Supermoon Squashed, Seat to Space Winner and What Mayan Calendars Say
From the winner of a seat to space to photos of the supermoon sinking, it's been a busy week in space. Vote for the week's best space story.<br><br>FIRST STOP: Rare Venus Transit of Sun in June to Amaze Skywatchers
Rare Venus Transit of Sun in June to Amaze Skywatchers
Your last chance to watch Venus cross the sun's face is less than a month away. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15573-venus-transit-sun-june-2012.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Space Probe Fleet Would Search for Mars Life
Space Probe Fleet Idea Would Search for Mars Life
A team of researchers has proposed a relatively cheap mission to look for signs of life on Mars. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15578-mars-life-search-bold-probe-fleet.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Secret Air Force X-37B Space Plane Mission a 'Spectacular Success'
Secret Air Force X-37B Space Plane Mission a 'Spectacular Success'
The U.S. Air Force's secretive robotic X-37B space plane mission continues to chalk up time in Earth orbit, nearing 430 days of a spaceflight that — while classified — appears to be an unqualified success. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15575-secret-x37b-space-plane-mission-success.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Astronaut Sees Squashed 'Supermoon' From Space
Astronaut Sees Squashed 'Supermoon' From Space (Photos)
An astronaut in space snapped spectacular photos of the supermoon of May, including views of a squashed moon sinking behind the Earth's horizon. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15582-supermoon-squashed-astronaut-space-photo.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Ancient Mars Volcano Blast Hints at Wet History
Ancient Mars Volcano Blast Hints at Planet's Wet History
New research into an ancient Martian volcanic eruption suggests the Red Planet was once far wetter than it is today, with a much thicker atmosphere. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15592-mars-water-ancient-volcano.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Light from Alien Super-Earth Seen for 1st Time
Light from Alien Super-Earth Seen for 1st Time
Light from an alien "super-Earth" twice the size of our own Earth has been detected by a NASA space telescope for the first time in what astronomers are calling a historic achievement. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15597-alien-super-earth-light-detected-55-cancrie.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Scientists Should 'Cool It' on Alien Life Claims, Biologist Says
Scientists Should 'Cool It' on Alien Life Claims, Biologist Says
Scientists and the media need to stop "crying wolf" about new life forms, says a prominent molecular biologist. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15605-alien-life-overhyped.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Arizona Man Wins Free Trip to Space
Arizona Man Wins Free Trip to Space
Greg Schneider won a free trip to suborbital space today, in the finale of the months-long Space Race 2012 competition. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15616-space-race-2012-spaceflight-winner.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Shuttle Rocket Booster Maker to Launch Private Space Taxi by 2015
Shuttle Rocket Booster Maker to Launch Private Space Taxi by 2015
The Utah-based rocket company ATK announced today (May 9) that it aims to fly a crew-carrying rocket and spacecraft to low-Earth orbit by 2015. The Liberty launch system would use ATK's planned Liberty rocket and a new crew capsule capable of carrying seven astronauts into orbit. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15625-liberty-rocket-private-space-taxi-atk.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Mars Rover Opportunity Survives Harsh Martian Winter to Rove Again
Mars Rover Opportunity Survives Harsh Martian Winter to Rove Again
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover has begun roving again, after waiting out the Martian winter at one spot for more than four months. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15629-mars-rover-opportunity-moving-winter-break.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT:Huge Asteroid Vesta Actually an Ancient Protoplanet
Huge Asteroid Vesta Actually an Ancient Protoplanet
The asteroid Vesta, the second largest in the asteroid belt, is actually a small proto-planet, a relic leftover from the birth of our solar sytem, scientists say. The discovery is one of many unveiled in a series of studies today. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15630-asteroid-vesta-protoplanet-dawn-spacecraft.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Oldest Mayan Astronomical Calendar Discovered
Oldest Mayan Astronomical Calendar Discovered
The oldest-known version of the ancient Maya calendar has been discovered adorning a lavishly painted wall in the ruins of a city deep in the Guatemalan rainforest. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15633-apocalypse-oldest-mayan-calendar.html>Full Story</a>]
<br><br>NEXT: Oldest Mayan Astronomical Calendar Discovered
Huge Dead Satellite May Be Space Junk for 150 Years
Now that the huge Envisat satellite has been declared dead, it becomes a huge and somewhat threatening piece of space junk. [<a href=http://www.space.com/15640-envisat-satellite-space-junk-150years.html>Full Story</a>]
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