SPACE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND to host a new season of Star Parties
Two venues: UND Observatory, just west of town; and Clifford Hall on the UND campus The northern skies at night in summer are a truly inspiring sight if the weather cooperates. The University of N...
Posted on 5/23/13 at 9:45 AM
ASTRO BOB Space station spices up short May nights
International Space Station Commander, Chris Hadfield, performs a revised version of David Bowies Space Oddity on board the station earlier this week. This is for real - enjoy! The early bird is bac...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 6:46 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Karen Nyberg
We're going to be talking soon on WDAZ News @5 with UND graduate Karen Nyberg from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia as she makes final preparations for a launch to the International Sp...
Posted on 5/4/13 at 5:30 AM
STAFF BLOG GRAND FORKS GOURMET GF 'Space Aliens' Closes
In more not-too-astonishing restaurant news, Space Aliens has closed in Grand Forks and in Minot, according to the Minot Daily News. Food Management Investors Inc., which owns the restaurants, cites ...
Posted on 11/13/12 at 2:51 PM
THE NEW FORTY Not quite as planned...
I had a brilliant idea a month or so back. Well, let me qualify brilliant - brilliant by my standards...at least in that moment. I must qualify my use of the word brilliant as I am fairly sure that ma...
Posted on 10/19/12 at 9:18 PM
Spacewalking repair halts station leak - for now 
Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak.
By Marcia Dunn , May 11, 2013
NASA: Spacewalk planned to fix space station leak
Two astronauts will make a hastily planned spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the power system of the International Space Station.
By Seth Borenstein , May 10, 2013
UND students chosen as NASA’s ambassadors
The stars aligned for UND graduate students Annie Wargetz and Katrina Jackson when they were recently chosen as 2013 ambassadors for NASA.
By Jennifer Johnson , April 08, 2013
Amazon CEO recovers Apollo engines from Atlantic
Rusted pieces of two Apollo-era rocket engines that helped boost astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the murky depths of the Atlantic, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos and NASA said Wednesday.
By Alicia Chang , March 20, 2013
UND grad returning to space in May for six months on the International Space Station
Karen Nyberg will spend six months on the International Space Station. Her launch is scheduled for May 28.
By Jennifer Johnson , March 19, 2013
Supply ship meets space station after shaky start
A private Earth-to-orbit delivery service made good on its latest shipment to the International Space Station on Sunday, overcoming mechanical difficulty and delivering a ton of supplies with high-flying finesse.
By Marcia Dunn , March 03, 2013
AREAVOICES: Full Snow Moon blazes tonight on a horizon near you
Don’t forget. Tonight’s the Full Snow Moon with moonrise happening around the time of sunset. To find when the moon comes up for your town, go to Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day and make your selection.
By Astro Bob , February 25, 2013
UND Space Studies holds second event
Edythe Weeks, a faculty member of Webster University in St. Louis, will discuss recent U.S. space policy at UND for the 2013 Space Studies Colloquium series.
By Herald Staff Report , February 20, 2013
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday.
February 04, 2013
Need some dazzle in your life? Don’t miss tonight’s Jupiter-moon duet
November’s been a wonderful month for conjunctions (close approaches) of the planets and moon. Tonight’s no exception. Jupiter and the Full Beaver Moon will be little more than one degree apart in the east all night long. I guarantee a lot of dazzle – this pairing is close enough to get the attention of anyone who happens to look up. Be sure to check it out.
By Astro Bob , November 28, 2012
NORAD to conduct exercise flights in US, Canada
Officials with the North American Aerospace Defense Command say exercise flights will be conducted in the U. S and Canada.
By Associated Press , November 14, 2012
Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at 82
American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died at age 82.
By Associated Press , August 25, 2012
NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars (with video)
The robotic explorer Curiosity's daring plunge through the pink skies of Mars was more than perfect. It landed with spectacular style, said a NASA scientist, describing the first images of its mechanical gymnastics.
By Alicia Chang , August 06, 2012
Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61
NASA confirmed her death Monday afternoon and President Barack Obama called her a national hero. Her office in San Diego said she died of pancreatic cancer.
By Associated Press , July 23, 2012
Areavoices: The eternal twilights of northern nights
The other night while anticipating the aurora I kept looking north for signs of that familiar green glow, but twilight seemed to last forever. The sky was too bright right on through to 11:30 p.m.; only by 11:45 had it grown dark enough for that first blush of electrified air to show.
By Forum Communications , June 18, 2012
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