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Computer simulation predicts Voyager 2 will reach major milestone in space in late 2007-early 2008
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Nov 27, 2007 |
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Using a computer model simulation, Haruichi Washimi, a physicist at UC Riverside, has predicted when the interplanetary spacecraft Voyager 2 will cross the “termination shock,” the spherical shell around the ...
Space sunshade might be feasible in global warming emergency
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Nov 03, 2006 |
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The possibility that global warming will trigger abrupt climate change is something people might not want to think about. But University of Arizona astronomer Roger Angel thinks about it.
Solstice Moon Illusion
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Jun 17, 2008 |
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Sometimes you just can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times. On Wednesday night, June 18th, step outside at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant form rising in the east. At first glance ...
Corkscrew Asteroids
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Jun 09, 2006 |
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News flash: Earth has a "second moon." Asteroid 2003 YN107 is looping around our planet once a year. Measuring only 20 meters across, the asteroid is too small to see with the unaided eye—but it is there. This ...
Summer Moon Illusion
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Jun 28, 2007 |
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Sometimes you can't believe your eyes. This weekend is one of those times.
Asteroid heads for Earth, Russian astronomer claims
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Oct 02, 2007 |
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An asteroid discovered three years ago could be a threat in 2029 when it crosses Earth's orbit, a Russian astronomer said Monday.
100 Explosions on the Moon
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May 21, 2008 |
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Not so long ago, anyone claiming to see flashes of light on the Moon would be viewed with deep suspicion by professional astronomers. Such reports were filed under "L" ... for lunatic.
Voyager data may reveal trajectory of solar system
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May 31, 2006 |
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Nearly 30 years after launch, the two Voyager spacecraft are still operational and returning useful data. In their early years they produced some of the first close up images of the large outer planets. Now ...
Titan's Seas Are Sand
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May 04, 2006 |
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Until a couple of years ago, scientists thought the dark equatorial regions of Titan might be liquid oceans. New radar evidence shows they are seas -- but seas of sand dunes like those in the Arabian or Namibian ...
NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment
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Jun 27, 2008 |
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"Hold your hands out to the sun. What do you feel? Heat, of course. But there's pressure as well – though you've never noticed it, because it's so tiny. Over the area of your hands, it only comes to about a millionth of an ...
NASA's Ion Engine Breaks Performance Record
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Sep 28, 2007 |
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An ion engine prototype developed at NASA's Glenn Research Center has now accumulated more than 12,000 hours of operation and processed over 245 kilograms of xenon, setting a record for most propellant throughput ever demonstrated ...
Hubble Finds First Organic Molecule on an Exoplanet
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Mar 19, 2008 |
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The Hubble Space Telescope has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying signs ...
Phoenix probe lands on Mars (Update 4)
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May 25, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars Sunday to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic ...
New Evidence Points to Oceans on Mars
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Jun 13, 2007 |
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Scientists have found new evidence to support the presence of large oceans on Mars in the past. Published in the June 14 issue of Nature, the research suggests that changes in Mars’ orientation with respec ...
Ulysses spacecraft data indicate Solar System shield lowering
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Sep 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Data from the joint ESA/NASA Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings have become available. This current state of ...
