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Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 8

Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...


Cosmologists 'see' the cosmic dawn

Cosmologists 'see' the cosmic dawn

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (21) | comments 18

(PhysOrg.com) -- The images, produced by scientists at Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology, show the "Cosmic Dawn" - the formation of the first big galaxies in the Universe.


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NASA Spacecraft Falling For Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Launched in September of 2007, and propelled by any one of a trio of hyper-efficient ion engines, NASA's Dawn spacecraft passed the orbit of Mars last summer. At that time, the asteroid belt ...


Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good

Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft re-entered our solar system's asteroid belt today, Nov. 13, and this time it will stay there.


Dawn Finishes Mars Phase

Dawn Finishes Mars Phase

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Mars disappearing in its metaphorical rearview mirror, NASA's Dawn spacecraft's next stop is the asteroid belt and the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn got as close as 549 kilometers (341 miles) ...


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Jamaican lizards' shows of strength mark territory at dawn, dusk

Biology /

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

What does Jack LaLanne have in common with a Jamaican lizard? Like the ageless fitness guru, the lizards greet each new day with vigorous push-ups. That's according to a new study showing that male Anolis ...


Dawn Glides Into New Year

Dawn Glides Into New Year

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 21, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft shut down its ion propulsion system today as scheduled. The spacecraft is now gliding toward a Mars flyby in February of next year.


Spacecraft Talk Continued During JPL Wildfire Threat

Spacecraft Talk Continued During JPL Wildfire Threat

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As the flames of the raging brush fire dubbed the Station Fire threatened the northern edge of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Saturday, Aug. 29, the managers of NASA's Deep Space Network prepared for ...