http://news.discovery.com/space/ Space News explores the solar system and beyond into the far reaches of outer space, NASA, its space shuttles, space probes, and the search for alien life. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/space/ 144 19 Mon Nov 23 2009 16:14:16 GMT Mon Nov 23 2009 16:14:16 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/space/large-hadron-collider-misconceptions.html d3dbfaf4-7468-46b8-8013-d24f9922f940 Doomsday Large Hadron Collider Particle Physics Skepticism Theoretical Physics Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:18:00 EST Top 5 Misconceptions About The LHC The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a complex piece of kit and the stuff it will discover could revolutionize our understanding of the universe. That sounds well and good, but what's all this crazy talk about the LHC being some kind of doomsday device? http://news.discovery.com/space/atlantis-astronauts-final-spacewalk.html a79349a4-2254-40e2-92fd-bea1dd57d6a0 Astronauts NASA Space Shuttle Space Station Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:45:00 EST Atlantis Astronauts Perform Final Spacewalk The Atlantis crew is wrapping up their resupply mission aboard the International Space Station. http://news.discovery.com/space/after-space-shuttle-wholl-have-a-ticket-to-ride.html 2b5631cd-8af6-4cad-90e0-1d48265569f7 Ray Villard Ares Rocket Astronauts ESA Mars Rockets Space Politics Space Shuttle Space Station Space Technology Space Travel Spaceflight Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10:35 EST After Space Shuttle, Who’ll Have a Ticket to Ride? The simmering debate over the future direction of our nation's human space flight program hit even more air turbulence over the past couple weeks. On the cusp of the Augustine Report on NASA's future space flight plans (that was delivered ... http://news.discovery.com/space/greg-fish-humans-robots.html 178471ec-7054-4f8d-a9e8-041b19ce5a7f Astronauts Humans Robots Space Exploration Technology Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:19:00 EST Never Send a Machine to Do a Human's Job Humans aren't suited for space, robots are. Does this mean we should sideline human space flight in favor of sending the equivalent of a digital camera to distant worlds? Greg Fish doesn't think so and neither do we. http://news.discovery.com/space/the-2nd-night-of-false-alarms-on-space-station.html d2424344-e0e9-4cc8-b989-5c1ea0cdbaa7 Irene Klotz NASA Space Shuttle Space Station Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:31:13 EST 2nd Night of False Alarms on Space Station Depressurization and smoke alarms woke the shuttle and station crews for a second consecutive night on Friday. Flight controllers quickly determined they were false alarms, but the station's ventilation system automatically shut down, prompting NASA to cancel spacewalk preparations inside ... http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-unleashes-the-galactic-ghoul.html f051b11d-3712-4020-9383-7a4245d10a98 Robert Lamb Alien Life Mars NASA Space Culture Space Travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:22 EST NASA unleashes the Galactic Ghoul? As I've mentioned before, I love a good outrageous space headline -- and the more they personify science or mold it to sound like a space opera, the better. But it's interesting to note that the "great galactic ghoul" traces ... http://news.discovery.com/space/one-tiny-step-for-spirit.html 73a0ffb9-f6f0-4235-a87e-25e6c1493cfc Irene Klotz Mars NASA Planets Robotics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:59 EST One Tiny Step for Spirit NASA’s stuck Mars rover Spirit took the tiniest of steps to free itself from a sand trap that brought it to a standstill six months ago. After spinning its wheels for the equivalent of 8.2 feet, the rover moved about ... http://news.discovery.com/space/large-hadron-collider-circulates-proton-beam.html f47aab1f-eabf-4090-9eeb-ffc765ce1b85 Ian O'Neill Laboratories Large Hadron Collider Particle Physics Physics Standard Model Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:36 EST Large Hadron Collider Circulates Proton Beam For the first time since September 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has circulated a beam of protons fully around its 17 mile-long ring of supercooled electromagnets. The last time this happened was shortly before the LHC suffered a devastating ... http://news.discovery.com/space/introducing-the-mandelbulb.html 8c314e96-f085-4346-b2b0-09b0d382d367 Jennifer Ouellette Computer Simulation Physics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:04 EST Introducing the Mandelbulb Fractal geometry has broad appeal because of the amazing colorful shapes that can be created, but it's easy to forget that there is actual information -- and some pretty rigorous math -- underlying the pretty pictures. Algebra and geometry are ... http://news.discovery.com/space/jonathan-butterworth-lhc-higgs.html 78b6e694-e920-47a8-88bf-f0913bd36202 Ian O'Neill Black Hole Large Hadron Collider Particle Physics Quantum Physics Standard Model Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:01:00 EST The LHC Higgs Boson Hunter The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is about to be fired up and Professor Jonathan Butterworth hopes that the ATLAS detector uncovers far more exotic physics than just the Higgs particle. http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-november-20.html 6b0c046b-28c3-47bf-943d-0091a99c67e4 Animals Earth Space Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. http://news.discovery.com/space/atlantis-astronauts-first-spacewalk.html eee4d657-069e-4939-b04a-603eb1101009 Astronauts NASA Space Missions Space Station Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:59:00 EST Atlantis Astronauts Embark on First Spacewalk A pair of spacewalking astronauts hustled through work outside the International Space Station. http://news.discovery.com/space/us-china-look-to-expand-space-partnership.html 7567f0d2-073e-4afa-b5b9-46b95158a94a Irene Klotz NASA Space Politics Space Station Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:56:31 EST US, China Look to Expand Space Partnership Whether the United States and its partners in the International Space Station program will get their money’s worth out of the $100 billion endeavor is still to be determined, but there’s one point even the skeptics concede: it’s been a ... http://news.discovery.com/space/saving-mars-rover-spirit.html 2cf48b39-506c-4f7a-949b-903c1fcc4254 Mars NASA Robotics Solar System Space Exploration Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:03:00 EST Saving Spirit : Big Pic Gallery NASA's Mars Expedition Rover Spirit has been stuck in a sand trap since April and the prognosis for the robot to drive again isn't good. However, NASA is currently staging an escape attempt. Let's have a look at the problem they are facing. http://news.discovery.com/space/atlantis-space-station-arrival.html 1b19ddac-0b4f-430c-911e-46aaf89a853d Astronauts NASA Space Shuttle Space Station Spacecraft Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST Shuttle Atlantis Docks With Space Station Atlantis arrived at its intended destination Wednesday, carrying much needed cargo to the space station. http://news.discovery.com/space/star-goes-rogue-in-untimely-collision.html d872de27-ab55-486c-b31f-eb55245ab020 Ray Villard Doomsday Extrasolar Planets Stars Stellar Phenomena Stellar Physics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:06:01 EST Star Goes Rogue in Untimely Collision It's a solid doomsday prediction that in about 5 billion years the dying sun will expand as a bloated red giant and engulf the Earth. But imagine if in just a few weeks the middle-aged sun suddenly ballooned out to ... http://news.discovery.com/space/spirits-escape-plan-falters.html a3efbc84-1a54-4e4a-9f69-6a033ffca8bf Ian O'Neill Mars NASA Robotics Space Technology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:48:27 EST Spirit's Escape Plan Falters It was never going to be a quick-fix to Mars Expedition Rover Spirit's predicament, but today's first attempt at rolling the wheeled robot out of the soft sand was aborted in less than 1 second. Fortunately, this isn't an indicator ... http://news.discovery.com/space/butterflies-atlantis-space-station.html cf3a6805-e9a5-4c5b-b6d5-d1ee93963e49 Irene Klotz Animals Butterflies NASA Space Shuttle Space Station Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST Butterflies in Space? Space shuttle Atlantis launched carrying a few unexpected passengers. http://news.discovery.com/space/can-science-beat-the-doomsday-hype.html 9d66102b-d142-4fdc-bacb-31a4039e6bfa Ian O'Neill 2012 Phenomenon Doomsday Humor Skepticism Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:41:24 EST Can Science Beat the Doomsday Hype? The world will come to an end. In approximately 4 billion years time, when the sun has depleted its supply of hydrogen in its core, our nearest star will swell like a balloon when it starts to burn heavier elements, ... http://news.discovery.com/space/kings-of-leonid.html 3570c9ab-1cef-4741-a53b-12a71b6f2635 Jennifer Ouellette Astronomy Comets Meteors Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:06:47 EST Kings of Leonid Tuesday is shaping into a big night for star gazers, since that's when the 2009 Leonid meteor shower will peak, giving those in Asia in particular something of a spectacular light show. The fireworks will be further helped by the ...