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MARVELS project by NASA looks for new planets
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-09 09:25:59
The Multi-object Apache Point Observatory Radial Velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey (MARVELS) is set to survey about 11,000 stars. Beginning in 2008, astronomers hope to find at least 150 planets never before seen circling some of these stars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-09 09:25:59
The Multi-object Apache Point Observatory Radial Velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey (MARVELS) is set to survey about 11,000 stars. Beginning in 2008, astronomers hope to find at least 150 planets never before seen circling some of these stars.
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Successful Cassini mission extended two years around Saturn
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-16 12:08:24
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on April 15, 2008 that the international Cassini-Huygens mission around the planet Saturn and its moons will be extended for two more years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-16 12:08:24
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on April 15, 2008 that the international Cassini-Huygens mission around the planet Saturn and its moons will be extended for two more years.
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You can be a part of the exploration of outer space!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-08 09:42:51
Be a Martian or Saturnian explorer! NASA is holding the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” contest for the exploration of Mars and the “Students Exploring the Red Planet” contest for the exploration of the planet Saturn. Go where no student has gone before!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-08 09:42:51
Be a Martian or Saturnian explorer! NASA is holding the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” contest for the exploration of Mars and the “Students Exploring the Red Planet” contest for the exploration of the planet Saturn. Go where no student has gone before!
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Presence of salt on Mars adds new evidence for possible life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-21 09:01:21
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter discovered about two hundred different spots on the southern portion of the planet Mars where chloride minerals exist, which is a part of salts (sodium chloride). Salt deposits indicate the possible presence of water at some point in Mars’ history.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-21 09:01:21
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter discovered about two hundred different spots on the southern portion of the planet Mars where chloride minerals exist, which is a part of salts (sodium chloride). Salt deposits indicate the possible presence of water at some point in Mars’ history.
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Abracadabra! Whoosh! The rings of Saturn disappear
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-20 08:49:28
Is a magician making Saturn's rings disappear? Actually, we are experiencing a “plane ring crossing.". The rings are appearing edge-on to Earthlings so they look to almost disappear. Such an event makes for a good time to view Saturn from your backyard telescope.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-20 08:49:28
Is a magician making Saturn's rings disappear? Actually, we are experiencing a “plane ring crossing.". The rings are appearing edge-on to Earthlings so they look to almost disappear. Such an event makes for a good time to view Saturn from your backyard telescope.
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NASA Cassini spacecraft to take dip near space geyser
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-11 09:58:14
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, NASA mission controllers will direct the Cassini spacecraft to make its closest approach to Saturn’s moon Enceladus to sample water-ice, dust, and gas from active geysers.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-11 09:58:14
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, NASA mission controllers will direct the Cassini spacecraft to make its closest approach to Saturn’s moon Enceladus to sample water-ice, dust, and gas from active geysers.
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Avalanches on Mars surprise NASA astronomers
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-04 08:12:47
NASA HiRISE camera, onboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, was looking for frost when it snapped a first-time ever photograph of active avalanches near the north pole of the planet Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-04 08:12:47
NASA HiRISE camera, onboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, was looking for frost when it snapped a first-time ever photograph of active avalanches near the north pole of the planet Mars.
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March 1, 1966: Venera 3 first craft to land on another planet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-28 07:41:49
The Soviet Union launched Venera 3 on November 16, 1965, at 419 UTC from Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan. The Soviets hoped to land their craft on the surface of Venus.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-28 07:41:49
The Soviet Union launched Venera 3 on November 16, 1965, at 419 UTC from Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan. The Soviets hoped to land their craft on the surface of Venus.
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Saturn shining brightly in Northern Hemisphere sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-27 10:01:38
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-27 10:01:38
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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Sun to destroy Earth in 7.6 billion years
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-24 06:27:39
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-24 06:27:39
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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Fly with Cassie to the planet Saturn
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-05 08:42:37
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-05 08:42:37
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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First Mercury flyby by MESSENGER shows past lava flows
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-22 08:17:18
Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-22 08:17:18
Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.
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GRAIL: New NASA robotic mission to explore inside of Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-16 10:31:58
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-16 10:31:58
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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Historic return to planet Mercury set for January 14, 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 12:59:42
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 12:59:42
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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Asteroid 2007 WD5 is poor marksman: Now predicted to totally miss Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 11:30:52
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 11:30:52
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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Another update: asteroid has only 1-in-40 chance (2.5%) of hitting Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-09 09:53:28
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-09 09:53:28
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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Building blocks of life found around star HR 4796A
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 08:42:02
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 08:42:02
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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NASA’s Mars Scout 2 is earthbound for two more years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-23 08:14:29
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-23 08:14:29
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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Place your bets: Will asteroid hit Mars in January?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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First direct evidence of early flattening as planets form
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-13 08:58:53
Illinois astronomers used the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope to show that early in the planet-forming phase a spinning cloud of gas and dust flattens as it begins to develop into a planet. This discovery will help astronomers learn more about how our own Sun looked when it was first born.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-13 08:58:53
Illinois astronomers used the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope to show that early in the planet-forming phase a spinning cloud of gas and dust flattens as it begins to develop into a planet. This discovery will help astronomers learn more about how our own Sun looked when it was first born.
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