SPACE.com http://www.space.com/ Something amazing every day. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST en-us SPACE.com http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827/1d/www.space.com/template_images/syn/space_88.jpg http://www.space.com/ 88 31 Shuttle Discovery to Leave Space Station Today http://www.space.com/aol/090325-sts119-undocking-preview.html The space shuttle Discovery will undock from the International Space Station on Wednesday. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST President Obama Calls Astronauts on Shuttle, Station http://www.space.com/aol/090324-sts119-obama-phonecall.html President Obama called the 10 astronauts on shuttle Discovery and the space station. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST U.S. Billionaire Set For 2nd Trip to Space http://www.space.com/aol/090324-exp19-simonyi-bio.html American billionaire Charles Simonyi is gearing up for his second trip to space as a paying civilian. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST NASA Might Name Toilet For Comedian Stephen Colbert http://www.space.com/aol/090324-colbert-space-toilet.html NASA may consider putting comedian Stephen Colbert's name on a space toilet. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST Easy Skywatching: See the Shuttle and Space Station http://www.space.com/aol/090324-spot-shuttle-iss.html Skywatchers across much of the United States and southern Canada are in for a real treat. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST Vote to Name Next Mars Rover http://www.space.com/aol/090323-mars-rover-naming.html Vote to name NASA's Mars Science Laboratory robotic explorer. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST Salmonella in Space Get Even Nastier http://www.space.com/aol/090324-st-salmonella-space.html Salmonella sent to space have revealed secrets about the disease-causing bacteria that could help treat humans with food poisoning. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST NASA's Mars Program in Disarray http://www.space.com/aol/090323-nasa-mars-program.html The robotic Mars program is sort of a planetary Dead Man Walking these days. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST Why Life on Earth is Left-Handed http://www.space.com/aol/090323-mm-universal-lefty-life.html A "left-handed" bias in meteorites suggests that Earth life could have come from space. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:25:24 EST