Vatican scientist says belief in God and aliens is OK
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Vatican's chief astronomer
says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the
possibility of "extraterrestrial brothers" perhaps more evolved
than humans.
Phoenix lander set for May 25 touchdown on Mars: NASA
(AFP)
 AFP - A US space probe sent to Mars to dig for signs of life is nearing the end of its nine-month voyage and should touch down on the Red Planet on schedule, NASA said Tuesday.
South Korea's 1st astronaut leaves hospital
(AP)
AP - A science official says South Korea's first astronaut has left a hospital after recovering from neck and back pain apparently caused by her Russian spacecraft's unexpectedly steep descent to Earth last month.
NASA Rolls Out Space Shuttle Tires for Loan
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - When space
shuttle Discovery touched down in December 2006 after spending 13 days in space
traveling 5.3 million miles, it came to rest on four main landing gear and two
nose gear tires. Although not much larger than a truck tire, just one of
Discovery's main gear tires could carry three times the load of a Boeing 747
tire or the entire starting line-up of a NASCAR race ? 40 race cars ? all
hitting the pavement at 250 miles per hour.
Microsoft site offers top telescope imagery of cosmos
(AFP)
 AFP - Amateur astronomers Tuesday got Internet access to imagery from the best telescopes on earth and in space with a new service launched by Microsoft.
NASA probe closing in on Mars, but will it land?
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Nine months ago, NASA's
Phoenix probe blasted off for Mars with an unprecedented
mission to sample water on another world.
Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens
(AP)
 AP - Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday.
Phoenix Spacecraft on Track for Mars Landing
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - WASHINGTON ? With just 12 days to go until its Mars arrival, NASA's Phoenix lander is
functioning well and on course to be the first mission to land in the frigid, arctic
regions of the red planet, NASA officials said today.
U.S. examining satellite images of China quake area
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. intelligence analysts are
examining spy satellite images of China's Sichuan province,
where a powerful earthquake is believed to have killed 3,000 to
5,000 people, a defense official said on Monday.
Piece of Missing Cosmic Matter Found
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - Astronomers
have found a piece of the universe's puzzle that's been missing for awhile: a
type of extremely hot, dense matter that is all but invisible to us.
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