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 Paris, France (SPX) Nov 20, 2009 
The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the role these two key variables play in regulating Earth's water cycle.
"Following the switch-on, MIRAS is working beautifully well with all key subsystems, including all of the receivers, ... read more 
Paris, FRance (SPX) Nov 16, 2009Outer space security has become an increasingly important issue over recent years. For example, the global community of spacefaring nations is witnessing a sizeable increase in orbital debris from both deliberate and accidental satellite destructions. A new report has flagged a series of recommendations to help address the orbital debris concern, and other issues that can assure enhanced s ... more
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Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2009Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington after being returned to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis last May. Astronauts brought back the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, or WFPC-2, and the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement, or COSTAR, after more than 15 years in space. The c ... more  
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 20092009 will go down in history as one of the greatest years for lunar exploration. We were stunned by the discovery that the sun-drenched lunar surface, once thought to be bone dry, hosts small traces of water! Orbital observations of the Moon's polar regions revealed areas that are probably the coldest regions in the solar system, with temperatures plunging below that of Pluto! With all thi ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 20, 2009The evolution of bulges in the centres of spiral galaxies puzzles astronomers. A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4710 is part of a survey that has been conducted to learn more about the formation of bulges, which are a substantial component of most spiral galaxies. When targeting spiral galaxy bulges, astronomers often seek edge-on galaxies, as their bulges are more eas ... more |
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Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2009To accelerate growth in the Mexican market, Iridium Communications has announced it has signed three additional distribution partners in Mexico. These three new partners supplement the distribution channel for the new "Iridium Mexico" subsidiary (or Iridium Comunicaciones de Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V.) that the company announced on October 21, 2009. Iridium Mexico is a joint venture between I ... more 
Rochester NY (SPX) Nov 20, 2009A multi-trillion-watt laser at the University of Rochester has simulated a stellar jet-an outpouring of matter from a fledgling star-with unprecedented realism. The achievement, which is detailed in the latest issue of the Astrophysical Journal, is the latest in a series of experiments in which scientists from around the world have converged on the University of Rochester's Laboratory for ... more  
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 20, 2009Sometimes you really can believe your eyes. That's what NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) is telling researchers about a controversial phenomenon on the sun known as the "solar tsunami." Years ago, when solar physicists first witnessed a towering wave of hot plasma racing across the sun's surface, they doubted their senses. The scale of the wave was staggering: It ros ... more |
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