News tagged with stereo
Global eruption rocks the sun
On August 1, 2010, an entire hemisphere of the sun erupted. Filaments of magnetism snapped and exploded, shock waves raced across the stellar surface, billion-ton clouds of hot gas billowed into space. Astronomers ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Sneak Attacks from the Sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Sun can be a menace when it sends out powerful solar blasts of radiation towards the Earth. Astronomers keenly watch the Sun to learn more about what powers these solar eruptions, in hopes ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Solar storms can change directions, surprising forecasters
Solar storms don't always travel in a straight line. But once they start heading in our direction, they can accelerate rapidly, gathering steam for a harder hit on Earth's magnetic field.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Mercury's comet-like appearance spotted by satellites looking at the Sun
Scientists from Boston University's Center for Space Physics reported today that NASA satellites designed to view the escaping atmosphere of the Sun have also recorded evidence of escaping gas from the planet ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2010 |
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UA-Operated Stereo Camera Selected for Mars Mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- The UA's High Resolution Stereo Color Imager was selected as one of five instruments for the first joint mission to Mars by NASA and the European Space Agency. HiSCI is designed to uncover ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Gadgets: Keep your laptop -- and your lap -- cool with TuneFan
The TuneFan from Macally is a great accessory to cool any laptop -- regardless of whether it's used at a desk or on your lap.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 09, 2010 |
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STEREO Reveals Solar Storm Related to Failure Aboard Communications Satellite
(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have allowed Naval Research Laboratory scientists to see recent solar activity that may have produced ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Rocky mounds and a plateau on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Mars Express set sail for the crater named after Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, it found a windblown plateau and mysterious rocky mounds nearby.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2010 |
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STEREO, SOHO spacecraft catch comet diving into sun (w/ Video)
Solar physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, have captured for the first time the collision of a comet with the sun.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 24, 2010 |
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Volcanic ash in Meridiani Planum
Deposits of volcanic ash colour this view of the Meridiani Planum, as seen by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera. They also give clues to the prevailing wind direction in this region of Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 12, 2010 |
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ASUS Launches the EeeKeyboard PC
ASUS today launches the EeeKeyboard PC -- a fully-functional PC concealed within a svelte and stylish keyboard.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2010 |
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Terra Satellite Helps Measure Iceland Volcanic Plume
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Terra satellite flew directly over Iceland on April 19, 2010, allowing its Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument to capture a series of images of the Eyjafjallajökull ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2010 |
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ACE measurements and STEREO vision build space weather forecasting system
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University of Leicester have used observations from NASA’s STEREO and ACE satellites to come up with more accurate predictions of when blasts of solar wind will reach Earth, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Phobos flyby season starts again
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today Mars Express began a series of flybys of Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. The campaign will reach its crescendo on 3 March, when the spacecraft will set a new record for the closest ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae
The Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera has imaged craters both young and old in this view of the Southern Highlands of Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 03, 2010 |
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