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Prof gets messages from space

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Barbara Frisken received several messages from outer space this year on her answering machine.


NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Passes Major Review

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's effort to deploy the first satellite mission to advance global precipitation observations from space moved closer to this goal when agency officials approved critical elements for the Global Precipitation ...


Black hole caught zapping galaxy into existence?

Black hole caught zapping galaxy into existence?

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (27) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Which come first, the supermassive black holes that frantically devour matter or the enormous galaxies where they reside? A brand new scenario has emerged from a recent set of outstanding ...


BirdsEye -- a new iPhone app -- resolves your rapture for raptors or finding a finch

Biology / Other

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Looking for larks? Searching for surfbirds? Checking for chickadees? There's an app for that.


NOAA deploys new 'smart buoy' off Annapolis

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

NOAA deployed the seventh in a series of "smart buoys" to monitor weather conditions and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay today. The buoy, located at the mouth of Severn River near Annapolis, Md., will be used by commercial ...


Swift spacecraft

Magnetic Power Revealed in Gamma-Ray Burst Jet

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 5 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A specialized camera on a telescope operated by U.K. astronomers from Liverpool has made the first measurement of magnetic fields in the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB). The result is ...


Brightness variations of sun-like stars: The mystery deepens

Brightness variations of sun-like stars: The mystery deepens

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- An extensive study made with ESO's Very Large Telescope deepens a long-standing mystery in the study of stars similar to the Sun. Unusual year-long variations in the brightness of about one ...


New method of measuring ocean CO2 uptake could lead to climate change 'early warning system'

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

An international team of scientists led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has developed a new method of measuring the absorption of CO2 by the oceans and mapped for the first time CO2 uptake for the entire North Atlantic.


Subaru Telescope Spots Strange Spin

Discovery of a Retrograde or Highly Tilted Extrasolar Planet

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Astronomers have found that the extrasolar planet HAT-P-7b has a retrograde or highly tilted orbit. Studying such planets is important in understanding the diversity of planetary systems and assessing current ...


Lightning

Lightning-produced radiation a potential health concern for air travelers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 7

New information about lightning-emitted X-rays, gamma rays and high-energy electrons during thunderstorms is prompting scientists to raise concerns about the potential for airline passengers and crews to be ...



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