http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Notable events in the history of human space exploration: http://phys.org/news265177950.html Space & Earth Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:32:44 EST news265177950 Imagine yourself in orbit, your spacecraft flying backward with its small window facing down toward the surface of the moon. You peer out, scouring the ash-colored contours of the cratered landscape for traces of ancient volcanic activity. Around you, the silent, velvety blackness of space stretches out in every direction. http://phys.org/news254073258.html Space & Earth Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:54:25 EST news254073258 "Contact" star Jodie Foster was among donors helping to revive the 42 radio telescope dishes at a key California institute searching for extraterrestrial life, the group said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news232775066.html Space & Earth Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:44:42 EST news232775066 Christmas Eve, 1968. As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as the Apollo 8 astronauts -- Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders -- became the first humans to orbit another world. http://phys.org/news212246609.html Space & Earth Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:23:41 EST news212246609 (PhysOrg.com) -- Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts set out on a daring adventure to explore the Moon. They ended up discovering their own planet. http://phys.org/news167323008.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:50:03 EST news167323008