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2009 - The International Year of Astronomy

By Nancy L. Young-Houser. NASA has announced this is the year of the International Year of Astronomy, when Galileo used his telescope in 1609 to observe the heavens for the very first time. With over...

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The Dangers of Space Debris and Garbage

By Nancy L. Young-Houser. With space debris forming a wide-spreading mass of wreckage orbiting Earth, it should come to no surprise that astronauts were forced to flee from their International Space...

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Successful Liftoff for Space Shuttle Discovery

By Nancy L. Young-Houser. After five delays, the NASA space shuttle Discovery STS-119 has finally taken off toward the International Space Station in order to fit it with a final pair of...

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The Keppler Spacecraft—NASA's Search for Earth-Sized Planets

By Nancy L. Young-Houser. At the time of this writing the Kepler spacecraft is ten days into its six-year mission, about 250,000 miles away from Earth. Moving at a rapid speed of 10 million miles a...

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NASA's Planetary Protection Concept

By Nancy L. Young-Houser. We all know that washing our hands prevents germs from spreading and is the number one preventive in the health care field for disease prevention. A simple habit, only soap...

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The International Astronautical Federation, or IAF

By Nancy L. Young-Houser. In 2007, the International Astronautical Federation (IAF)discussed the issue of space tourism, while this coming October 9-16, 2009, its 60th Congress in Daejeon, Republic of...

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