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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Francisco Star.com http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/89d96798a39564bd/ en-us Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:01:44 -0400 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:01:44 -0400 30 Material from the Trojan asteroids that exist around the orbit of Neptune could go on to become comets that could strike our planet, according to a new study. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666587/cs/1/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:40:05 -0400 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666587/cs/1/ Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has not contacted NASA mission controllers since March 22, and the rover is facing its toughest challenge yet - trying to survive the harsh Martian winter. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666586/cs/1/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:40:03 -0400 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666586/cs/1/ An international team of astronomers investigated the Orion Nebula and found a process that may have played a role in the development of life on Earth. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666512/cs/1/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:40:13 -0400 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666512/cs/1/ (John J. Kim/Sun-Times) Oliver's father worked his way to independence from sharecropping and vowed that his children would live well by obtaining higher educations. Oliver has enrolled her grand... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37388617/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:38:55 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37388617/ A spot on Mars called Nili Fossae that is rich in clay mineral-rich rocks could be a prime spot to search for the fossilized remains of Martian life that may have existed 4 billion years ago, a new st... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37383471/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:19:21 -0400 MSNBC http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37383471/ Los Angeles - Comedian Russell Brand is set to become the first cosmic comic after his girlfriend splashed out 200,000 dollars to buy him a ride on the Virgin Galactic http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37381343/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:55:03 -0400 Earth Times http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37381343/ TOKYO — An advisory panel on Thursday adopted a report that urges the Japanese government to implement a 200 billion yen moon exploration program using robots, including building an unmanned ex... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37379099/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:59 -0400 Japan Today http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37379099/ After more than 20 years of neglect, the planet Venus is once more drawing NASA's eye for ambitious new missions. A Venusian dream expedition for some scientists would include nothing short of an e... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378357/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:51:24 -0400 MSNBC http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378357/ "Aurora 'Power Surges' Triggered by Magnetic Explosions." )In general, Earth's magnetic field lines can be thought of as rubber bands stretched taut by the solar wind, which is actually charged partic... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378291/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:03:22 -0400 National Geographic News http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378291/ The Nili Fossae region of Mars is one of the largest exposures of clay minerals discovered. In this HiRISE false-color image, dark blue regions are volcanic minerals. Light-toned areas are clay-rich m... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378354/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:58:17 -0400 Space.com http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378354/ This WAC image shows portions of Mercury's surface that had remained unseen by spacecraft even after the three flybys by Mariner 10 in 1974-75 and MESSENGER's two earlier flybys in 2008. In this image... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378355/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:58:14 -0400 Space.com http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378355/ MeteorWatch , it is a way to watch the shower with others, and share your experiences even if you are out there watching all alone. This is a social media astronomical event that has been a big hit am... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378356/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:52 -0400 Universe Today http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378356/ /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Robonaut 2 has no voice but is ready to tell you its story -- in 140 characters or less. The prototype robot will http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378351/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:46:43 -0400 Earth Times http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378351/ said Friday it has increased the number of people on its board of directors to six with the appointment of former astronaut Winston Scott. Scott, who is also a retired Navy captain, is the dean of Fl... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37375808/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:38:52 -0400 Philadelphia Business Journal http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37375808/ , a NASA Space Flight Awareness Honoree and nine-year veteran of the U.S. human spaceflight program, resigned after learning that NASA plans to spend $1.75 million to have up to 30 caged squirrel monk... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378353/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:07 -0400 PETA http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378353/ What's the best way to whisk astronauts to safety if their rocket were to explode on the launch pad? For about 60 years, most spacecraft designs have used a http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378341/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:44 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378341/ NASA has issued a new grant that bolsters research into the cosmic building blocks of life by funding observations of young solar systems throughout the universe, including our own. The four-year... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37375113/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:57:50 -0400 Yahoo http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37375113/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- It could quite possibly be called the worst job on Earth -- and the position is open.BP is looking to hire a new spokesperson to serve as the chief media contact for the oil... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37374953/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:54:33 -0400 CNN Money http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37374953/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- It could quite possibly be called the worst job on Earth -- and the position is open.BP is looking to hire a new spokesperson to serve as the chief media contact for the oil... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37372306/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:53:56 -0400 Fortune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37372306/ A comprehensive model of Saturn's magnetosphere and moons has revealed that the ringed planet's largest moon Titan gets its oxygen from the icy geysers on another. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37375114/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:33:16 -0400 Space.com http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37375114/ HAMPTON, Va., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Imagine your contact lenses being able to improve your vision and tell your temperature. (Logo: http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371766/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:10:38 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371766/ (CNN) -- A hailstone that fell from a severe thunderstorm in South Dakota has been officially declared the largest ever recorded in the United States, in terms of both diameter and weight, according t... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37369664/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:32:25 -0400 CNN http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37369664/ An artist's image depicts an asteroid hitting Earth. Scientists say the asteroid named 1999-RQ36 has a one-in-a-thousand chance of hitting the Earth in 2182. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371760/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:32:23 -0400 CBC News http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371760/ NASA has issued a new grant that bolsters research into the cosmic building blocks of life by funding observations of young solar systems throughout the universe, including our own. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371755/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:14:06 -0400 Space.com http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371755/ Find out the answer to this week's Where In The Universe challenge back on the original post. And check back next week for another test of your visual knowledge of the cosmos! http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371764/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:06:03 -0400 Universe Today http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371764/ Bull's-Eye Impact Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Here's some doses of coolness and craziness for your Friday. This top image is one of the latest from the HiRISE camera on the Mar... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371763/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:06:02 -0400 Universe Today http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371763/ IMAGINE a machine that can assemble an object atom by atom. That may be a step closer with the demonstration of electrons moving like a "quantum submarine" inside a material. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371753/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:40:47 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37371753/ CAPE CANAVERAL Florida (Reuters) - NASA's prime space shuttle contractor, United Space Alliance, sent layoff notices this week to more than 15 percent of its 8,100-member shuttle work force, officials... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37367978/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:51:48 -0400 Reuters http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37367978/ State of the Climate report released today draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that our world is warming is unmistakable. More than ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37367991/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:38:32 -0400 CFR http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37367991/ Posted on: Friday, 30 July 2010, 07:20 CDT Macho, macho man. I’ve got to be, a macho man. Macho, macho man. I’ve got to be a macho! — The Village PeopleIt’s more than 30 years since that Di... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364525/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:33:18 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364525/ GLER ) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary RCI Solar, Inc., a North American provider of renewable energy products and services, has opened a new, 15,000 square foot, state-of-the-art fac... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37362124/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:27:17 -0400 Market Wire http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37362124/ WASHINGTON — A flurry of behind-the-scenes maneuvering took place late Wednesday as opponents of a NASA authorization bill fought back efforts by leaders of the U.S. House Science and Techn... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364523/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:39 -0400 Yahoo http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364523/ The sun-like star, PZ Tel A and its brown dwarf companion, PZ Tel B. For size comparison, the size of Neptune's orbit is shown; PZ Tel B is one of few brown dwarfs imaged at a distance closer than 30 ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364524/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:38:31 -0400 Space.com http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364524/ THE Trojan horse of legend held in its belly the men and means to help sack ancient Troy. Now it appears another type of Trojan could endanger every life on Earth. So says a study of the Trojan astero... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364526/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:37:03 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364526/ Communications protected by quantum encryption systems offer unconditional security – if you know which way is up. A new quantum protocol is the first that promises to work independently of orientat... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364527/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:36:59 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364527/ THE Trojan horse of legend held in its belly the men and means to help sack ancient Troy. Now it appears another type of Trojan could endanger every life on Earth. So says a study of the Trojan astero... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364528/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:36:55 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364528/ THE Trojan horse of legend held in its belly the men and means to help sack ancient Troy. Now it appears another type of Trojan could endanger every life on Earth. So says a study of the Trojan astero... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364517/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:09:02 -0400 New Scientist http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37364517/