Space

Big Bang project may delay space shuttle's final flight (Los Angeles Times)

12 Mar 2010

Scientists are still testing a possible design flaw in the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which could lead to clues about the beginning of the universe. Possible problems with a $2-billion physics experiment could delay the space shuttle's final flight and further complicate White House plans to retire the orbiter fleet this year.

Self-described 'space cowboy,' 'vampire' sparks bomb scare (KATU Portland)

12 Mar 2010

A man claiming to be a "vampire" and a "space cowboy" was arrested in downtown Seattle after he approached the King County Courthouse with a suspicious pipe device duct-taped to his arm, officials said.

6 Fun Facts about the James Webb Space Telescope [Slide Show] (Scientific American)

12 Mar 2010

The Hubble Space Telescope is an iconic observatory, a triumph of space science that may be the most famous unmanned spacecraft since Sputnik. Hubble's renown is certainly well-deserved, but the spacecraft is aging--it will mark its 20th anniversary of reaching orbit in April. Hubble's services are still in tremendous demand, because it operates above the bulk of Earth's obfuscating atmosphere ...