http://www.space.com/ Something amazing every day. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST en-us http://i.space.com/template_images/syn/space_88.jpg http://www.space.com/ 88 31 http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shuttle-space-station-docking-100210.html Space shuttle Endeavour made a midnight docking at the International Space Station Wednesday to deliver NASA's last big room and windows for the high-flying laboratory. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/common/media/show/player.php?show_id=47&ep=2 Hot fusion fires and strong magnetic fields shape massive solar outbursts. Watch how this stellar instrument tunes itself up to serenade its planets with energy. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solar-dynamics-observatory-100209.html The all-seeing Solar Dynamics Observatory promises to reveal the sun in HD resolution and help scientists better predict dangerous solar storms. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/solar-dynamics-observatory-launch-preview-100210.html NASA's new sun probe, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), is set to launch Wednesday morning on a quest to study our closest star. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/solar-dynamics-observatory-countdown.html LIVE countdown coverage of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory launch atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Spaceflight Now. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/spaceshuttle/index.html Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/enceladus-water-100209.html Evidence suggests liquid water exists inside Saturn's moon Enceladus. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=SP_100205_twisC Astronaut and ATK manager Scott "Doc" Horowitz is deeply skeptical of small private commercial space companies chances of delivering and returning crews. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts-130-heat-shield-preview-100208.html Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour will scan their spacecraft overnight to search for any signs of heat shield damage from their early Monday launch. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shuttle-astronauts-skip-super-bowl-100208.html The six astronauts who rocketed into space early Monday opted to skip watching the Super Bowl in order to blast off on the space shuttle Endeavour. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/news/shuttle-night-launch-history-cs-100208.html There is a lot of history behind NASA's final night launch of a space shuttle — the early Monday liftoff of shuttle Endeavour. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shuttle-launch-day-100208.html The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida when it launched Feb. 8 on its STS-130 mission. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=SP_100205_twisB Are small private firms better suited to reducing the cost of space? Maybe, if we're willing to trade uncertainty for opportunity. Commercial Spaceflight Federation's Brett Alexander and Astronaut Leroy Chiao explore the issues. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/hubble-spiral-galaxies-100208.html Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have created a census of galaxy types and shapes. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/spacewatch/orion-constellation-100203.html Orion is the richest constellation of the winter sky, a perfect place to begin exploring the night sky. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/sunspot-1045.html A new group of sunspots has produced moderate (M-class) solar flares, but forecasters say it could unleash a large (X-class) flare. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:10:33 EST