A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule perished during their journey, after a month-long mission touched back down on Earth. Discovery News
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Private Space Plane Arrives in California for Key Flight Tests
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
A private space plane has arrived at a NASA facility in California to undergo tests that will help vet its ability to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Science News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Space life ‘too good not to share’
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says he could not resist sharing his life in space on social media, in his first public appearance since landing. BBC News – Science & Environment
Read More...Astronaut exits space station with music video
By admin on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 | Comments Off
In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie’s ”Space Oddity.” Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s personalized rendition of ”Space Oddity” was posted on YouTube on Sunday, one day before his departure from the … (more) [...]
Read More...Astronaut exits space station with music video
By admin on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 | Comments Off
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." Music News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Space trio lands in Kazakhstan after five months in orbit
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Dmitry Solovyov and Irene Klotz ALMATY/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – The first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan with two crewmates on Tuesday, wrapping up a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule under an orange parachute raised clouds of dust as it ignited an [...]
Read More...Beautiful Plankton Blooms Seen from Space
By admin on Monday, May 13th, 2013 | Comments Off
As weather warms up off the coast of France, blooms of plankton have once again begun to form, creating a beautiful, multicolored swirl visible from space. Livescience.com News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...‘Space Oddity’ In Space: Yes, Astronauts Are Still The Coolest Humans
By admin on Monday, May 13th, 2013 | Comments Off
If you were an astronaut, isn’t a David Bowie cover what you’d be doing? Music
Read More...Space tourism won’t hurt environment: Branson
By admin on Monday, May 13th, 2013 | Comments Off
British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change. Environment News Headlines – Yahoo! News UK
Read More...Wanted: Citizen Scientists to Hunt ‘Space Warp’ Galaxies
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
Astronomers are calling for volunteers to help them search for "space warps," rare and distant galaxies that bend light around them like enormous lenses. Science News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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