May 2010
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Survey Finds Smoking Gun Of Black Hole Activation
Data from an NASA’s Swift satellite shows why a small percentage of supermassive black holes emit vast amounts of energy.
Astronomers Discover New Star-Forming Regions in Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered a large number of previously unknown regions where massive stars are forming.
Astronomers Discover Clue to Origin of Milky Way Gas Clouds
A surprising discovery that hydrogen gas clouds found in our Milky Way Galaxy have preferred locations has given astronomers a key clue.
NASA Solves 40-Year-Old Martian Ice Cap Mystery
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has solved a pair of decades-old mysteries and provided new information about Mars.
Spacecraft Set to Flyby Earth, then on to Comet
NASA’s Deep Impact/Epoxi spacecraft has successfully performed a trajectory maneuver to refine its orbit prior to an upcoming Earth flyby.
First-Ever High-Def Video of Space Shuttle Ice Team
NASA has released the first-ever, up close, high-definition video of Kennedy Space Center’s Space Shuttle Final Inspection Team.
Three Astronauts Prepare to Return Home on Tuesday
ISS Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Astronauts T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi will return to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-17.
Phoenix Mars Lander is Silent, New Image Shows Severe Damage
A new image transmitted by NASA’s Mars Recon Orbiter shows signs of severe ice damage to the lander’s solar panels.
The Heart and Soul Nebulae
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has captured a huge mosaic of two bubbling clouds in space, known as the Heart and Soul nebulae.
Aerojet Validates Engine Design for Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
Aerojet has completed a second set of hot-fire engine test sequences for its R-1E bi-propellant rocket engine.