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Two new brown dwarf Solar neighbors discovered Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:49AMScientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have discovered two new brown dwarfs at estimated distances of only 15 and 18 light years from the Sun. For comparison: The next star to the Sun, Proxima, is located slightly more than 4 light years from the Sun, whereas the nearest known brown dwarfs, epsilon Indi Ba and Bb, also found at the AIP several years ago, are about ...
India successfully launches GSAT-12 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:12AMIndia on Friday successfully launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-12 onboard a powerful variant of homegrown Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C17, from the spaceport in Sriharikota.
Atmospheric Airglow Helps Detect Tsunamis Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:32PMAn airglow layer observed in the upper atmosphere that preceded the Japanese tsunami by about one hour has led researchers to consider developing early-warning technology for future tsunamis.
Second quake hits Japan, aid continues Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:22AMAlthough a 7.3 magnitude earthquake off Japan's eastern seaboard Sunday generated a short tsunami warning, no deaths or major incidents have been reported by world news sources.
DigitalGlobe Launches Global Basemap Subscription Service Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:11AMAvailable Today, Service Gives Customers Immediate Online Review and Download From World's Largest, Consistently Refreshed Image Library
Atlantis drops off supplies to outpost Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:59AMThe International Space Station got a year’s worth of groceries in a giant shopping cart yesterday, courtesy of the astronauts on NASA’s final shuttle flight.
Iran to build two new satellites Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:10AMTEHRAN, July 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Aerospace Organization plans to build two satellites namely Pars 2 and Qaem, the caretaker director of the organization announced on Sunday.
UA-led research sounds alarm on danger of rising sea levels Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:55AMPolar ice sheets are melting at a rate that could profoundly affect coastal regions, scientists say.
Satellite Images May Help Predict The Next Cholera Outbreak Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:39PMAs cholera continues to ravage parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America -- reportedly reaching Puerto Rico and Hong Kong this week -- public health researchers are looking to the skies in hopes of anticipating future outbreaks.
Goodbye, shuttle. The next generation? Frustration. Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:35PMThe nimble program showed NASA that in space, we must expect the unexpected. The next generation's designers seem to have forgotten this.
Scripps researchers discover new force driving Earth's tectonic plates Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:28PMBringing fresh insight into long-standing debates about how powerful geological forces shape the planet, from earthquake ruptures to mountain formations, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a new mechanism driving Earth's massive tectonic plates.
Billion-pixel camera set to snap Milky Way shots Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:13AMThe European Space Agency says it has completed what it calls the largest digital camera ever built for a space mission - a one billion pixel array camera that will help create a three-dimensional picture of the Milky Way Galaxy. Read more
Islands of Life, Part II Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:49PMOn Monday, we headed over the coastal mountains, up out of Antofagasta, in a pair of rented pickup trucks. Our ultimate goal was the Yungay Desert Research Station, located in an unnamed salar (salt flat), "home base" for much of the astrobiology research that takes place in the Atacama.
Archive: Space telescope's first pictures unexpectedly clear Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:00AMNo description available
Wallow fire's scar seen from space Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:07AMThe image shows areas that were completely burned, side-by-side with areas that were moderately or lightly burned or not touched at all.
Nasa's costly space ride | Tim Radford Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:28AMThe shuttle's 30 years advanced science – but the investment and risks required were colossal The final launch of the Nasa space shuttle takes place next week . Dreamed up more than 50 years ago, the shuttle was seen as a first step for the new high frontier: as a nimble all-purpose vehicle to carry people, hardware, groceries, air and water into high orbit and then come back for more. It ...
NASA bids farewell to "amazing" relic, the shuttle Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:32PMMIAMI (Reuters) - When the United States embarked on its shuttle program decades ago, it set out to build a workhorse vehicle that would make space travel routine and beat the Soviets during the Cold War struggle for dominance in space.
Mystery surrounds helicopter flight Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:17PMLOOK, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a ... well, it’s a helicopter, but what’s it doing there?
GeoEye-2 completes design review Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:07PMSUNNYVALE, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite known as GeoEye-2 has completed a Space System Critical Design Review ahead of schedule.
NASA bids farewell to Atlantis shuttle Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:33PMThe Atlantis spaceship had 2.5 million parts and was nine times faster than a speeding bullet.
When Flowers Met Science Fiction: The Mutations of the 1940s Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:22AMMagazines and companies relied on the language of science fiction to sell new flowers, many created using methods from the form
Satellites Show Potential For Avalanche Mapping Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:13AMIn Norway, avalanches pose a risk to road users every year. Since much of the country is remote, knowing exactly where avalanches have blocked roads is a challenge for the authorities. However, ESA has recently shown that satellites could help. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is responsible for the national road network. In the winter, one of their main challenges is to keep ...
Cinedigm Digital Cinema, National Geographic Entertainment and YouTube Encourage Fans to Submit Hipstamatic App Photos ... Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:55AMWinners in First Ever Theatrical Hipstamatic App Promotion to Have Photos Showcased on National Geographic Website and on Theatre Screens Across the Country
Space station has near-hit with debris Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:46PMOne of the hundreds of thousands of pieces of space-age litter orbiting Earth zipped uncomfortably close to the international space station on Tuesday morning.
Russia launches Cosmos-series military satellite Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:04PMRussia's Space Forces launched on Monday a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Cosmos class military satellite on board, spokesman Lt. Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said.
Debris narrowly misses International Space Station Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 5:20PMA piece of space debris narrowly missed the International Space Station on Tuesday in a rare incident that forced the six-member crew to scramble to their rescue craft.
New views of Earth in Skowhegan Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 12:05AMSKOWHEGAN -- The Earth is flat.
UrtheCast video platform will let users view Earth from space Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 1:50PMCanadian-based company UrtheCast has announced a project intended to let a wider audience view the earth from space. A pair of cameras will be installed on the International Space Station , recording videos and imagery of the planet. The project's aim is to create an internet-based video streaming platform, thus allowing for online viewing of the footage being recorded in space. It's "the world ...
'Muslims take pride in Iran's progress' Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:48PMThe Malaysian parliament speaker has hailed Iran's recent scientific achievements, especially in nuclear and aerospace fields, saying the Islamic Republic's progress makes the Muslim world proud.
Former Desert Research Institute president dies Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:49PMTaranik remained UNR geology professor until he died Former Desert Research Institute President Jim Taranik died on Tuesday. He became president of DRI in 1987. As president, Taranik helped redefine DRI’s mission by instituting new budget-planning processes. He reorganized the DRI Research Foundation, created DRI Research Parks, Ltd. He also established a long-range facilities plan [...]
UND space based ag camera captures its first successful image Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 9:29AMThe University of North Dakota's International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC) has successfully captured its first high-resolution image from space.
Spinning Robotic Landers Make Space Exploration a Hop and Skip Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 7:27AMA formerly deceased Google Lunar X Prize contender may get its second wind in the new age of space exploration.
Here Comes the Sun Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:11PMJune 21 marked both the summer and winter solstice, the longest or shortest day of the year for sunlight depending on which hemisphere you reside. Here are some glimpses of the power, beauty, and transforming presence of the sun, taken since the beginning of June.
Lockheed Martin Completes Antenna Installation on Guam to Support U.S. Air Force Weather Mission Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:12AMVALLEY FORGE, Pa. | Lockheed Martin engineers have completed installation of a XLS-band antennaatAndersen Air Force Base, Guam that will allow military commanders to receive real time weather infor...
Seven days: 17–23 June 2011 Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:08AMThe week in science.
Spain aims at military-civilian satellites Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:03AMMADRID, June 22 (UPI) -- Spain is on track to become "the first European country to have a dual Earth observation system, radar and optical, for both civilian and military use."
News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:03PMMoons may be common, plus transforming neutrinos, new comet images and more in this week’s news
Google ordered to halt ‘Street View’ project Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:57PMPolice said yesterday they had ordered Google to stop taking photos of Bangalore for its Street View product because of fears the images could be used by militants.
NASA sees Hurricane Beatriz 'wink' on the Mexican coast Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:17PMHurricane Beatriz is skirting the southwestern Mexican coast today, June 21 and bringing heavy rains and high surf to coastal areas, including Mexico's biggest port. NASA satellite imagery showed that Beatriz seemed to develop an eye that opened on microwave imagery and closed on visible imagery, appearing to give satellites a "wink."
Iran wants to launch bigger satellites into GEO orbit Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:47PMTehran (XNA) Jun 21, 2011 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that the country plans to launch bigger satellites to the altitude of 35,000 km above the earth's surface in future, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. "We will take further steps in 2011 and we will place larger satellites to the altitude of 35,000 km above the earth's surface in future to meet our needs ...
Iran aims higher for next satellites Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:40AMIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the next Iranian homemade satellites will be placed into space and orbiting at roughly 35,000 km above the Earth.
Iran Rassad satellite sends 1st images Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 5:19AMIran's second satellite christened Rassad (Observation) has released the first images and telemetric information, an Iranian Defense Ministry official says.
Why Google Earth Pixelates Israel Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 2:24PMFourteen years ago U.S. policymakers effectively pixelated Israel. Here's how they did it and why it might soon change.
Satellite maps useful to track habitat Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 2:20PMSYDNEY, June 14 (UPI) -- Satellite imagery can be used to quickly map indirect effects of the predator-prey relationship on the animals' habitats, an Australian researcher says.
NASA Spacecraft Discovers 122 Pairs of Star Twins Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 12:17PMA pair of satellites built to study the sun has discovered 122 new sets of twin stars, known as eclipsing binaries.
Astounding Satellite Views of the Puyehue-Cordón Ash Plume Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 11:22AMAn incredible amount of ash is being spewed from the erupting Puyehue-Cordón Volcano Complex in Chile. This image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on June 13, 2011, shows a large plume of volcanic ash blowing about 780 kilometers east and then northeast over Argentina. A plume of volcanic [...]
Perth could be the next city hit by ash Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 5:26AMLive updates : FLIGHT chaos continues to disrupt Aussie travellers as volcanic ash spreads further over the region.
Ash continues to cause flight chaos Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:37PMHOPES for a resumption of flights out of Adelaide have been dashed, with airlines waiting until 12.30pm before deciding the fate of passengers.
Ash grounds more flights Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:21PMLive updates : QANTAS and Jetstar ground flights from Adelaide due to volcanic ash as Virgin clears backlog in Melbourne.
Landsat Satellite Images Compare Before and After Springfield Tornado Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 7:14PMSatellites provide a lot of useful information and the Landsat 5 satellite captured an image of the long damage track created on June 1, 2011 when a tornado tracked from Springfield to Sturbridge, Mass. An earlier image is now available from 2010 that enables people to more clearly see the damage path the June 2011 twister created on its eastward track.