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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:07:00 GMT

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:07:00 GMT

Telescope's extruded aluminium profiling

Bosch Rexroth has supplied extruded aluminium profiling to be used for rapidly constructing structures and building safety constructions on the large binocular telescope (LBT) located on Arizona's Mount Graham, USA. It is the optical elements that make
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:51:00 GMT

Astronomers get sharpest view ever of star factories in distant universe

IMAGE: Arp 220 is a nearby example of a merged starburst galaxy similar to SMM J2135-0102. Located 250 million light-years from Earth, Arp 220 is the aftermath of a collision between... Astronomers have combined a natural gravitational lens and a
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:24:00 GMT

Teen galaxy spotted in stellar 'growth spurt'

Call it a cosmic growth spurt. A young galaxy is making stars over 100 times as vigorously as the Milky Way. SMM J21350-0102 is shrouded in dust, which hides it from most telescopes. But the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) in Chile, spotted the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:13:00 GMT

Archiving NASA’s social media

I sometimes make fun of NASA for being a bit stodgy, but in truth a lot of the folks there are pretty savvy when it comes to new tech and social media. The Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity were on Facebook pretty quickly, and a flood of other space
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:29:00 GMT

Planets decide health regime for India's rich and the famous

Millennia ago, Indian astrologers and soothsayers had perfected the art or science of looking into your past and peering into your future through a complex set of calculations based on planetary movements. But now, the modern-day health gurus seem to
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:13:00 GMT

Why Sea Lilies Walk

Nature abounds with examples of evolutionary arms races. Certain marine snails, for example, evolved thick shells and spines to avoid be eaten, but crabs and fish foiled the snails by developing shell-crushing claws and jaws. Common as such interactions
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:34:00 GMT

Most primitive supermassive black holes known 'discovered'

WASHINGTON: Astronomers claim to have discovered two of the earliest and most primitive supermassive black holes known, which may provide a better understanding of the roots of the universe. Black holes are beastly distortions of space and time. The most
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:48:00 GMT

Russia launches US telecoms satellite into space

A Russian Proton-M rocket launched a US EchoStar 14 telecommunications into orbit Sunday, the Khrunichev space centre announced. 'The satellite had been placed in orbit about 36,000 kilometres above the Earth,' said the a senior official at the centre,
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:26:00 GMT

NASA launches mission to survey polar ice

File photo shows aÂlong_spaceNASA satellite image from September 16, 2007 and released on September 21, 2007, shows Arctic summer sea ice. Arctic sea ice melted to its lowest level ever this week, shattering a record set in 2005 and continuing a trend
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:56:00 GMT

NASA IceBridge Mission Prepares for Study of Arctic Glaciers

NASA's Operation IceBridge mission will make science flights from Kangerlussuaq and Thule, Greenland, in spring 2010 to survey the area's ice sheet, outlet glaciers and sea ice. Credit: NASA (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Operation IceBridge mission, the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:37:00 GMT

Jupiter's Spot Seen Glowing

New thermal images from ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and other ground-based telescopes show swirls of warmer air and cooler regions never seen before within Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The image on the left was obtained with the VISIR on the VLT in
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:37:00 GMT

Astronauts fear loss of innovation, leadership with no spaceflight

If NASA ends its manned space program, will exploring the moon and other planets lose its appeal to kids weaned on video games and 'Avatar'? That thought troubles some who led the U.S. march into space in the 1960s and 1970s. They fear a generation's
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:29:00 GMT

NASA launches mission to survey polar ice

NASA on Sunday kicked off the second year of a mission designed to conduct a airborne survey of the Earth's polar ice. File photo shows a NASA satellite image from September 16, 2007 and released on September 21, 2007, shows Arctic summer sea ice. Arctic
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:13:00 GMT

Solar to Hydrogen on Demand - New Research Initiative by eHydrogen Solutions

eHydrogen Solutions has announced a major new research and development initiative utilising solar energy as the main power source for real-time hydrogen creation. The so called H-Solaris Generator design uses water to produce hydrogen gas resulting from
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:30:00 GMT

NASA’s future cloudy as U.S. plans to shift focus in space exploration

The final countdown has begun to the end of manned spaceflights by NASA, leaving some to fret that the nation's dreams of reaching for the stars may be in jeopardy under President Barack Obama's controversial plan to commercialize spaceflight. Obama on
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:13:00 GMT

Scientists find turbulence in Saturn's rings

Courtesy of NASA/JPL/CICLOPS / AAAS/SCIENCE Scientists are studying close-up views of Saturn's rings taken by the Cassini spacecraft. (03-19) 11:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The ringed planet Saturn, brilliant jewel of the night sky, has revealed new insights
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:08:00 GMT

Soyuz landing caps milestone space station mission

Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Max Suraev landed their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan March 18, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Suraev, the Soyuz
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:47:00 GMT

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 20 March 2010

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:15:00 GMT

The dotcom millionaires launching their own private space race

As the space shuttle ages and Nasa's funding is cut, America's technology entrepreneurs are building a new generation of rockets with their own money to fill the gap – and make a profit For the past few weeks, engineers have been carrying out detailed
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:10:00 GMT

ESA and Thales Alenia Space enter negotiations for MTG

The tendering process that will result in the supply of Europe's next series of meteorological satellites, Meteosat Third Generation, has reached an advanced stage as ESA invites Thales Alenia Space to enter formal contract negotiations. These
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:59:00 GMT

Russian govt OKs extension of Intl Space Station ops till 2020

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:57:00 GMT

Are the Universe's secrets hiding on a chip? - Premium content

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:14:00 GMT

Planetary Society Offers Funding to International Asteroid-Tracking Community

Pasadena, CA, 'In a cosmic game of pinball with asteroids and comets, we dont want Earth to get hit,' said Planetary Society Director of Projects Bruce Betts. 'At least not by anything big enough to cause damage.' To find and track near-Earth objects
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:45:00 GMT

Soyuz Landing Caps Milestone Space Station Mission

WASHINGTON -- Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Max Suraev landed their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan Thursday, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:03:00 GMT

Planet Gazing

On the retreat last weekend, a bunch of us were trying to identify which of the stars were actually planets. Nobody knew, but we did come up with some questions: Do the planets appear to be in a straight line? Do the planets twinkle or not? Can you tell
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:31:00 GMT

Military sites could help launch SA into space

The move coincides with a major breakthrough for the country's space science industry - the first detailed images from the national space satellite launched last year and now orbiting 500km above the earth. Naledi Pandor, the minister of science and
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Experience Hubble's Universe in 3-D

HubbleSite works best when you enable JavaScript in your browser. March 19, 2010: Take an exhilarating ride through the Orion Nebula, a vast star-making factory 1,500 light-years away. Swoop through Orion's giant canyon of gas and dust. Fly past behemoth
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:06:00 GMT

Review: Hubble 3D Takes You on Beautiful, Brief Space Journey

The premise of Imax: Hubble 3D is simple: Make home movies in space. And what beautiful movies they are. The stunning space vistas and intimate moments with astronauts make for a fascinating flash of interstellar eye candy. The images were captured
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:44:00 GMT

NASA and NOAA's Environmental Satellite Now GOES-15

GREENBELT, Md., (NASA) -- Twelve days after a flawless launch, NASA and NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) reached its proper orbit and was renamed GOES-15. The latest weather satellite will complete its checkout in mid
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:59:00 GMT