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Hubble takes rare Jupiter impact images
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-25 07:49:30
The Hubble Space Telescope was detoured in its recalibration, after being refurbished by the NASA STS-125 astronauts in May 2009, to take images of the recent impact spot on Jupiter, which was discovered by an Australian amateur astronomer on July 19, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-25 07:49:30
The Hubble Space Telescope was detoured in its recalibration, after being refurbished by the NASA STS-125 astronauts in May 2009, to take images of the recent impact spot on Jupiter, which was discovered by an Australian amateur astronomer on July 19, 2009.
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Jupiter gets bonked by either a comet or asteroid
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-21 07:29:11
Astronomers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory verified on Monday, July 20, 2009, after receiving an email from an amateur astronomer in Australia, that Jupiter had just been hit with an object, possibly a comet or asteroid.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-21 07:29:11
Astronomers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory verified on Monday, July 20, 2009, after receiving an email from an amateur astronomer in Australia, that Jupiter had just been hit with an object, possibly a comet or asteroid.
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Europa eclipsing Ganymede caught on video
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-11 09:40:07
A rarely recorded astronomical event in our Solar System occurred recently when one of Jupiter’s moons moved directly in front of another one and Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley caught it on video.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-11 09:40:07
A rarely recorded astronomical event in our Solar System occurred recently when one of Jupiter’s moons moved directly in front of another one and Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley caught it on video.
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2008 says goodbye, 2009 says hello with night sky treat
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-28 08:35:51
Starting Monday night (December 29, 2008) and ending with a really big show on New Year’s Eve, the new crescent Moon and the planets of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter will help us to ring in the new year of 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-28 08:35:51
Starting Monday night (December 29, 2008) and ending with a really big show on New Year’s Eve, the new crescent Moon and the planets of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter will help us to ring in the new year of 2009.
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Gobble down the turkey, Jupiter, Venus, Moon are together in night sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-26 08:37:31
Beginning on the evening of Thanksgiving in the United States, and Thursday night (November 27, 2008) for all others on Earth, the planets of Venus and Jupiter and a crescent-shaped Moon will be crowding around each other in a spectacular spectacle in the night sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-26 08:37:31
Beginning on the evening of Thanksgiving in the United States, and Thursday night (November 27, 2008) for all others on Earth, the planets of Venus and Jupiter and a crescent-shaped Moon will be crowding around each other in a spectacular spectacle in the night sky.
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NASA's five-year mission to Jupiter proceeds
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-25 18:54:08
US space agency NASA has announced it is "officially moving forward" on Juno, an "extremely energy efficient" mission to put a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-25 18:54:08
US space agency NASA has announced it is "officially moving forward" on Juno, an "extremely energy efficient" mission to put a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.
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Mars, Saturn, Regulus put on evening show in July skies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-29 11:15:15
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-29 11:15:15
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot & Little Red Spot get baby brother
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-24 08:07:20
Astronomers here on Earth have discovered a third red spot on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and the Little Red Spot (Red Spot, Jr.) as huge “anti-cyclonic” storms on the largest planet in our solar system.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-24 08:07:20
Astronomers here on Earth have discovered a third red spot on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and the Little Red Spot (Red Spot, Jr.) as huge “anti-cyclonic” storms on the largest planet in our solar system.
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ISS flies fast & bright over North America and Europe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-07 08:29:43
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-07 08:29:43
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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Venus, Jupiter, Moon: Come together early February 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-26 08:41:05
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-26 08:41:05
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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Annual Taurid meteor shower to peak November 12, 2007
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-10 10:20:35
The Taurid meteor shower, which is caused by the Comet Encke is expected to show its best display in the eastern sky just before dawn on Monday, November 12th.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-10 10:20:35
The Taurid meteor shower, which is caused by the Comet Encke is expected to show its best display in the eastern sky just before dawn on Monday, November 12th.
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Comet Holmes gains brightness, now looks brighter than Jupiter
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-30 09:07:24
After a million-times increase in brightness over a two-day period beginning on October 24, 2007, Comet 17P/Holmes has now increased its luminosity even more, looking brighter than the planet Jupiter.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-30 09:07:24
After a million-times increase in brightness over a two-day period beginning on October 24, 2007, Comet 17P/Holmes has now increased its luminosity even more, looking brighter than the planet Jupiter.
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TrES-4 is biggest and lowest-density exoplanet ever discovered
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-08 09:15:07
TrES-4 was discovered by an international team of astronomers with the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES). What makes it an unusual type of planet it that TrES-4 is just under twice the diameter of Jupiter (the largest planet in the solar system) but only approximately three-quarters the mass.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-08 09:15:07
TrES-4 was discovered by an international team of astronomers with the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES). What makes it an unusual type of planet it that TrES-4 is just under twice the diameter of Jupiter (the largest planet in the solar system) but only approximately three-quarters the mass.
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First proof of water found on planet outside Earth’s solar system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-11 22:15:10
At about 370.3 trillion miles from the Earth, the best evidence to date has been found concerning the existence of water on an extrasolar planet, or a planet circling a star other than our Sun. And, the abundance of water on such planets is key to finding alien life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-11 22:15:10
At about 370.3 trillion miles from the Earth, the best evidence to date has been found concerning the existence of water on an extrasolar planet, or a planet circling a star other than our Sun. And, the abundance of water on such planets is key to finding alien life.
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Woods Hole oceanographers to explore Arctic Ocean ridge
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-06-22 16:30:51
The 40-day Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will explore the Gakkel Ridge under the frozen Arctic Ocean for exotic sea creatures.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-06-22 16:30:51
The 40-day Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will explore the Gakkel Ridge under the frozen Arctic Ocean for exotic sea creatures.
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NASA probes sinkhole as proxy for icy moon
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-20 05:47:22
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-20 05:47:22
EL ZACATON, Mexico (Reuters) - NASA is testing an underwater robot in one of Earth's deepest sinkholes in a first step toward searching for life on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.
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Watch Moon and Venus together after sunset on Saturday, May 19, 2007
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-19 10:35:10
At sunset look to the west and the waxing crescent Moon and the planet Venus will be within one degree of each other, being the two brightest objects in the evening sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-19 10:35:10
At sunset look to the west and the waxing crescent Moon and the planet Venus will be within one degree of each other, being the two brightest objects in the evening sky.
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NASA DEPTHX simulates exploration of Jupiter’s Europa in underground caves
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-16 09:59:36
DEPTHX (DEep Phreatic THermal eXplorer), funded by NASA, is an autonomous, aquatic robot that some day in the future may explore beneath the icy crust of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. For now, it is practicing on deep geothermal sinkholes and caves in Mexico.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-16 09:59:36
DEPTHX (DEep Phreatic THermal eXplorer), funded by NASA, is an autonomous, aquatic robot that some day in the future may explore beneath the icy crust of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. For now, it is practicing on deep geothermal sinkholes and caves in Mexico.
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