http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/default.aspxenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/nasa-decision-afoot-in-congress.aspxFri, 30 Jul 2010 00:25:43 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53618Universe Today0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53618.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53618The US House of Representatives are preparing to vote on H.R. 5781, their version of NASA&#039;s $19 billion budget authorization for fiscal year 2011, and several groups are calling for a &#034;no&#034; vote, or at the very least, a delay in the vote,...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/nasa-decision-afoot-in-congress.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53618" width="1" height="1">NASANASA Budgethttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/ring-around-rhea-probably-not.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 21:50:09 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53615Universe Today0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53615.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53615Back in 2005, a suite of six instruments on the Cassini spacecraft detected what was thought to be an extensive debris disk around Saturn&#039;s moon Rhea, and while there was no visible evidence, researchers thought that perhaps there was a diffuse ring...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/ring-around-rhea-probably-not.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53615" width="1" height="1">SaturnMissionsCassiniRheahttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/antarctic-observatory-finds-weird-pattern-of-cosmic-rays.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:25 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53616Universe Today0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53616.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53616From a University of Wisconsin press release: Though still under construction, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole is already delivering scientific results — including an early finding about a phenomenon the telescope was not even designed...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/antarctic-observatory-finds-weird-pattern-of-cosmic-rays.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53616" width="1" height="1">Astronomyhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/goes-13-satellite-sees-severe-storms-strike-u-s-east-coast.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 18:51:17 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53608NASA Earth Observatory0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53608.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=536082010-07-27 - One of the most destructive storms in years struck Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area on July 25, 2010. Strong winds downed trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power, stopping elevators, and darkening...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/goes-13-satellite-sees-severe-storms-strike-u-s-east-coast.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53608" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/commercial-spaceflight-supports-rally-to-stall-vote-on-nasa-bill.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 17:29:02 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53617SPACE.com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53617.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53617A flurry of behind-the-scenes maneuvering took place late Wednesday as opponents of a NASA authorization bill fought back efforts by lawmakers to push for a floor vote on the measure before they break for the summer district work period Aug. 2. Share...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/commercial-spaceflight-supports-rally-to-stall-vote-on-nasa-bill.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53617" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/mars-rover-opportunity-finally-sees-martian-dust-devil.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 15:29:04 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53611SPACE.com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53611.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53611After six-and-a-half years roaming the surface of Mars, a NASA rover has spotted its first dust devil on the red planet. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/mars-rover-opportunity-finally-sees-martian-dust-devil.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53611" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/brilliant-star-in-a-colourful-neighbourhood.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53561Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53561.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53561Paris, France (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 A spectacular new image from ESO's Wide Field Imager at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the brilliant and unusual star WR 22 and its colourful surroundings. WR 22 is a very hot and bright star that is shedding...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/brilliant-star-in-a-colourful-neighbourhood.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53561" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/goes-13-satellite-sees-severe-storms-strike-us-east-coast.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53562Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53562.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53562Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 One of the most destructive storms in years struck Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area on July 25, 2010. Strong winds downed trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power, stopping...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/goes-13-satellite-sees-severe-storms-strike-us-east-coast.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53562" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/james-webb-space-telescope-completes-cryogenic-mirror-test.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53563Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53563.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53563Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 Recently, six James Webb Space Telescope beryllium mirror segments completed a series of cryogenic tests at the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During testing, the...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/james-webb-space-telescope-completes-cryogenic-mirror-test.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53563" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/panel-considers-cost-of-space-tourism.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53564Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53564.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53564Sunnyvale, Calif. (UPI) Jul 27, 2010 U.S. space tourists hoping to buy a ticket for a suborbital flight could expect to pay between $50,000 and $100,000 by 2014, analysts say. For prices to drop that low, the commercial space tourism industry would have...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/panel-considers-cost-of-space-tourism.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53564" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/hypatia-4th-century-woman-astronomer.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53565Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53565.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53565Washington DC (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 The new movie Agora chronicles the life, challenges and death of Hypatia, a 4th Century woman astronomer whose contribution influenced and shaped modern science and our understanding of the world and the universe. Mabel...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/hypatia-4th-century-woman-astronomer.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53565" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/planets-in-unusually-intimate-dance-around-dying-star.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53566Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53566.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53566Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 Hundreds of extrasolar planets have been found over the past decade and a half, most of them solitary worlds orbiting their parent star in seeming isolation. With further observation, however, one in three of these systems...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/planets-in-unusually-intimate-dance-around-dying-star.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53566" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/iss-commander-responds-to-love-letter-from-earth.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53567Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53567.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53567Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 29, 2010 International Space Station (ISS) Commander Alexander Skvortsov responded to a love letter he received in space from a 17-year-old girl from Moscow. The young girl sent a letter to the 44-year-old cosmonaut under...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/iss-commander-responds-to-love-letter-from-earth.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53567" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/icecube-spies-unexplained-pattern-of-cosmic-rays.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53568Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53568.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53568Madison WI (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 Though still under construction, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole is already delivering scientific results - including an early finding about a phenomenon the telescope was not even designed to study. IceCube...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/icecube-spies-unexplained-pattern-of-cosmic-rays.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53568" width="1" height="1">http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/huge-satellite-to-become-space-junk.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:05 GMT8d2aeb7f-d0ae-42f0-976d-e3fff4a27850:53569Space News From SpaceDaily.Com0http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/comments/53569.aspxhttp://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/commentrss.aspx?PostID=53569Paris (UPI) Jul 27, 2010 The European Space Agency is set to become the owner of what could become the most dangerous piece of space debris orbiting the Earth, officials say. The agency will take control of the Envisat satellite, at more than 17,000 pounds...(<a href="http://community.terraninstitute.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/07/29/huge-satellite-to-become-space-junk.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://community.terraninstitute.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53569" width="1" height="1">