SPACE The Final Frontier
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Buenos Aires Herald
The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System ( Jupiter contains most of the rest). It is often said that the Sun is an "ordinary" star.
The Sun
When America's space shuttle program ends in September, the U.S. will be completely dependent on Russian rockets for launching men and women into space -- and bringing them back. But what will happen to America's astronauts if relations between the U.S. and Russia sour? Until American companies come to market with commercial rockets and launch vehicles to replace the shuttle, the only nation ever to put a man on the Moon won't even be able to put a man into orbit.
Lost in Space
The first man to walk on the moon has blasted off at the Obama administration's stripped-down space plans, describing the president's proposals as "devastating."
Star Wars: Neil Armstrong, Obama Spar Over NASA's Future
Mr Obama said he was giving Nasa challenging goals and the funding needed to achieve them, including an extra $6bn over the next five years.
BBC News - Obama sets Mars goal for America
Latest NASA satellite photos of Iceland volcano show extensive a
The latest eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano is entering its fifth day as it continues to shoot ash, steam and smoke miles into the atmosphere. NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the volcano on Saturday capturing astounding images of the ash plume from the eruption.
The eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull has brought disruption to the skies over Europe. The maps above show how flights have been restricted to flying around the ash cloud, shown in red. Where the shading is darkest, it indicates the cloud is extending higher into the atmosphere.
BBC News - Iceland volcano in maps
BBC News - Europe prepares to ship second ATV space freighter
Dubbed "Johannes Kepler" after the famous German scientist, the vehicle is expected to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in November.
Scientific data sharing has become big news in the wake of the theft of e-mails from the Climatic Research Unit and ensuing investigations.
NASA planet hunters may only be releasing limited data set
> View larger image By May 26, 2010, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this photo-like image, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano had slowed its eruption. A tiny, white puff of steam rises from the volcano in this image.