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Titan's Topsy-Turvy Topography
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have a subterranean ocean of hydrocarbons and some topsy-turvy topography in which the summits of its mountains lie lower than its average surface elevation, according to new research. Titan is also more squashed in its overall shape-like a rubber ball pressed down by a foot-than researchers had expected, said Howard Zebker, a Stanford geophysicist and ele ... read more

Satellites Show Arctic Literally On Thin Ice
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
The latest Arctic sea ice data from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center show that the decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice cover is continuing. New evidence from satellite observations also shows that the ice cap is thinning as well. Arctic sea ice works like an air conditioner for the global climate system. Ice naturally cools air and water masses, plays a key role in ocean ... more

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Pratt And Whitney Rocketdyne Tests Propulsion Technology
Canoga Park CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne completed a series of successful hot-fire tests for a propulsion system that could lead to increased mission capability and flexibility in sending humans to the moon, Mars and beyond. During the tests at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, a 25 pound-force thruster testbed successfully demonstrated cooling with gaseous methane and gaseous oxygen, a ... more

NASA Goddard Orders Second Instrument For GPM Mission
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., has ordered a second instrument for the agency's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. The GPM satellite is an Earth science mission that will study global precipitation (rain, snow, ice) with one Core spacecraft and a host of eight other vehicles in Earth orbit. The instrument, known as GPM Microwave Imager (GMI), will me ... more

Earthshine Reflects Earth's Oceans And Continents From Dark Side Of Moon
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine. The paper is published in this week's edition of the international journal Astrobiology. Sally Langford from the University of ... more

Dissecting A Stellar Explosion
Paris, France (ESA) Apr 08, 2009
Integral has captured one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever seen. A meticulous analysis of the data has allowed astronomers to investigate the initial phases of this giant stellar explosion, which led to the ejection of matter at velocities close to the speed of light. In particular, the astronomers believe that the explosion lifted a piece of the central engine's magnetic field into ... more

 

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    AAE Systems Commemorates 25th Anniversary
    Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
    This year, AAE Systems has reached a major milestone as it celebrates 25 years of innovation in delivering comprehensive satellite-based communications solutions to its international, multi-industry customer base. To commemorate its silver anniversary, it will release its lightweight mobile communications trailer (LMCT) system. The trailer showcases AAE's cutting-edge Eclipse satellite net ... more

    Active Galaxies Flare And Fade In Fermi Telescope All-Sky Movie
    Garching, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
    The gamma-ray sky comes alive in a movie made from data acquired by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope during its first three months of operations. Gamma rays from sources near and far turn the sky into a hypnotic froth. The sun arcs serenely across the northern sky as active galaxies called blazars flare up and fade out. The movie, made from the first 87 days of data from Fermi's Larg ... more

    Cool Stars Have Different Mix Of Life-Forming Chemicals
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
    Life on Earth is thought to have arisen from a hot soup of chemicals. Does this same soup exist on planets around other stars? A new study from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope hints that planets around stars cooler than our sun might possess a different mix of potentially life-forming, or "prebiotic," chemicals. Astronomers used Spitzer to look for a prebiotic chemical, called hydrogen cyan ... more

     

  • China says NKorea has right to peaceful use of space


  • NKorea releases footage of rocket launch


  • Russia buys unmanned drones from Israel: report
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  • Pakistan highlights 'gap' with US over drone attacks
  • Japan Says NKorea Space Program OK After Denuclearisation
  • New Cyber Threats Part Nine
  • NKorea missile seen in commercial image: US institute
  • Forecasters predict 6 Atlantic hurricanes for 2009
  • Is There A Seat Of Wisdom In The Brain
  • Harmful 'red tide' hits Dubai beaches
  • Being Isaac Newton: Computer Derives Natural Laws From Raw Data

  • Cyclone Jade kills three in Madagascar
  • UN agency sounds warning after Antarctica ice shelf rips
  • Death toll hits 228 as aftershocks hit Italy quake zone
  • Expedition 18 Crew Set To Return Home
  • The Extended Region Around the Planetary Nebula NGC 3242
  • Security Up, Movements Restricted For Top ISRO Scientists
  • SATLYNX Secures Pan-African Capacity On Arabsat-5A
  • North Korean Rocket Launch Was A Successful Failure

  • "Noise" From LISA Mission Enables Study Of Near-Earth Asteroids
  • NASA inspector general resigns
  • NASA Names 16th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race Winners
  • Most Detailed Map Of Nearby Universe Completed
  • Japan child robot mimicks infant learning
  • Tense minutes as NKorea rocket flew over Japan
  • Economic crisis drives the mothers of invention
  • Crews Prepare For Expedition 18 Departure



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