http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/2393/all xx http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/67969/space-shuttle-carries-basketballs-space-some-reason Onboard Atlantis is a century-old basketball that telescope namesake Edwin Hubble once actually used in a collegiate game, along with a ball used by the Harlem Globetrotters. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/67969/space-shuttle-carries-basketballs-space-some-reason#comments Offbeat Science News NASA space Wed, 20 May 2009 11:18:24 -0400 abennett 67969 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/67731/nasa-astronauts-next-twitter-will-be-space NASA astronaut Mike Massimino fired off one final tweet this morning before boarding the space shuttle Atlantis to prepare for today's 2 p.m. launch. His next tweet will come from outer space. http://www.itworld.com/science/67731/nasa-astronauts-next-twitter-will-be-space#comments Science News NASA space Twitter Mon, 11 May 2009 14:23:48 -0400 ITworld staff 67731 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/67652/nasa-upgrade-mission-will-give-hubble-superpowers When the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis finishes its latest asignment, the Hubble Space Telescope, which is already considered one of NASA's most important tools, will be far more powerful than ever. http://www.itworld.com/science/67652/nasa-upgrade-mission-will-give-hubble-superpowers#comments Science News hubble telescope NASA space Fri, 08 May 2009 15:25:19 -0400 ITworld staff 67652 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/67617/obama-orders-review-nasa-return-moon As NASA presents its $18B budget, White House calls for closer look at space flight plans. http://www.itworld.com/government/67617/obama-orders-review-nasa-return-moon#comments Government Science News NASA space Thu, 07 May 2009 20:55:22 -0400 ITworld staff 67617 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/67172/nasa-satellite-spots-oldest-most-distant-cosmic-explosion Using a NASA satellite, astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the oldest object in the universe that humans have ever seen. http://www.itworld.com/science/67172/nasa-satellite-spots-oldest-most-distant-cosmic-explosion#comments Science News NASA space Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:58:33 -0400 ITworld staff 67172 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/66510/nasa-searching-clues-about-troubled-mars-rover As engineers continue to try to analyze what is going wrong with one of the Mars rovers, it's clear that working on the harsh surface of the Red Planet is taking its toll on some of the most successful technology that NASA has ever produced. http://www.itworld.com/science/66510/nasa-searching-clues-about-troubled-mars-rover#comments Science News mars rover NASA space Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:16:33 -0400 ITworld staff 66510 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/66395/nasa-aging-mars-rover-hit-computer-woes-again Three months after last glitch, NASA engineers say the Spirit rover keeps rebooting. http://www.itworld.com/science/66395/nasa-aging-mars-rover-hit-computer-woes-again#comments Science News mars rover NASA space Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:25:44 -0400 ITworld staff 66395 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/65985/russians-pelt-southeastern-us-space-junk It's not exactly what we all feared during the Cold War, but a series of explosions in the sky over the United States were ultimately traced back to Russian rocketry. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/65985/russians-pelt-southeastern-us-space-junk#comments Offbeat Opinion space Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:06:13 -0400 abennett 65985 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/66089/nasa-former-microsoft-exec-lands-after-14-days-space Space tourist Charles Simonyi ends second stay aboard the International Space Station. http://www.itworld.com/science/66089/nasa-former-microsoft-exec-lands-after-14-days-space#comments Science News NASA space Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:27:53 -0400 ITworld staff 66089 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/65674/worlds-most-efficient-supercomputer-gets-work Japan's space agency inaugurated a new supercomputer this week that ranks as Japan's fastest and the most efficient in the world. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/65674/worlds-most-efficient-supercomputer-gets-work#comments Hardware Science News space supercomputer Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:25:59 -0400 ITworld staff 65674 at http://www.itworld.com