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The International Astronomical Union determined that Pluto is merely a dwarf planet and should not be considered one of the planets in our Solar System. But why did it take 76 years to finally determine the truth about Pluto?

Pluto is the smallest of our nine planets. Yes, it is still being labeled as a planet, although some astronomers argue that Pluto is not a planet.

After several exceedingly wealthy individuals have gone for "space vacations," it seems that an industry will develop providing space travel to the rich.

On April 4th, a team of astronomers lead by Stephane Udry found a new planet in the constellation Libra that could potentially support life.

In news today the discovery of a new planet is being reported. The planet was seen by Corot, a mission headed by the French.

With the belief that average temperatures are between 32 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit, it seems like almost a mirror image of our own planet.

The advancements in technology have allowed us to do so many new and interesting things with our abilities in space travel. Computers play such an important role in calculating, collecting and analyzing data, predicting outcomes, aiding in travel, etc...

NASA is planning to explore other planets farther out in our solar system that will add even more years to the space missions resulting in the astronauts being away from home longer. The space agency has now been put in the position of pondering many issues.

Constructed as a prototype vehicle for flight and endurance tests on the space shuttle design, the Enterprise paved the way for space flight for shuttles built after her.

2007 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, agreed by most to have begun with the launch Sputnik, on October 4th, 1957. While some are taking stock of the last fifty years, others are wondering what the next fifty years might bring.

The 40th Anniversary of the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey, along with the death of Arthur C. Clarke, brings to mind how the Space Age might have been, as opposed to what it has been. I was pleased to come upon a story along those lines entitled Recovering Apollo 8.

NASA proposed to build the follow on to the space shuttle, the Crewed Exploration Vehicle, five years after the shuttle will be retired. NASA is trying to narrow that gap. The solution may be a race to build a commercial space vehicle.

With the recent failure of Columbia in 2003, and, of course, Challenger in 1986, many doubts are growing in the hearts of mankind over the safety, reliability, and sensibility of manned space missions.

In this paper, the meaning of the Space Race and its accomplishments will be explored and discussed within the context of the Cold War and beyond.

Astronomers, using funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA, have discovered a planet circling a nearby star that might have moons that can support life.

There was more than one space race taking place in the 1960s. Not only was the United States racing the Soviet Union, but women were racing men into space.

What if you had a shuttle launch and nobody came? Well, to hold the public's interest in the space program, NASA shows that it's big thinkers aren't out to launch.

The space shuttle, once thought to be the solution to cheap access to space, will be retired in 2010 having never achieved that goal. However, cheap access to space may yet be accomplished by the private sector.

My trip to Space Camp as a young teenager ignited a life-long love of space.

A newly-discovered planet, circling a red dwarf star roughly 20 light years away, is in the right zone so that it could have water flowing on the surface of the planet, and therefore - potentially - support life.

Is there really a Planet X that exists?

Harvard-Smithsonian astronomers have announced the discovery of the most massive transiting extrasolar planet to date.

An earth like planet has been found, but our space junk may have trapped us in this one.

One of the most successful and fondly remembered film franchises of the early 70s was the PLANET OF THE APES series. rather than invest more effort and money into each new installment the films seemed to turn into cheaper and cheaper "kiddie flicks".

Astronomers have discovered that there is a planet outside of our solar system that is potentially habitable.

Weak yet humorous arguments for why Pluto should be allowed to remain a planet in our solar system.

The IAU - International Astronomical Union - came out with their long-awaited definition of what makes a Planet last November, and have determined that Pluto, the once coldest and most distant in our Sol system, is not a planet.

Red Planet Mars airs on Turner Classic Movies at 2:00 PM Eastern time on January 1, 2007. Just another example of how the concept of a liberal bias in Hollywood is just as much a sham as the liberal media bias.

The life and times of Ib Melchior, science fiction pioneer and creator of Space Family Robinson (Lost in Space) and An Angry Red Planet.

NASA scientists think that they have found out how to predict the color of plants on planets outside of our solar system.

Trees are more than just attractive landsape accents. These plants help restore ecological balance and just might save the planet from modern day threats such as global warming.

The future of humanity is dependent on space travel.

For companies that pursue space travel or space exploration, insurance protection is necessary to safeguard against rare events, including those damages to a third party.

Space Travel is possible for all. Neither rocket ships nor mind-altering drugs are needed.

A brief overview of the future of travel, tourism into outer space.

The new Photon Laser Thruster produced by the Bae Institute makes it possible in the near future to travel to Mars in one week. The residual fallout from this technology can have immense benefits for commercial, aerospace, and civilian aerospace realms.

The monopoly of an enterprise by a government agency is incongruous with the nature of America's economy, which in almost all other areas is highly supportive of private franchise. In recent years, public interest has been sparked in the idea of private enterprise in space.

Moon missions have captured the public's imagination like no other space missions. So why aren't we there now?

In 1969, we landed on the moon, and now, we have accomplished sending a satellite to Mars to collect data and pictures so we can explore this foreign planet.

It's one of the delicious ironies of history that the first private space travelers were facilitated by the Soviet (then Russian) space program.

Building and launching rockets can be a difficult thing to get right. This was illustrated spectacularly on March 24th when the first flight of SpaceX's Falcon 1 ended in failure and complete lost of the launch vehicle.

Rambling about Gliese 581 c

Rather than remain in the comfort of a universe of our own meaning, we may face horror and wonder, which help us love our ordinary way of understanding everything, so that true being beyond that which is normally known can become accessible to our minds.

Many years ago, the Astronomer Royal of Great Britain Richard vander Riet Woolley famously declared, "Space travel is utter bilge." It was a statement that haunted him for the rest of his life.

3... 2... 1... LIFTOFF! What actually goes into getting a space vehicle into orbit?

The Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, named for the astronaut and located in his hometown, is a space honoring the first man to walk on the moon, the history of flight, and Ohio's role in the chronicle of space travel.

Information about the progression of space tourism.

The standard for civilian space travel restricts the FAA from regulating amateur space travel until a fatal tragedy occurs. President Bush signed this document in 2004. The reality of space travel arrives with the Virgin Galactic space port in NM.

Beyond-Earth Enterprises doesn't allow humans to space travel yet, but you can send your fingernail or hair clippings for a ride!

The Space Adventures company wants to take you on tour in space. If you've got an extra $100 million, you can tour this hot space location.