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The 2009 edition of NASA's Spinoff, a publication that shows how NASA technology is being put to use in everyday life here on Earth, is available in print and online.

We used to hear quite a bit about the Bush administration's supposed 'war on science.' What about the Obama administration's war on mathematics? Every time somebody tries to test the logic of the president's economic policy using actual numbers, the White House starts screaming about space aliens.

This is a composite of false color images of the galaxies found at the early epoch around 800 million years after the Big Bang.

An ongoing analysis of space debris thought be a threat to the International Space Station shows the debris will not pass close enough to the complex to warrant preparations for an emergency evacuation.

A battle flag that traveled to Iowa with a Union soldier at the end of the Civil War will soon be taking a $75,000 trip home to South Carolina.

The SSULI instrument includes: spectrograph , control electronics and high voltage power supplies .

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The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from the European Space Agency, or ESA, to NASA has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov.

Wired reports LaserMotive has won a prize in The Space Elevator Games. The company developed a laser-powered robot that managed to climb a kilometer long wire dangling from a helicopter in just over four minutes.

The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83.

The latest trend in eco-tourism is completely out of this world ... and right around the corner.

NASA Ames Director Pete Worden, Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga and Ames historian Jack Boyd all spoke during a ceremony Monday evening in celebration of NASA Ames' 70th anniversary.

The Russian space agency may build a nuclear-powered spacecraft with the blessing of the country's leader, Russian and international media reported Thursday.

Ducommun Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-10-03. Ducommun Incorporated manufactures components and assemblies principally for domestic and foreign commercial and military aircraft and space programs.

Space explorers have yet to get their hands on the replicator of "Star Trek" to create anything they might require.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Source: NASA HQ - Comments NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan are hosting Washington area middle and high school students Thursday for a live discussion with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Space crashes are becoming increasingly likely as more and more debris is left floating in our orbit, scientists have warned.

Rocketing off to space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go. The so-called space elevator is the future goal of this week's $2 million Space Elevator Games in the Mojave Desert.

Tim Kopra of Austin is a history making astronaut who recently became the first person to twitter in space.

Masten Space Systems of Mojave, Calif., has been declared the first-place winner of NASA's Lunar Lander Challenge, sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Corp.