items tagged with Solar system
Rosetta swings by Mars, heads towards the Sun
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-25 17:09:45
The Rosetta comet probe successfully completed its swing-by of Mars and is now heading towards the Sun on its way back to Earth, according to the ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-25 17:09:45
The Rosetta comet probe successfully completed its swing-by of Mars and is now heading towards the Sun on its way back to Earth, according to the ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
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391 years ago this week Galileo at center of Church controversy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-25 11:39:06
On Thursday, February 25, 1616, the Catholic Church passes a censure against Galileo who had earlier stated that the Sun is the center of the universe and that the Earth moves around it—directly against the Church’s belief that the Earth, instead, was at the center of the universe and the Sun revolved around it.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-25 11:39:06
On Thursday, February 25, 1616, the Catholic Church passes a censure against Galileo who had earlier stated that the Sun is the center of the universe and that the Earth moves around it—directly against the Church’s belief that the Earth, instead, was at the center of the universe and the Sun revolved around it.
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Spaced-out NASA psycho astronaut plan is mental
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-24 22:39:35
Ever since a female NASA astronaut went mental over a failed love affair with a fellow space traveler, the focus on space safety has momentarily shifted from stopping spacecraft from blowing up, to stopping mentally exploding astronauts from doing damage to themselves in space, or to the spacecraft they are travelling in.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-24 22:39:35
Ever since a female NASA astronaut went mental over a failed love affair with a fellow space traveler, the focus on space safety has momentarily shifted from stopping spacecraft from blowing up, to stopping mentally exploding astronauts from doing damage to themselves in space, or to the spacecraft they are travelling in.
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Inter-planetary Internet expands to Mars and beyond
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-21 06:53:54
The father of the Internet, Vint Cerf, is overseeing efforts by NASA to build a permanent Internet link to Mars by 2008.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-21 06:53:54
The father of the Internet, Vint Cerf, is overseeing efforts by NASA to build a permanent Internet link to Mars by 2008.
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Asteroid collision course sends UN into frenzy
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-20 05:30:22
The possibility that an asteroid will strike the Earth on Sunday, April 13 2036 has reverberated across the globe, with the world’s citizens wondering what anyone is doing about it with the UN at least two years away from version 1 of an anti asteroid plan.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-20 05:30:22
The possibility that an asteroid will strike the Earth on Sunday, April 13 2036 has reverberated across the globe, with the world’s citizens wondering what anyone is doing about it with the UN at least two years away from version 1 of an anti asteroid plan.
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UN urged to adopt asteroid impact treaty
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-02-18 09:04:21
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-02-18 09:04:21
AAAS Moves are afoot in the astronaut community to hustle the UN into adopting a treaty which would set a deflection mission in motion if Earth was threatened by a large asteroid impact.
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Solved: Einstein’s Twin Paradox put back in the box
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-18 05:33:53
One of the most enduring puzzles of modern-day physics is a century old paradox suggested by Einstein. Now Subhash Kak, a professor at the Louisiana State University LSU has claimed to have solved it!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-18 05:33:53
One of the most enduring puzzles of modern-day physics is a century old paradox suggested by Einstein. Now Subhash Kak, a professor at the Louisiana State University LSU has claimed to have solved it!
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Success: NASA’s five THEMIS satellites launch into space
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-17 23:33:17
Five THEMIS satellites crucial to understanding solar winds and space storms which can affect spacecraft and astronauts have successfully launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-17 23:33:17
Five THEMIS satellites crucial to understanding solar winds and space storms which can affect spacecraft and astronauts have successfully launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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See the total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2007
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-17 09:00:00
Without a total eclipse in almost two-and-one-half years, sky gazers will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse on Saturday, March 3, 2007 from the eastern Americas, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, Iceland, Greenaldn, Arctic, the Middle East in western Asia.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-17 09:00:00
Without a total eclipse in almost two-and-one-half years, sky gazers will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse on Saturday, March 3, 2007 from the eastern Americas, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, Iceland, Greenaldn, Arctic, the Middle East in western Asia.
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NASA postpones THEMIS launch for 24 Hours
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-17 07:52:49
Upper-level winds too strong for NASA's liking has delayed the launch of a Delta II rocket and the THEMIS mission by 24 hours. But what is the THEMIS mission, and why is it important?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-17 07:52:49
Upper-level winds too strong for NASA's liking has delayed the launch of a Delta II rocket and the THEMIS mission by 24 hours. But what is the THEMIS mission, and why is it important?
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Hubble snaps death throes of sun-like star
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-02-15 06:02:29
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-02-15 06:02:29
Our sun will probably look very much the same for the next few billion years, plodding happily along the main sequence, bathing our solar system in its friendly yellow rays. All very nice for us living on Earth, of course, but not terribly exciting.
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NASA twin STEREO spacecraft prepare to eyeball the Sun
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-13 10:37:42
A pair of NASA solar observatory probes called STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is positioning themselves apart in space so they can take three-dimensional images of activities on the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-13 10:37:42
A pair of NASA solar observatory probes called STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is positioning themselves apart in space so they can take three-dimensional images of activities on the Sun.
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Scientist reports that cosmic rays cause much of Earth’s global warming
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-02-12 11:36:22
Danish physicist Henrik Svensmark has concluded that the Earth is experiencing less cloud cover because cosmic rays are not entering the atmosphere as frequently as normal. Consequently, Svensmark says that cosmic rays, not human-made carbon dioxide emissions, are largely responsible for global warming.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-02-12 11:36:22
Danish physicist Henrik Svensmark has concluded that the Earth is experiencing less cloud cover because cosmic rays are not entering the atmosphere as frequently as normal. Consequently, Svensmark says that cosmic rays, not human-made carbon dioxide emissions, are largely responsible for global warming.
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Space telescope mirrors ready for polishing
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-02-11 04:31:39
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-02-11 04:31:39
After a rather difficult week, some good news for NASA: its engineers have just finished making the mirror that will be the eye of its next space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). All that remains is for it to be ground and polished.
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Saturn easily seen over weekend while in opposition to Earth and Sun
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-09 15:20:50
During the weekend of February 10, 2007, the position of the planet Saturn will be in a straight line with the Sun and the Earth, being located in between them—thus, Saturn is at opposition. Because of this arrangement and the fact that the planet will also be at its closest position to the Earth, Saturn will be easily seen at night.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-09 15:20:50
During the weekend of February 10, 2007, the position of the planet Saturn will be in a straight line with the Sun and the Earth, being located in between them—thus, Saturn is at opposition. Because of this arrangement and the fact that the planet will also be at its closest position to the Earth, Saturn will be easily seen at night.
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Planets Mercury and Venus easily seen in western sky after sunset
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-06 10:53:05
The planets Mercury and Venus will be visible to the naked eye throughout the week of February 4, 2007, after the Sun sets in the western skies.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-06 10:53:05
The planets Mercury and Venus will be visible to the naked eye throughout the week of February 4, 2007, after the Sun sets in the western skies.
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NASA Cassini spacecraft photographs cloud system on Saturn’s moon Titan
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-03 11:36:06
Detailed images produced by the Cassini spacecraft on December 29, 2006, show a cloud formation about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) in diameter at Titan’s north-pole region. Scientists had never before actually seen such a detailed cloud system on Titan, but had predicted its possible existence.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-03 11:36:06
Detailed images produced by the Cassini spacecraft on December 29, 2006, show a cloud formation about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) in diameter at Titan’s north-pole region. Scientists had never before actually seen such a detailed cloud system on Titan, but had predicted its possible existence.
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Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) stops working
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-30 11:04:13
The nearly five-year-old Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope shut down at about 7:34 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 27, 2007, after a short circuit in the electrical system. This failure caused Hubble to go into ‘safe mode’. At about 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, one day later, the remaining Hubble instruments resumed their normal operations without ACS.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-30 11:04:13
The nearly five-year-old Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope shut down at about 7:34 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 27, 2007, after a short circuit in the electrical system. This failure caused Hubble to go into ‘safe mode’. At about 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, one day later, the remaining Hubble instruments resumed their normal operations without ACS.
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Rosetta space probe just a stone’s throw away from Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-28 11:55:20
The ESA-led unmanned Rosetta spacecraft launched to study two asteroids and one comet will do a Mars fly-by on February 25, 2007. Later, the spacecraft will do fly-bys of asteroid 2867 Šteins and asteroid 21 Luetia, and its lander Philae will land on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-28 11:55:20
The ESA-led unmanned Rosetta spacecraft launched to study two asteroids and one comet will do a Mars fly-by on February 25, 2007. Later, the spacecraft will do fly-bys of asteroid 2867 Šteins and asteroid 21 Luetia, and its lander Philae will land on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Sun did not blow water off Mars, study finds
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-26 01:16:56
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-26 01:16:56
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists trying to find out where all the water on Mars went ruled out one culprit on Thursday -- new measurements show the Sun did not blow it away.
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