Universe Today
NASA manager says Shuttle Extension Possible; Key Issue Is Money not Safety
Endeavour rolls to pad 39 A at Dawn. Will the sun set on the shuttle era forever as scheduled by late 2010, or will Congress force an extension to the shuttle program until a replacement US rocket system is available to fly Americans into space and the ISS ? Credit: Ken Kremer
Answer to Universe Puzzle No. 4 Now Posted

I've now posted the answer in the original post.
Check back next week for another Universe Puzzle!
It’s Not Just The Astronauts That Are Getting Older
Representing what may be the first long term lunar environmental impact study, recent laser ranging data from the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico suggests the Lunar Ranging Retro Reflectors (LRRRs) left on the Moon by Apollo missions 11, 14 and 15 are beginning to shows signs of age.(...)
Massive Repeated Explosions Halted Star Formation in Early Universe
An artist's representation showing outflow from a supermassive black hole inside the middle of a galaxy. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
SpaceX Falcon 9 Test Fire Ends with Abort
Where's My Jetpack? Right Here

Step right up — you can now get your very own jetpack. That's right, a real, not-science-fiction-honest-to-goodness jetpack. New Zealander Glenn Martin has been working on perfecting his jetpack for 30 years, and in 1998 created the Martin Aircraft Company to develop and market his idea. Now, the jetpack has become a reality. The 200-horsepower, dual-propeller is designed to fly average-sized person for 48 km (30 miles) in 30 minutes on 18 liters (5 gallons) of gas. The newest model can also reach heights of 2,400 meters (about 1.5 miles). Price? $100,000. "They are a helluva lot of fun to fly," said Martin.
Carnival of Space #144, Oscar Edition
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Ian O'Neill over at Discovery News/Space, (and formerly of Universe Today!) who has given the Carnival the "Red Carpet" treatment.
Possibility of Past Water on Mars Takes a Hit
Images of Mars taken from orbit show a massive system of riverbeds and canyons etched by water. Or maybe not. A new study of one channel shows that it was formed by lava flow and not water, and the results make "a strong case that fluid lava can produce channels that look very much like water-generated features," said Jim Zimbelman from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, one of the researchers. "So, we should not jump to a water-related conclusion when we see such channels on other planets."







