http://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/space/astronomy/?partner=RSSSpace Times News Stories: Astronomyen-usspace/astronomyhttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jul/07/nasa-hopes-break-clouds-atlantis-launch-ksc/?partner=RSSA hole may need to open in the clouds at just the right time for Atlantis to fly on the final shuttle mission Friday morning. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:04:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-395379-734325news/local/indian-river-countyBY JAMES DEAN Florida TodayCocoa Beach, FLNASA hopes for break in clouds for Atlantis launch from KSC on FridaySpace Times Newsnasa-hopes-break-clouds-atlantis-launch-kscurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-395379-734325Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/17/our-picks-space-explorations-most-memorable-faces/?partner=RSSIn honor of a recent major astrological event (the lunar eclipse for those of you hiding under a rock or don't have access to Google), Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers' staff has compiled a list of eight of the most recognizable faces associated with space exploration (one for each of the planets since Pluto has been booted off the list). Take a look and see how many you know! feedback@tcpalm.com (Clarece Polke)Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:47:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392525-734305featured_videos_spaceClarece PolkeCocoa Beach, FLOur picks for space exploration's most memorable facesSpace Times Newsour-picks-space-explorations-most-memorable-facesurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392525-734305Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/15/nasas-chandra-finds-massive-black-holes-common-ear/?partner=RSSUsing the deepest X-ray image ever taken, astronomers found the first direct evidence that massive black holes were common in the early universe. This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that very young black holes grew more aggressively than previously thought, in tandem with the growth of their host galaxies. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392218-734303featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLNASA's Chandra finds massive black holes common in early universeSpace Times Newsnasas-chandra-finds-massive-black-holes-common-earurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392218-734303Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/15/watch-live-streaming-video-lunar-eclipse/?partner=RSSGet a front-row seat to the total lunar eclipse. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:47:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392211-734303featured_videos_spaceStaff WriterCocoa Beach, FLWatch live streaming video of the lunar eclipse Space Times Newswatch-live-streaming-video-lunar-eclipseurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392211-734303Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/15/satellite-captures-fires-florida-and-georgia/?partner=RSSNASA’s satellite imagery captured isolated fire incidents in Georgia and Florida. Remnants of the fires at the Okefenokee Swamp continue to burn in southern Georgia, and smaller brush fires have emerged in Central Florida due to dry weather Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392156-734303featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLSatellite captures fires in Florida and GeorgiaSpace Times Newssatellite-captures-fires-florida-and-georgiaurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-392156-734303Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/14/first--its-kind-fluorescence-map-offers-new-view-w/?partner=RSSScientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have produced groundbreaking global maps of land plant fluorescence, a difficult-to-detect reddish glow that leaves emit as a byproduct of photosynthesis. While researchers have previously mapped how ocean-dwelling phytoplankton fluoresce, the new maps are the first to focus on land vegetation and to cover the entire globe. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391946-734302featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLFirst-of-its-Kind fluorescence map offers a new view of the world's land plantsSpace Times Newsfirst--its-kind-fluorescence-map-offers-new-view-wurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391946-734302Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/14/nasas-age-aquarius-dawns-california-launch/?partner=RSSNASA's 'Age of Aquarius' dawned Friday with the launch of an international satellite carrying the agency-built Aquarius instrument that will measure the saltiness of Earth's oceans to advance our understanding of the global water cycle and improve climate forecasts. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:49:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391944-734302featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLNASA's 'age of aquarius' dawns with california launchSpace Times Newsnasas-age-aquarius-dawns-california-launchurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391944-734302Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/13/international--space--station--technology/?partner=RSSIf art is in the eye of the beholder, then space aficionados may hail the International Space Station as a technological masterpiece. So it is an interesting coincidence that the research that went into developing the orbiting laboratory actually benefits fine art here on Earth. Paintings damaged by everything from lipstick to soot from a fire now have a safe method of restoration available, thanks to information originally intended for the building of the space station. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:03:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391804-734301featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLInternational space station technology -- with benefits for fine artSpace Times Newsinternational--space--station--technologyurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391804-734301Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/13/nasa-releases-new-lunar-eclipse-video/?partner=RSSIn anticipation of the upcoming lunar eclipse later this month, NASA has released a new video that shows how lunar eclipses work. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) team will release another video next week focusing on the role of LRO during the eclipse. LRO has been providing the most detailed imagery of the moon since it launched in 2009. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391801-734301featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLNASA releases new lunar eclipse videoSpace Times Newsnasa-releases-new-lunar-eclipse-videourn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-391801-734301Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/04/rare-midnight-partial-solar-eclipse-amazes-norther/?partner=RSSA "midnight" partial eclipse of the sun that, by a fluke of timing, began a day later than it ended provided spectacular views for skywatchers around the world lucky enough to catch the rare spectacle. Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-390428-734292space/blogs/365-days-of-astronomyTariq MalikCocoa Beach, FLRare 'midnight' partial solar eclipse amazes northern skywatchersSpace Times Newsrare-midnight-partial-solar-eclipse-amazes-northerurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-390428-734292Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/jun/03/new-3-d-map-universe-best-one-yet/?partner=RSSBOSTON — Astronomers have created the most complete 3-D map of our local universe, revealing new details about our place in the cosmos. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:10:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-390303-734291space/blogs/universe-todaySPACE.com Senior Writer Clara Moskowitz Cocoa Beach, FLNew 3-D map of universe is best one yetSpace Times Newsnew-3-d-map-universe-best-one-yeturn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-390303-734291Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/26/media-events-set-aquariussac-d-satellite-launch-ne/?partner=RSSThe launch of the Aquarius/SAC-D observatory is scheduled for June 9, from NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is targeted to occur during a five-minute launch window that opens at 10:20 a.m. EDT (7:20 a.m. PDT). Thu, 26 May 2011 19:56:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-388970-734283featured_videos_spaceStaff WriterCocoa Beach, FLmedia events set for aquarius/sac-d satellite launch next monthSpace Times Newsmedia-events-set-aquariussac-d-satellite-launch-neurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-388970-734283Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/25/nasas-hubble-finds-rare-blue-straggler-stars-milky/?partner=RSSNASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found a rare class of oddball stars called blue stragglers in the hub of our Milky Way, the first detected within our galaxy's bulge. Wed, 25 May 2011 18:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-388704-734282featured_videos_spaceStaff WriterCocoa Beach, FLNasa's hubble finds rare 'blue straggler' stars in milky way's hubSpace Times Newsnasas-hubble-finds-rare-blue-straggler-stars-milkyurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-388704-734282Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/25/next-generation-space-telescope/?partner=RSSNASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight ready James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror segments are prepped to begin final cryogenic testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Wed, 25 May 2011 18:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-388698-734282featured_videos_spaceStaff WriterCocoa Beach, FLNext generation space telescopeSpace Times Newsnext-generation-space-telescopeurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-388698-734282Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/20/cassini-and-telescope-see-violent-saturn-storm/?partner=RSSNASA's Cassini spacecraft and a European Southern Observatory ground-based telescope tracked the growth of a giant early-spring storm in Saturn's northern hemisphere that is so powerful it stretches around the entire planet. The rare storm has been wreaking havoc for months and shooting plumes of gas high into the planet's atmosphere Fri, 20 May 2011 17:50:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-387839-734277featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLCassini and telescope see violent Saturn StormSpace Times Newscassini-and-telescope-see-violent-saturn-stormurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-387839-734277Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/19/nasas-galaxy-evolution-explorer-finds-dark-energy/?partner=RSSA five-year survey of 200,000 galaxies, stretching back seven billion years in cosmic time, has led to one of the best independent confirmations that dark energy is driving our universe apart at accelerating speeds. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-387595-734276news/local/special-coverage/space-shuttleNASACocoa Beach, FLNASA'S Galaxy Evolution Explorer finds dark energy repulsiveSpace Times Newsnasas-galaxy-evolution-explorer-finds-dark-energyurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-387595-734276Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/18/galileo-data-reveal-magma-ocean-under-jupiter-moon/?partner=RSSNew data analysis from NASA's Galileo spacecraft reveals a subsurface ocean of molten or partially molten magma beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. Wed, 18 May 2011 12:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-387356-734275news/local/special-coverage/space-shuttleNASACocoa Beach, FLGalileo data reveal magma ocean under Jupiter moonSpace Times Newsgalileo-data-reveal-magma-ocean-under-jupiter-moonurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-387356-734275Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/11/nasa-dawn-spacecraft-captures-first-image-nearing/?partner=RSSNASA's Dawn spacecraft has obtained its first image of the giant asteroid Vesta, which will help fine-tune navigation during its approach. Wed, 11 May 2011 19:42:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-386312-734268featured_videos_spaceNASACocoa Beach, FLNASA Dawn spacecraft captures first image of nearing asteroidSpace Times Newsnasa-dawn-spacecraft-captures-first-image-nearingurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-386312-734268Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/09/engineering-tests-leading-way-nasas-next-neemo-mis/?partner=RSSTo determine how best to explore asteroids in the future, NASA scientists and engineers are taking their experiments underwater in the 15th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations. Mon, 09 May 2011 21:42:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-385899-734266news/local/special-coverage/space-shuttleNASACocoa Beach, FLEngineering tests leading the way for NASA's next Neemo missionSpace Times Newsengineering-tests-leading-way-nasas-next-neemo-misurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-385899-734266Change0Usablehttp://www.spacetimesnews.com/news/2011/may/09/nasa-satellite-observes-damage-path-april-tornadoe/?partner=RSSCaptured images show the scars from the outbreak. Mon, 09 May 2011 13:47:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-385809-734266news/local/special-coverage/space-shuttleNASACocoa Beach, FLNASA satellite observes damage path of April tornadoes in AlabamaSpace Times Newsnasa-satellite-observes-damage-path-april-tornadoeurn:publicid:www.spacetimesnews.com:news-Story-385809-734266Change0Usable