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Fiji Cyclone

2010-03-17T04:00:58Z

This image provided by NASA shows cyclone Tomas's eye just south and east of the Fiji Islands. The image was taken early Tuesday March 16, 2010 by NASA’s Aqua satellite. Cyclone Tomas, packing winds of up to 130 mph (205 kph) at its center and gusts of up to 175 mph (280 kph), started hitting Fiji late Friday. It blasted through the northern Lau and Loma...

Varieties of Mattresses

2010-03-16T21:24:55Z

Mattresses have developed well over the years to provide you with a comfortable place to sleep and ensure that you get a good night?s rest. From primitive straw in sacks back in the very beginnings of time, we have come a long way and now have hygienic, safe, supportive and comfortable places to rest our weary bodies at a night time. So when it comes to choosing a mattress for you, make sure that you are aware of all of the options that are out there and go for something that will suit your p...

NASA chief Bolden sees opportunities for industry

2010-03-16T14:00:26Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden defended the U.S. space agency's budget on Tuesday and said its focus on commercial space transportation would provide "incredible opportunities" for U.S. companies.</p><p>"This budget is good for NASA because it sets the agency on a sustainable...

Antarctica Sea Life

2010-03-16T07:32:02Z

This video frame grab image provided by NASA, taken in Dec. 2009, shows a Lyssianasid amphipod, which is related to a shrimp, where a NASA team lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet and a curious shrimp-like creature came swimming by and then even parked itself on the cable attached to the camera. In a surprising discovery that shakes the idea of where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time foun...

NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica

2010-03-15T13:16:04Z

<div id="subtitle">600 feet below Antarctic ice where nothing complex should live, NASA catches a curious shrimp</div><div><p>In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.</p><p>Six hundred feet below the ice wher...

Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch

2010-03-15T12:17:06Z

<div id="subtitle">NASA: Leaky valves could delay April launch of space shuttle Discovery, extra tests planned</div><div><p>Space shuttle Discovery has some leaky valves that could delay its launch next month.</p><p>NASA discovered the helium leaks over the weekend. The valves are part of a control system used to maneuver the shuttle in orbit a...

Help wanted: Space flight experience required

2010-03-15T10:16:59Z

<div><p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - For astronauts worried about their future with NASA, good news: a private company is hiring.</p><p>Bigelow Aerospace, a

SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket test fire is a success

2010-03-14T18:15:09Z

<div><p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a privately dev...

Former astronauts criticize US moon decision

2010-03-13T13:00:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Former astronauts call US decision to cancel moon landing program disappointing</div><div><p>Two former astronauts have said they are disappointed with the U.S. government's decision to cancel NASA's moon landing program.</p><p>Jim Lovell, who led the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, told the

Is There Life on Mars?

2010-03-13T08:25:26Z

Planet Mars has been a topic of controversy amongst the scientific community. Many believe the possibility of life on the planet while others support their disbelief through scientific evidence.<br><br>The famous ?face? that appeared on the landscape of the planet, has now disappeared. The answer lies in the dust storms that gradually erode the Martian landscape. It was hypothesized that aliens created the face years ago when our planet was still a mass of gas. However, the recent...

US lawmakers urge Obama to save NASA moon program

2010-03-11T16:16:56Z

<div><p>A group of US lawmakers Thursday urged the US administration to save NASA's Constellation project aimed at returning Americans to the moon in the next generation of space travel.</p><p>"Space exploration has been the guiding star of American innovation," the lawmakers -- 10 Republicans and five US space shuttle fleet can continue flying beyond NASA's September 30 deadline if the money is made available to keep it going, a US space agency official told reporters Tuesday.</p><p>"I think the real issue that the agency and the nation has to address is the expense," said Space Shuttle Program Manager John Sh...

NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights

2010-03-09T11:45:26Z

<div id="subtitle">NASA: Money key to keeping space shuttles flying longer, more missions technically feasible</div><div><p>With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month.</p><p>NASA's three shuttles are scheduled to retire in September, after four more trips to the Rhode Island caused an snow-mazing spectacle in Antarctica last month (Feb10) when it collided with the edge of the Mertz Glacier. The ice island's big bump created a new floating mass almost as big as itself. NASA's Aqua satellite captured the collision and its aftermath. Credit: (Mandatory): NASA

Supreme Court is entering an emotionally charged dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers."</p...

Ex-NASA official pleads guilty in contracts case

2010-03-08T13:00:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Ex-NASA official pleads guilty to making illegal profits by steering contracts</div><div><p>A former high-ranking NASA official has pleaded guilty in Mississippi to designing contracts that netted him more than $270,000 in illegal profits.</p><p>Liam P. Sarsfield is a former chief deputy engineer in NASA background checks can continue</div><div><p>The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to referee a dispute between NASA and some of its independent contractors over required security checks, a decision that could affect how the federal government investigates the background of current and future employees.</p><p>The justices agreed to hear an appeal from the space agency, ...

Court to consider NASA employee background checks

2010-03-08T07:45:07Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether NASA background investigations, required of scientists, engineers and all other employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in

Obama to push White House vision for NASA in April

2010-03-07T11:15:12Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline his administration's vision for space agency NASA and an eventual trip to Mars during a conference in Florida in April, the White House said on Sunday....

Former head of Johnson Space Center dies in Texas

2010-03-07T07:46:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Aaron Cohen, former head of Johnson Space Center, pioneer of shuttle program, dies in Texas</div><div><p>Aaron Cohen, the former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center who helped create the space shuttle program, has died in Colle...