Science fiction is one step closer to becoming reality.
A researcher at the NASA Ames Research Center has created a proof of concept gadget that can convert an ordinary, everyday iPhone into a chemical sensor capable of detecting ammonia, chlorine gas, and methane.
The device is about the size of a postage stamp and plugs right into [...]

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The Leonid Meteor Shower 2009 is here.  The annual spectacle can be seen November 13-20, but the peak of meteoric activity will occur on Tuesday morning, November 17, 2009.
The best time to spot meteors will be after 1:30 a.m. EST and prior to sunrise.
This year, the view should be spectacular as the moon won’t be [...]

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NASA finished fueling the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Monday morning for an afternoon takeoff to the International Space Station, even though cloud cover continues to increase.
Watch the Atlantis launch in real time on our Live Video page.
Weather forecasters now say that the chances of acceptable weather are at about 70 percent, which is not nearly [...]

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The Vatican just wrapped up a five day conference on astrobiology where some of the world’s greatest scientists gathered to discuss the detection and implications of extraterrestrial life, i.e.: aliens.
The man who was the impetus for this conference was Director of the Vatican Observatory, Father Jose Gabriel Funes. In May 2008, Funes conducted an interview [...]

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After being scrubbed yesterday due to unfavorable weather conditions, the Ares 1-X launched at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday morning from Cape Canaveral.
The Ares 1-X is the biggest U.S. rocket to venture into space since the Saturn V.
The giant rocket executed a 90-degree roll as part of its test flight to verify the flight control [...]

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UPDATE: View the Ares 1-X launch video here.
Tuesday morning’s NASA rocket launch of the Ares I-X rocket had to be postponed due to weather, a stuck probe cover, and a surprise cargo ship in the rocket’s “danger zone.”
“We had some opportunities, but just couldn’t get there,” test director Jeff Spaulding said. “Weather didn’t [...]

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NASA’s Lunar Prospector first unveiled that there were hydrogen signatures located in craters on the dark side of the moon back in 1999. Ever since, researchers have eager to verify the presence of water on the moon.

Is LCROSS part of a greater conspiracy regarding alien life forms? Find out more here.
The Lunar CRater Observing [...]

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UPDATE: See video from the LCROSS lunar impact here.
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Remember the LCROSS rocket that launched back on June 18th?  Well, it’s time is almost up, as it is slated to smash into the moon on Friday.
Slooh, a service that [...]

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This is big. NASA has confirmed that 3 lunar probes equipped with mineral composition mapping instruments have confirmed that there is, in fact, water on the moon.
The presence of good old H2O on the Moon’s surface was confirmed in one of three papers published in the journal Science. According to one of them, a [...]

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NASA recently did an overhaul on the Hubble Telescope. The new Hubble photos that were released today are absolutely stellar, literally.
NASA invested nearly one billion dollars to give the Hubble a facelift. It appears that it was money well spent.
Last May, NASA commissioned a team of scientists to perform some celestial repair procedures on [...]

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