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. A small piece of debris from China's 2007 anti-satellite test passed by the space shuttle Atlantis, but not close enough to require an evasive maneuver, NASA said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news161507567.html Space & Earth Thu, 14 May 2009 08:13:08 EST news161507567 (AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit. http://www.physorg.com/news161505663.html Space & Earth Thu, 14 May 2009 07:43:28 EST news161505663 (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis is now in a rough orbital neighborhood - a place littered with thousands of pieces of space junk zipping around the Earth at nearly 20,000 mph. There are more pieces of shattered satellites and used-up rockets in this region than astronauts have ever encountered. And the crew must be there for more than a week to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. As soon as the job is complete, the shuttle will scamper to safety. http://www.physorg.com/news161367372.html Space & Earth Tue, 12 May 2009 17:16:37 EST news161367372 Astronauts are giving a behind the scenes look at the space shuttle Atlantis's high-risk mission to service the Hubble telescope, thanks to micro-blogging sensation Twitter. http://www.physorg.com/news161316427.html Technology Tue, 12 May 2009 03:07:36 EST news161316427 (PhysOrg.com) -- First motion is almost always a big event in the world of space exploration. Whether the first motion is of a wheel beginning to rotate or a rocket lifting off the pad, first motion means things are definitely changing. On day four of the upcoming shuttle servicing mission of the Hubble Space Telescope, there will be another such significant first motion. It will begin when a bolt that has been frozen in place for a decade and a half completes its 20th counterclockwise rotation. http://www.physorg.com/news161276505.html Space & Earth Mon, 11 May 2009 16:02:16 EST news161276505 (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven thundered away Monday on one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, setting off on an extraordinarily ambitious repair mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory to new scientific heights. http://www.physorg.com/news161272307.html Space & Earth Mon, 11 May 2009 14:52:06 EST news161272307 (AP) -- Astronauts strapped into space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, an extraordinarily ambitious mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory to new scientific heights. http://www.physorg.com/news161243895.html Space & Earth Mon, 11 May 2009 10:57:13 EST news161243895 (AP) -- Using the power of pictures, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped away at the mystery of the universe. http://www.physorg.com/news161184094.html Space & Earth Sun, 10 May 2009 14:22:10 EST news161184094 (AP) -- NASA began the countdown for its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope on Friday as the astronauts who will attempt the daunting repairs arrived at the launching site. http://www.physorg.com/news161028386.html Space & Earth Fri, 08 May 2009 19:06:58 EST news161028386 (AP) -- The White House has ordered a complete outside review of NASA's manned space program, including plans to return astronauts to the moon. http://www.physorg.com/news160931608.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 May 2009 16:23:44 EST news160931608 Salmonella, what's gotten into you? Researchers have been asking themselves this question ever since Salmonella bacteria grown on board the space shuttle returned to Earth 3 to 7 times more virulent than Salmonella grown on the ground under otherwise identical conditions. Figuring out why could help safeguard astronauts from disease and lead to new treatments for food poisoning and other common ailments on Earth. http://www.physorg.com/news160931238.html Biology Thu, 07 May 2009 16:07:58 EST news160931238 (AP) -- The Hubble Space Telescope is about to get one last house call. And never before have the risks been higher. http://www.physorg.com/news160926151.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 May 2009 14:43:45 EST news160926151 In a major turnaround, the Obama administration intends this week to order a review of the spacecraft program that NASA had hoped would one day replace the space shuttle, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. http://www.physorg.com/news160806883.html Space & Earth Wed, 06 May 2009 07:47:57 EST news160806883 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Commander Scott Altman and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 2:01 p.m. EDT, May 11, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. http://www.physorg.com/news160327349.html Space & Earth Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:23:16 EST news160327349 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is preparing to fly a small satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space. The nanosatellite, known as PharmaSat, is a secondary payload aboard a U.S. Air Force four-stage Minotaur 1 rocket planned for launch the evening of May 5. http://www.physorg.com/news160161359.html Space & Earth Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:16:29 EST news160161359 (AP) -- NASA may move up its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope by one day. http://www.physorg.com/news159714064.html Space & Earth Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:01:25 EST news159714064 NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are quietly being revised and are in danger of slipping past 2020. http://www.physorg.com/news159646447.html Space & Earth Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:16:05 EST news159646447 (AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour is on a launch pad, ready to rocket off on a rescue mission if shuttle Atlantis needs help when it flies to repair the Hubble Space Telescope next month. http://www.physorg.com/news159193884.html Space & Earth Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:32:02 EST news159193884 Astronauts' meals have come a long way from the freeze-dried powders and semi-liquid pastes of decades ago: now US scientists want to grow vegetables in mini-greenhouses on the Moon. http://www.physorg.com/news158991711.html Space & Earth Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:22:25 EST news158991711 (AP) -- Two weeks after three senators called for his ouster, the beleaguered NASA inspector general who came under fire from two watchdog agencies gave notice. http://www.physorg.com/news157952105.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:35:43 EST news157952105 (AP) -- Their mission almost complete, space shuttle Discovery's astronauts checked out their ship's flight systems Friday to ensure a safe return to NASA's spaceport. http://www.physorg.com/news157376663.html Space & Earth Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:45:01 EST news157376663 (PhysOrg.com) -- The space shuttle Discovery's crew is expected to complete its mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:43 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 28. The return to Earth will conclude a 13-day flight. Nine of those days were spent docked to the station. http://www.physorg.com/news157224348.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:26:26 EST news157224348 (AP) -- After eight days together, space shuttle Discovery pulled away from the international space station Wednesday, beaming down stunning photos of the orbiting outpost, finally balanced and boasting all its solar wings. http://www.physorg.com/news157218168.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:43:26 EST news157218168 A Purdue University aerospace researcher helped shape plans to install a new experiment currently on the space shuttle Discovery to collect data for controlling deadly friction and heating in the design of future spacecraft. http://www.physorg.com/news157033602.html Physics Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:27:29 EST news157033602 The seven astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery had an unexpected companion during their liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center earlier this week, the US space agency said. http://www.physorg.com/news156611285.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:08:30 EST news156611285 (PhysOrg.com) -- At 5:19:53: p.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery docked to the Pressurized Mating Adaptor on the front of the International Space Station's Harmony module. http://www.physorg.com/news156536256.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:17:55 EST news156536256 (AP) -- With a kick of its rocket thrusters, space shuttle Discovery zoomed to the international space station Tuesday to deliver one last set of solar wings that should bring the orbiting complex to full power. http://www.physorg.com/news156527120.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45:43 EST news156527120 Talk about a big construction project... http://www.physorg.com/news156525597.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:21:13 EST news156525597 The newest generation of compact research freezers is performing well in space and have already boosted the scientific capacity of the International Space Station (ISS), said engineers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). http://www.physorg.com/news156430664.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:58:10 EST news156430664 (PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new crew member to the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news156395449.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:11:35 EST news156395449