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Here are the most recent articles from the About Space Station - Astronomy/Space for kids. The About Space Station provides great astronomy and space resources for kids. From learning to having fun, and everything in between, these resources for kids are for you. NASA Mars Spirit Rover Airbag to Get Another Tug
The engineers and scientists for NASA's Spirit are eager to get the rover off its lander and out exploring the terrain that Spirit's pictures are revealing, but caution comes first. An added "lift and tuck" to get deflated airbag material out of the way extends the number of activities Spirit needs to finish before it can get its wheels onto martian ground. Rover Airbag to Get Another Tug. Gravity Probe B Launch Postponed
Gravity Probe B Launch Postponed. After a review of test data, a decision has been made to reschedule the launch of Gravity Probe B (GP-B). The launch had been scheduled for Dec. 6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Hubble Spies Tiny Moons Circling Uranus
Hubble Spies Tiny Moons Circling Uranus. These images, taken with the NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), show several faint moons circling Uranus, including a newly detected moon and a rediscovered satellite. The planet's ring system can also be seen. Return To The Moon
More than 30 years after the last person left the moon, are we on the verge of returning? Discover the plans of two commercial ventures. The Loss of The Columbia
The Loss of The Columbia - The Final Hours of STS-107 - Columbia's Seven Lost Heroes - Investigating The Disaster Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe - Danish Father of Modern Astronomy. Biography of Tycho Brahe, the astronomer who collected data during his lifetime that was far superior to any others made prior to the invention of the telescope. Read more about astronomer, Tycho Brahe, and his tremendous work to bring astronomy into the new millenium. Caib Issues Preliminary Recommendation Three
Caib Issues Preliminary Recommendation Three - On-Orbit/On-Station TPS Inspection and Repair Capability Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 - First Artificial Satellite In Space. The world, especially the US, was shocked, when on October 4, 1957, the USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The name comes from a word for “traveling companion of the world.” It carried a thermometer and two radio transmitters. Circling the earth once every 96.2 minutes it transmitted atmospheric information by radio. A Cosmic Searchlight - NASA Hubble Image
A Cosmic Searchlight. Streaming out from the center of the galaxy M87 like a cosmic searchlight is one of nature's most amazing phenomena, a black-hole-powered jet of electrons and other sub-atomic particles traveling at nearly the speed of light. In this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, the blue of the jet contrasts with the yellow glow from the combined light of billions of unseen stars and the yellow, point-like globular clusters that make up this galaxy. Near Earth Objects
A recent article on BBC.com says that a small meteoroid (approximately 16 feet wide) flew past the Earth recently. It was the fourth closest pass by an object since we have been monitoring near Earth objects. Are we overdue for such an impact? What plans are in place should such a large object be discovered? It’s time for a concentrated effort to protect our world. Europe Reaches For The Moon
Europe Reaches For The Moon. SMART-1, Europe’s first science spacecraft designed to orbit the Moon, has completed the first part of its journey by achieving its initial Earth orbit after a flawless launch during the night of 27/28 September. Diverse Team of Experts Supports Independent Shuttle Accident Probe
Diverse Team of Experts Supports Independent Shuttle Accident Probe - Nation’s Most Experienced Investigators and Safety Experts If You Thought That Was a Close View of Mars, Just Wait
If You Thought That Was a Close View of Mars, Just Wait. As Earth pulls away from Mars after last month's close approach, NASA is developing a spacecraft that will take advantage of the next close encounter in 2005. That spacecraft, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, will make a more comprehensive inspection of our planetary neighbor than any previous mission. Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Fair Project Ideas. Take a look at these science fair project ideas to see if they can help you come up with your own plan. Remember, these ideas are just a starting point for planning your science fair project. You will still need to use the scientific method to completely map out your project. Return to Flight Reference Page
Return to Flight Reference Page. The Path To Flying The Space Shuttle Again. NASA's plan for returning the space shuttle fleet to operation. Preflight Interview: Soichi Noguchi - STS-114
Preflight Interview: Soichi Noguchi - STS-114. STS-114 Crew Interview with Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. Preflight Interview: Charlie Camarda - 2
Preflight Interview: Charlie Camarda - 2. STS-114 Crew Interview with Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist. Preflight Interview: Charlie Camarda - 1
Preflight Interview: Charlie Camarda - 1. STS-114 Crew Interview with Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist. Stafford-Covey Task Group Issues Interim Status Report
Stafford-Covey Task Group Issues Interim Status Report. The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group issued an interim report Tuesday, Jan. 20. The group is making an independent assessment of NASA's implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board Space Shuttle return to flight recommendations. Anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster. Their mission was almost complete, and we lost them so close to home. The men and women of the Columbia had journeyed more than 6 million miles and were minutes away from arrival and reunion. NASA Spirit Mars Rover Lowers Front Wheels
NASA's Spirit, the first of two Mars Exploration Rovers on the martian surface, has stood up and extended its front wheels while continuing to delight its human partners with new information about its neighborhood within Mars' Gusev Crater. NASA Spirit Lowers Front Wheels - Looks Around In Infrared. Images from Hubble's ACS Tell a Tale of Two Record-Breaking Galaxy Clusters
Looking back in time nearly 9 billion years, an international team of astronomers found mature galaxies in a young universe. The galaxies are members of a cluster of galaxies that existed when the universe was only 5 billion years old, or about 35 percent of its present age. This compelling evidence that galaxies must have started forming just after the big bang was bolstered by observations made by the same team of astronomers when they peered even farther back in time. Delta-Like Fan on Mars Suggests Ancient Rivers Were Persistent
Delta-Like Fan on Mars Suggests Ancient Rivers Were Persistent. Newly seen details in a fan-shaped apron of debris on Mars may help settle a decades-long debate about whether the planet had long-lasting rivers instead of just brief, intense floods.
. Lone Black Holes Discovered Adrift in the Galaxy
Lone Black Holes Discovered Adrift in the Galaxy. Two international teams of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes in Australia and Chile have discovered the first examples of isolated stellar-mass black holes adrift among the stars in our galaxy. | 