items tagged with Astronomy
Japanese AKARI spacecraft producing great pixs of infrared universe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-31 11:27:17
With only about 550 days to complete its mission, the Akari infrared astronomy satellite has already provided astronomers with fantastic views of star births and deaths, galaxy evolution, supernova remnants, black holes, and other mysterious wonders of the universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-31 11:27:17
With only about 550 days to complete its mission, the Akari infrared astronomy satellite has already provided astronomers with fantastic views of star births and deaths, galaxy evolution, supernova remnants, black holes, and other mysterious wonders of the universe.
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Comet Lovejoy is discovered by Australian, and its green
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-31 10:10:47
Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy discovered a green comet on March 15, 2007 with a digital camera. For his efforts, the comet has been named Comet Lovejoy, with an official designation of C/2007 E2.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-31 10:10:47
Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy discovered a green comet on March 15, 2007 with a digital camera. For his efforts, the comet has been named Comet Lovejoy, with an official designation of C/2007 E2.
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The Pioneer Anomaly: The NASA Whodunit
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-28 21:25:19
Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft, along with other very distant probes, are being held back just a tiny bit on their journey into the far reaches of the solar system. Astronomers do not know what “odd” force, if any, is causing this to happen!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-28 21:25:19
Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft, along with other very distant probes, are being held back just a tiny bit on their journey into the far reaches of the solar system. Astronomers do not know what “odd” force, if any, is causing this to happen!
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Asteroid 2006 VV2 is coming for a visit
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-28 10:00:21
Asteroid 2006 VV2 will be passing close to the Earth at the end of March and in the early part of April 2007, just a few days away.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-28 10:00:21
Asteroid 2006 VV2 will be passing close to the Earth at the end of March and in the early part of April 2007, just a few days away.
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Cassini snaps hexagon around Saturn's north pole
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-27 20:30:38
Images from Cassini have shone fresh light on a hexagonal structure in Saturn's atmosphere first seen 26 years ago.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-27 20:30:38
Images from Cassini have shone fresh light on a hexagonal structure in Saturn's atmosphere first seen 26 years ago.
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Sharp-shooting telescope tracks space 'bullets'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-22 18:26:31
New technology has given astronomers a sharper look at "bullets" of gas travelling through the Orion Nebula.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-22 18:26:31
New technology has given astronomers a sharper look at "bullets" of gas travelling through the Orion Nebula.
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Amazing video shows Sun’s chromosphere with jets “as big as Texas”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-21 17:17:15
NASA describes the video as: a magnetic vortex almost as big as Earth [that] races across your computer screen, twisting, turning, finally erupting in a powerful solar flare.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-21 17:17:15
NASA describes the video as: a magnetic vortex almost as big as Earth [that] races across your computer screen, twisting, turning, finally erupting in a powerful solar flare.
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Hinode observatory delivers new view of Sun
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-21 17:03:00
Images from the Hinode space observatory show the Sun's magnetic field is more turbulent than previously thought.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-21 17:03:00
Images from the Hinode space observatory show the Sun's magnetic field is more turbulent than previously thought.
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Partial solar eclipse occurred March 19
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-19 09:37:24
The first solar eclipse of 2007 occurred on March 19, 2007 and was visible from eastern Asia and parts of northern Alaska.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-19 09:37:24
The first solar eclipse of 2007 occurred on March 19, 2007 and was visible from eastern Asia and parts of northern Alaska.
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UK boffins uncover more secrets of the gamma ray burst
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-03-19 07:57:13
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-03-19 07:57:13
New observations of one of the largest and most violent explosions in the universe have provided valuable clues for intergalactic sleuths seeking to understand the physics of Gamma Ray Bursts.
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First probe beneath Mars surface finds water ice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-18 09:43:58
Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars' South Pole.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-18 09:43:58
Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars' South Pole.
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Football shaped rock near Pluto acts crazy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-14 18:11:20
Caltech astronomers have discovered a rock called 2003 EL61. It is really strange because it crazily rotates every four hours, has two moons, is oblong-shaped like a football, and is as large as Pluto.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-14 18:11:20
Caltech astronomers have discovered a rock called 2003 EL61. It is really strange because it crazily rotates every four hours, has two moons, is oblong-shaped like a football, and is as large as Pluto.
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Cassini finds titanic sea on Saturn’s moon Titan
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-13 17:36:32
It seems that the spacecraft Cassini is just full of discoveries lately. Now, it has found evidence for large (titan) seas filled probably with liquid methane or ethane in the northern polar regions of Titan.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-13 17:36:32
It seems that the spacecraft Cassini is just full of discoveries lately. Now, it has found evidence for large (titan) seas filled probably with liquid methane or ethane in the northern polar regions of Titan.
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China announces HXMT to be first astronomy satellite
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-12 09:57:52
The Xinhua News Agency, the official Chinese news agency, has announced that the Chinese space agency is planning a 2010 launch of a space telescope to study x-ray sources such as black holes and neutron stars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-12 09:57:52
The Xinhua News Agency, the official Chinese news agency, has announced that the Chinese space agency is planning a 2010 launch of a space telescope to study x-ray sources such as black holes and neutron stars.
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“Omigod! I can’t believe it” comment of New Horizons Tvashtar photo
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-10 18:41:17
On February 28, 2007, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took a stunning photograph of the volcano Tvashtar erupting on Jupiter’s moon Io.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-10 18:41:17
On February 28, 2007, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took a stunning photograph of the volcano Tvashtar erupting on Jupiter’s moon Io.
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Microsoft tantalises with TechFest demos
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-03-07 22:32:14
Google is perhaps the best known example of a company that allows 'side projects' - activities not immediately directed towards current or planned products and services - but Microsoft's TechFest shows it still knows something about innovation.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-03-07 22:32:14
Google is perhaps the best known example of a company that allows 'side projects' - activities not immediately directed towards current or planned products and services - but Microsoft's TechFest shows it still knows something about innovation.
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Sunlight speeds asteroid spin
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-07 21:02:34
Weak but cumulative forces generated by sunlight are enough to accelerate the rotation of asteroids, scientists have determined.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-07 21:02:34
Weak but cumulative forces generated by sunlight are enough to accelerate the rotation of asteroids, scientists have determined.
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Scientists: Mars minerals left by groundwater, not seas
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-07 20:54:22
Mineral deposits found on Mars by the Opportunity rover were probably due to springs rather than long-evaporated seas, scientists now believe.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-07 20:54:22
Mineral deposits found on Mars by the Opportunity rover were probably due to springs rather than long-evaporated seas, scientists now believe.
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Martian soil brought to Earth: Could it contaminate?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-05 15:50:57
Based on her research study, an Australian researcher stated that less than 50% of astronomers polled believe that NASA would be able to protect Earth from possible contamination if foreign organisms are brought back from Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-05 15:50:57
Based on her research study, an Australian researcher stated that less than 50% of astronomers polled believe that NASA would be able to protect Earth from possible contamination if foreign organisms are brought back from Mars.
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Once in a red moon eclipse comes again August 28
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-05 07:46:16
The lunar eclipse is a once in a blue moon event, and if you missed it, you’ve got one more chance to see it happen in 2007 – but you’ll need to be in or travel to Australia, New Zealand or Alaska for an amazing view!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-05 07:46:16
The lunar eclipse is a once in a blue moon event, and if you missed it, you’ve got one more chance to see it happen in 2007 – but you’ll need to be in or travel to Australia, New Zealand or Alaska for an amazing view!
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