Astronomy
NASA's probe shows Jupiter up close and personal
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Small moons are acting as shepherds using their gravity to herd dust and boulders in Jupiter's faint rings, NASA scientists reported on Tuesday.
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New Horizons provides close-up of the Jupiter system
By: Stephen Withers
The latest images of Jupiter and its moons sent back by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show remarkable signs of activity.
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By: Stephen Withers
The latest images of Jupiter and its moons sent back by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show remarkable signs of activity.
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Euro spacecraft tracker goes online
By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency has made it easy for casual stargazers to find out where ESA and ESA-related spacecraft are at present.
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By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency has made it easy for casual stargazers to find out where ESA and ESA-related spacecraft are at present.
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Scientists will look for alien life, but Where and How?
By: William Atkins
With the discovery of the potentially habitable planet Gliese 581 c, astrobiologists are setting their sights on the search for extraterrestrial life. Where are the best places to look? What are the best instruments to perform those searches? How will they do it?
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By: William Atkins
With the discovery of the potentially habitable planet Gliese 581 c, astrobiologists are setting their sights on the search for extraterrestrial life. Where are the best places to look? What are the best instruments to perform those searches? How will they do it?
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NASA AIMS for Clouds on the Edge of Space
By: William Atkins
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) was launched by a Pegasus XL launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:26 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on April 25, 2007. Its 26-month mission is to study very high clouds called noctilucent clouds (NLCs).
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By: William Atkins
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) was launched by a Pegasus XL launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:26 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on April 25, 2007. Its 26-month mission is to study very high clouds called noctilucent clouds (NLCs).
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Hubble Space Telescope observes 17 candles on birthday cake
By: William Atkins
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990. On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the observatory begins its eighteenth year of operations.
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By: William Atkins
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990. On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the observatory begins its eighteenth year of operations.
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Earth-like planet discovered?
By: Stephen Withers
Astronomers have discovered a exoplanet possibly capable of maintaining liquid water, and therefore life as we know it.
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By: Stephen Withers
Astronomers have discovered a exoplanet possibly capable of maintaining liquid water, and therefore life as we know it.
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Earth-like planet found around star Gliese 581, 20.5 LYs away
By: William Atkins
European astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. They state that the planet—called Gliese 581 c—could contain water, and if it does, it would be in a liquid state.
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By: William Atkins
European astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. They state that the planet—called Gliese 581 c—could contain water, and if it does, it would be in a liquid state.
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South side of Milky Way may protect us from cosmic rays and mass extinctions
By: William Atkins
As the Earth’s solar system travels around the center of the Milky Way galaxy, it also wobbles up and down from the galaxy’s disc. U.S. scientists found that these swings take about 62 million years to complete—thus, may expose the Earth to higher doses of dangerous cosmic ray that may also cause mass extinctions.
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By: William Atkins
As the Earth’s solar system travels around the center of the Milky Way galaxy, it also wobbles up and down from the galaxy’s disc. U.S. scientists found that these swings take about 62 million years to complete—thus, may expose the Earth to higher doses of dangerous cosmic ray that may also cause mass extinctions.
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Mystery in Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation could be Coma cloud w/ black holes
By: William Atkins
U.S. scientists think that the source of mysterious cosmic rays could be from a plasma cloud located about 300 million light-years away near the Coma Cluster, which contains several galaxies with supermassive black holes.
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By: William Atkins
U.S. scientists think that the source of mysterious cosmic rays could be from a plasma cloud located about 300 million light-years away near the Coma Cluster, which contains several galaxies with supermassive black holes.
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NASA announce first-ever 3-D STEREO images of Sun
By: William Atkins
At 11 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2007, NASA presents the STEREO 3-D Press Conference, at the Goddard Space Flight Center, to show off new (first time ever) three-dimensional images of the Sun that were made by the twin STEREO spacecraft.
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By: William Atkins
At 11 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2007, NASA presents the STEREO 3-D Press Conference, at the Goddard Space Flight Center, to show off new (first time ever) three-dimensional images of the Sun that were made by the twin STEREO spacecraft.
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Oldest known meteor shower, Lyrid, coming to your local sky
By: William Atkins
The annual Lyrid meteor shower (LYR), or Lyrids, will be seen between April 15 and 28, 2007, but is expected to peak on Saturday or Sunday, April 21-22. People in the northern hemisphere will get the best view, but folks in the southern hemisphere will see it, too.
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By: William Atkins
The annual Lyrid meteor shower (LYR), or Lyrids, will be seen between April 15 and 28, 2007, but is expected to peak on Saturday or Sunday, April 21-22. People in the northern hemisphere will get the best view, but folks in the southern hemisphere will see it, too.
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We complain about weather on Earth, but what about Space Weather?
By: William Atkins
Space weather concerns various environmental conditions that occur in outer space. But, does it affect us on the Earth?
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By: William Atkins
Space weather concerns various environmental conditions that occur in outer space. But, does it affect us on the Earth?
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Asteroid 2007 HA is flying past the Earth: Right NOW!
By: William Atkins
Asteroid 2007 HA, which was just discovered this year, is flying past the Earth today (April 17, 2007) at about 2.5 million kilometers (1.6 million miles).
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By: William Atkins
Asteroid 2007 HA, which was just discovered this year, is flying past the Earth today (April 17, 2007) at about 2.5 million kilometers (1.6 million miles).
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Researchers study 'space tsunamis'
By: Stephen Withers
Observations from the ESA's Cluster satellites favour one of two competing theories about 'space tsunamis' - the substorms that disrupt the northern lights and interfere with GPS reception.
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By: Stephen Withers
Observations from the ESA's Cluster satellites favour one of two competing theories about 'space tsunamis' - the substorms that disrupt the northern lights and interfere with GPS reception.
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Clouds on the Edge of Space to be studied by NASA’s AIM satellite
By: William Atkins
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) is a satellite scheduled to be launched on April 25, 2007, for a 26-month study of noctilucent clouds (NLCs) to find out why they formed and why they are changing.
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By: William Atkins
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) is a satellite scheduled to be launched on April 25, 2007, for a 26-month study of noctilucent clouds (NLCs) to find out why they formed and why they are changing.
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Signs of water seen on planet outside solar system
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evidence of water has been detected for the first time in a planet outside our solar system, an astronomer said on Tuesday, a tantalizing find for scientists eager to know whether life exists beyond Earth.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME: Water found on planet outside of our solar system
By: William Atkins
Lowell Observatory astronomer states he has found water vapor in the atmosphere of a large gaseous planet. This discovery is the FIRST TIME that water has been found on any planet outside of the Earth’s solar system. And, water is thought to be fundamental to the existence of life.
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By: William Atkins
Lowell Observatory astronomer states he has found water vapor in the atmosphere of a large gaseous planet. This discovery is the FIRST TIME that water has been found on any planet outside of the Earth’s solar system. And, water is thought to be fundamental to the existence of life.
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