SPACE.com http://www.space.com/ Something amazing every day. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 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 Moon's Friends Say 'No' to Future Lunar Crashes http://www.space.com/news/091106-lcross-moon-crash-protests.html When a NASA spacecraft rammed into the moon in October, it tossed up a hard-to-see plume of lunar material and stirred up a cloud of public anxiety. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST New Type of Supernova Discovered http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091105-new-supernova.html New type of supernova featuring helium explosion on a white dwarf is discovered. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Stars May be Cosmic Road Signs to Intelligent Aliens http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091105-am-intelligent-aliens.html The most probable place to find intelligent life in the galaxy is around stars very similar to our sun, a new study has found. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Space Junk Buzzes Station as Astronauts Sleep http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/091106-space-junk-astronauts-update.html A small chunk of space trash headed for an uncomfortably close pass by the International Space Station late Friday, but not close enough to force the astronauts aboard to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Seattle Team Wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Contest http://www.space.com/news/091106-space-elevator-games-results.html A Seattle-based team has won $900,000 in this year's Space Elevator Games, a NASA-sponsored contest to build machines powered by laser beams that can climb a cable in the sky. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST POLL: Would You Want to Meet an Alien? http://www.space.com/common/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20975 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST U.S. 'Decades Behind' on Space Debris Threat, Official Says http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/091106-space-junk-risk-increase.html The chief of U.S. Strategic Command said Wednesday that America needs to step up its game in monitoring the orbital debris that's up there and planning to avoid collisions with valuable satellites. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Station Astronauts May Take Shelter From Space Junk http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/091106-space-junk-astronauts-shelter.html A piece of space junk will fly uncomfortably close to the International Space Station late Friday and may force astronauts to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Some of the Universe's First Galaxies Discovered http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091106-earliest-galaxies-universe.html Astronomers find early, distant galaxies that could illuminate universe's first light. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Rugged, Scarred Terrain Seen in New Mars Images http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091106-mars-express-images.html New Mars Express images showcase huge crater, chaotic Martian terrain. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Dark Horse Challenges Dark Matter to Explain Missing Matter http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091105-missing-matter.html One of the greatest mysteries of astronomy is the problem of the missing mass: All of the matter scientists can see in the universe accounts for only five percent of the observed gravity. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST FORUM: What's the Deal with Wormholes and Time Travel? http://www.space.com/common/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20917 Interesting articles in our Community forum. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Hubble Gives Best Ever View of Southern Pinwheel Galaxy http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091105-hubble-m83.html New Hubble camera details star birth and death in M83 galaxy. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST Identity of Puzzling Star Revealed http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091104-supernova-neutron-star.html Spectrum of supernova remnant explained by low magnetic field, carbon atmosphere. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:6:05 EST