fall to Earth January 15 (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – A Russian space probe that was intended for a two-and-a-half-year mission to one of Mars’ moons will be falling to Earth just over two months into its failed mission. According to an AP report, the Phobos-Ground probe that was originally launched on November 9 on a mission to take soil samples from...
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To Fly Free in Space
At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II was farther out than anyone had ever been before. APOD
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