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NASA and ESA Ulysses spacecraft flies past Sun’s hidden South Pole
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-07 12:33:27
On February 7, 2007, the Ulysses spacecraft is traveling where almost all other spacecraft have never ventured: to the South Pole of the Sun. With only two other brief flybys of the Sun’s south polar cap, Ulysses has discovered an interesting and unusual place on the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-07 12:33:27
On February 7, 2007, the Ulysses spacecraft is traveling where almost all other spacecraft have never ventured: to the South Pole of the Sun. With only two other brief flybys of the Sun’s south polar cap, Ulysses has discovered an interesting and unusual place on the Sun.
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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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Chinese Beidou navigation satellite launched from Long March 3A rocket
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-04 16:41:42
On Saturday, February 3, 2007, the Chinese launched one of its Beidou navigation satellites onboard a Long March 3A rocket. Translated as ‘Compass’, the Beidou satellite is one of 35 orbiting satellites that China hopes to be as comprehensive as the Global Positioning System (GPS) built by the United States/NASA and the Galileo Positioning System (Galileo) built by the European Union/ESA.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-04 16:41:42
On Saturday, February 3, 2007, the Chinese launched one of its Beidou navigation satellites onboard a Long March 3A rocket. Translated as ‘Compass’, the Beidou satellite is one of 35 orbiting satellites that China hopes to be as comprehensive as the Global Positioning System (GPS) built by the United States/NASA and the Galileo Positioning System (Galileo) built by the European Union/ESA.
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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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PDAs in space
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-28 18:13:54
A European Space Agency trial has shown that PDAs are suitable platforms for 'real' applications used by astronauts, not just personal or entertainment software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-28 18:13:54
A European Space Agency trial has shown that PDAs are suitable platforms for 'real' applications used by astronauts, not just personal or entertainment software.
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