http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revealed it was a hoax. http://www.physorg.com/news175758595.html Space & Earth Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:56:03 EST news175758595 With every spacecraft that leaves Earth, millions of microbes hitch a ride into space. As astrobiologists search for life in other worlds, preventing forward and back contamination remains a key priority. http://www.physorg.com/news174844602.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:57:13 EST news174844602 (AP) -- On Twitter, messages of 140 characters may seem confining. Mike Massimino is finding a different type of space even more limiting - outer space. http://www.physorg.com/news161537881.html Space & Earth Thu, 14 May 2009 16:38:21 EST news161537881 It's not much bigger than a softball and weighs just 2 pounds. But the "pico satellite" being designed and built in a University of Florida aerospace engineering laboratory may hold a key to a future of easy access to outer space - one where sending satellites into orbit is as routine and inexpensive as shipping goods around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news145807177.html Space & Earth Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:59:37 EST news145807177