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A Bright Comet Is Coming
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2007If you watch the morning or evening sky these days and have a clear view of the horizon, you will be able to spot a bright object with a prominent tail. That object is comet C/2006 P1 (Comet McNaught). It was discovered on August 7th, 2006 by the hugely successful comet discoverer Rob McNaught. Panel Will Study Mars Global Surveyor Events 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2007NASA has formed an internal review board to look more in-depth into why NASA's Mars Global Surveyor went silent in November 2006 and recommend any processes or procedures that could increase safety for other spacecraft. Strongest Winds On Earth Would Not Even Be A Breeze On These Planets 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 11, 2007Earth's inhabitants are used to temperatures that vary, sometimes greatly, between day and night. New measurements for three planets outside our solar system indicate their temperatures remain fairly constant - and blazing hot - from day to night, even though it is likely one side of each planet always faces its sun and the other is in permanent darkness. |
Jupiter Encounter Begins For New Horizons Spacecraft On Route To Pluto
Laurel MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2007The New Horizons Jupiter encounter is under way! The spacecraft began collecting data on the Jovian system this week, starting with black-and-white images of the giant planet and an infrared look at the icy moon Callisto on Jan. 8. European workshop on space exploration strategy 
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2007In the historic city of Edinburgh, Scotland, ESA kicked off its series of stakeholder consultation workshops that will eventually inform the long-term European space exploration strategy. This is a key element in the preparation of the next ESA Council at Ministerial level and the space exploration activities that will be tabled for decision. Death Of A Star Sheds Universal Light 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 10, 2007Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have created a stunning new image of one of the youngest supernova remnants in the galaxy. This new view of the debris of an exploded star helps astronomers solve a long-standing mystery, with implications for understanding how a star's life can end catastrophically and for gauging the expansion of the universe. |
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PSLV Successfully Launches Four Satellites
Sriharikota, India (SPX) Jan 10, 2007In its tenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today (January 10, 2007), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C7, successfully launched four satellites -- India's CARTOSAT-2 and Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1), Indonesia's LAPAN-TUBSAT and Argentina's PEHUENSAT-1 into a 635 km high polar orbit. For the first time, a Dual Launch Adopter (DLA) was used in PSLV to accommodate two primary satellites in tandem. India Tests Technology For Space Vehicles 
New Delhi, India (VOA) Jan 10, 2007India has launched a satellite designed to test re-entry technology that could be used to prepare for a future manned mission. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the experiment is the first step toward a more ambitious foray into space. British Plan For Solo Moon Missions Unlikely 
London (AFP) Jan 10, 2007A senior British space official played down media reports on Wednesday that Britain is considering plans for its own mission to the moon. David Parker, the director of space science at the British National Space Centre (BNSC) told a news conference that such a plan was the "most unlikely outcome" of Britain's space plans. |
Quasar Light Variability Linked To Black Hole Mass
Champaign IL (SPX) Jan 09, 2007Quasars are some of the most luminous and distant objects in the universe - and appear to have something in common with ordinary light bulbs, say researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Dust Around Nearby Star Like Powder Snow 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2007Astronomers peering into the dust surrounding a nearby red dwarf star have found that the dust grains have a fluffiness comparable to that of powder snow, the ne plus ultra of skiers and snowboarders. This is the first definitive measurement of the porosity of dust outside our solar system, and is akin to looking back 4 billion years into the early days of our planetary system, say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. KVH Introduces World's Smallest Stabilized Marine Antenna For European Satellite TV 
Middletown RI (SPX) Jan 09, 2007With the introduction of its new TracVision M3 marine satellite TV system for Europe today at the London Boat Show, KVH Industries shows the boating world that great things can come in small packages. Available for mariners throughout Europe for the very first time, the TracVision M3 is the world's smallest stabilized marine satellite TV system and is ideal for installation aboard vessels as small as 25 feet. |
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