Space

It is believed that no computer on this planet can escape computer virus. Now, it seems the machines are not safe even in the space. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus has managed to slide onboard the International Space Station, causing a nuisance for both the astronauts and mission control.

NASA released on Tuesday a combined image showing bursts of gamma rays glowing across the plane of the Milky Way, as also high-energy stars called pulsars, and a flaming galaxy billions of light-years away. The images have been acquired from 95 hours of initial observation by its newest observatory, the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, renamed Fermi.

Washington -- The U.S. space agency says it has renamed its newest spacecraft -- the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST -- in honor of Enrico Fermi.

Boston -- The U.S. Navy's February missile shoot down of a spy satellite was unnecessary, a Harvard scientist and former NASA employee said.

Washington -- The U.S. space agency has awarded a $42 million engineering support contract for its Ames Research Center to the ASRC Research and Technology Solutions Co. (NASDAQ:TSCC)

Washington -- The U.S. space agency and Alliant Tech Systems Inc. said they have started an investigation into the failed launch of a suborbital rocket.

Cape Canaveral, Fla -- The U.S. space agency's planned partial reopening of the Kennedy Space Center was delayed Thursday because of slow-moving Tropical Storm Fay.

Pasadena, Calif. -- U.S. space agency astronomers say a new study suggests black holes, for the most part, are either very large or very small, but seldom medium in size.

Washington -- The U.S. space agency's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., has awarded a $34.9 million contract modification to Jacobs Technology Inc.

Washington -- The U.S. space agency says it is seeking ideas from companies that might provide communications and navigation services related to lunar exploration.

Paris -- The European Space Agency says it has successfully corrected its Rosetta spacecraft's trajectory, optimizing its fly-by next month of the asteroid Steins.

Greenbelt, Md -- U.S. scientists say hot, dry Sahara desert air blowing over the Atlantic Ocean contributed to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season.

Huntsville, Ala -- The U.S. space agency says it has completed a series of tests on a key component of the J-2X engine that powers the upper stage of the Ares 1 rocket.