http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html News on space from Discovery. en-us 2007 Discovery Communications Inc. Thu, Jul 2 2009 15:39:56 EDT 60 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/gallery/logos/dsc.gif http://dsc.discovery.com 60 46 A nine-mile-high inflatable tower could offer cheap access to outer space. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/02/space-tower.html Launched from a suitable mountain top, a nine-mile-high inflatable tower could offer relatively cheap access to outer space, according to a new paper. Inflatable Tower Promises Easy Access to Outer Space Eric Bland, Discovery News space 20090702084500 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:45:00 GMT York University | A new class of black hole may help to explain how supermassive black holes develop. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/01/new-black-hole.html A new class of black hole may help to explain how supermassive black holes develop. Astronomers Identify New Class of Black Hole AFP space 20090701142000 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:20:00 EST NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K.Baganoff et al. | Scientists begin a search for gravitational waves stemming from the Big Bang. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/01/quiet-big-bang.html Scientists begin a search for gravitational waves stemming from the Big Bang. Gravity's Imprint Sought in Big Bang Glow Irene Klotz, Discovery News space 20090701081500 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:15:00 GMT QUIET Collaboration | Molecules relevant to life in Earth's atmosphere show up in red wavelengths. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/26/earth-alien-molecules.html A simulated alien perspective of Earth shows that biologically relevant molecules show up in red wavelengths. ET's Earth Appears More as Pale, Red Dot Irene Klotz, Discovery News space 20090626134500 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:45:00 GMT Gabriel Perez Diaz | Scientists find that these space blobs are actually adolescent galaxies. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/24/space-blobs.html Scientists find that these space blobs are actually adolescent galaxies. Mysterious Space Blobs 'Tween' Galaxies Seth Borenstein, Associated Press space 20090624213000 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMT NASA/Chandra/Harvard | Scientists claim they have found water beneath the surface of one of Saturn's moons. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/24/saturn-moon-water.html Scientists claim they have found water beneath the surface of one of Saturn's moons. Report: Liquid Water Found on Saturn's Moon Marlowe Hood, AFP space 20090624200000 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT NASA | The side-mount shuttle is NASA's backup plan to get the U.S. to the moon. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/24/side-mount-shuttle.html The side-mount shuttle is NASA's backup plan to get the U.S. to the moon. NASA Has Plan B to Launch U.S. to Moon Irene Klotz, Discovery News space 20090624170000 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT NASA | Some argue NASA should skip returning to the moon and just head straight to Mars. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/23/moon-mars-nasa.html NASA's plan is to return to the moon and journey onto Mars from there...but some argue we should just skip the lunar step. Flying to the Moon: A Dead End? Irene Klotz, Discovery News space 20090623105000 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:50:00 EST NASA/John Frassanito and Associates | Moon probes are carrying faux human skin to measure radiation effects on humans. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/19/faux-skin-moon.html NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has a faux skin experiment on board to measure radiation effects on humans. Fake Skin Flying on Moon Probe to Study Radiation Irene Klotz, Discovery News space 20090619083000 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:30:00 EST NASA | Two moon probes are on their way to scout for water sources and landing sites. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/18/moon-probe-water.html Two probes are on their way to the moon to scout for water sources and landing sites for future astronauts. Moon Probes Blast Off to Scout for Water Jean-Louis Santini, AFP space 20090618184500 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:45:00 EST AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls |