An award-winning journalist, author, and former NASA spokesman, Patricia Phillips has written about space for international markets since the 1970's. She's a skilled platform speaker, anthologized poet, and popular Native American story teller. Her love for space began when she watched Sputnik sail overhead and thought the whole idea was as magical as anything she could ever imagine. She still does.

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Brad Pitt: Jesuit in Space?

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August 27, 1:04 PM

by Patricia Phillips, Space News Examiner

"Father" Brad Pitt Goes Sci Fi/Publicity Still

As Celebrity Examiner Liz Barrett tips us off that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie want to increase their family to eight kids by next year, maybe Brad is considering a guy get-away. At least in fantasy, as Hollywood buzz has Brad heading for space as an adventuring Jesuit.

Brad will play Father Emilio Sandoz, a Jesuit scientist,who travels with a four-member crew to the newly-discovered world of Rakhat. The film is based on Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow.

Warner Brothers nabbed rights to the book for Brad's production company, Plan B. They tapped screenwriter Michael Seitzman to adapt the novel for the big screen.

For more info: Follow the movie action with Mary Doria Russell

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Wooden plank found on Mars - debunked

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December 1, 4:13 PM

This composite photo, taken by the Mars rover Opportunity in 2004, keeps resurfacing described as a photo showing a wooden plank found on Mars. Look to the left side, just above the black rectangle shape. What the heck are you looking at?... Read More
Topics: NASA , JPL , mars canals , opportunity , mars rovers , wooden plank found on Mars

Moon, Jupiter & Venus stage rare sky event: watch online live today

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December 1, 10:02 AM

It's gray, damp and overcast where I live, and it may only get worse by tonight. Oh no--I'll have to miss tonight's sky show when Jupiter, Venus, and the crescent moon form a triangle. But there's another option: watch online today with Peter... Read More
Topics: astronomy , moon , space.com , Jupiter , venus , moon jupiter venus triangle , sky and telescope

Cyber Monday: Discovery Channel store offers discounts today

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December 1, 5:29 AM

Discovery Channel is joining in the Cyber Monday sales with discounts on selected items. Among them: the special collector's edition of When We Left Earth, the NASA Missions. Commemorate NASA's 50th anniversary with this stunning high-definition... Read More
Topics: gift guide , Cyber Monday , Discovery Channe , shopping , holiday gifts , sales

Space Shuttle landing is picture perfect at Edwards Air Force Base

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November 30, 3:13 PM

After almost 16 days in space, four spacewalks, and a successful space station "home improvement" mission, the STS-126 crew aboard Endeavour is safely back home at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California.The landing was switched to... Read More
Topics: KSC , ISS , Endeavour , edwards air force base , international space station , space shuttle landing , shuttle landing

Shuttle landing set for Edwards Air Force Base

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November 30, 11:15 AM

Space Shuttle Endeavour is homeward bound, with landing set for 3:25 p.m. CST at Edwards Air Force Base in California.Mission managers earlier waved off two Kennedy Space Center landings due to bad weather. Tomorrow's weather forecast for... Read More
Topics: NASA , Endeavour , edwards air force base , shuttle landing

Shuttle landing: no-go at KSC, Edwards still a possibility.

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November 30, 10:19 AM

Turbulent skies and intermittent thunderstorms have canceled any chance of space shuttle Endeavour landing today at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Mission control has just told the crew to close the payload bay doors, an indication that... Read More
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Stormy weather may send Endeavour to California for landing today

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November 30, 7:27 AM

NASA mission managers are keeping a close eye on a nasty weather system that may send space shuttle Endeavour and the STS-126 crew to Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California for landing rather than to its home port at Kennedy Space Center ... Read More
Topics: NASA , space , KSC , weather , Endeavour , edwards air force base , sts-126 , space shuttle landing

UFO monitors shuttle at space station--debunked?

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November 29, 3:41 PM

Yesterday I posted a video that some believe shows UFOs monitoring the docking of space shuttle Endeavour at the International Space Station (ISS). It's led to some pretty lively commentary from readers. Here's my personal opinion:the blinking... Read More
Topics: NASA , space , space shutttle , space station , ISS , Endeavour , UFO , ufos , space debris , space junk , sts-126

Searchers find remains of fireball meteor in Canada

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November 28, 12:44 PM

Reader Mike Wyatt wanted to know if anyone has found remnants of the fireball meteor that ripped through Canadian skies Nov. 20I have been a bit curious about how the search is going for the impact sight. It was reported that a team was on the way to... Read More
Topics: astronomy , asteroids , great balls of fire , meteor strike , Canada , meteor video , meteor , Canadian meteor