WISE mission to broaden our view of space with infrared
The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will capture hundreds of thousands of previously unknown objects that are too cool and too dark to be seen with most telescopes. One might think that...
Los Angeles Times,
Wed Dec 09 19:31:31 PST 2009
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Even well-known Big Dipper holds mysteries
The Big Dipper still has a few secrets, astronomers reported Wednesday, despite its status as the night's best-known stellar constellation.
USA Today,
Wed Dec 09 17:36:58 PST 2009
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Weather Iffy for NASA's Sky Mapper Launch
NASA is hoping to launch a new infrared space observatory on Friday, but cloudy weather could delay the flight.
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 15:15:52 PST 2009
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Huge Cosmic Explosions Fueled by Magnetism
The death of one star can sometimes outshine a galaxy of billions of stars. That's because when some very massive stars end their lives in supernova explosions, they release a surge of ligh...
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 10:16:07 PST 2009
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New space scope to begin epic photo shoot
A new NASA spacecraft is ready to tackle a grueling nine-month photo shoot of cosmic proportions to seek out more than just the stars.
MSNBC,
Wed Dec 09 14:18:19 PST 2009
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Which Dry-Bulk Shipper Will Win in 2010?
Which of these six dry-bulk shipping companies has the best chance to outperform its peers on the oceans -- and in the equities markets -- next year?
TheStreet.com,
Wed Dec 09 12:25:33 PST 2009
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New NASA Telescope to Scan for Undiscovered Galaxies, Stars
NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog objects posing a danger to Earth.
Fox News,
Wed Dec 09 08:53:39 PST 2009
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Magnetic Power Revealed in Gamma-Ray Burst Jet
Magnetic Power Revealed in Gamma-Ray Burst Jet12.09.09
SpaceRef,
Wed Dec 09 17:32:22 PST 2009
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WISE Satellite Set to Map the Infrared Universe
Nestled into the payload of a Delta 2 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is a satellite that should open new targets for astronomical study both near and far. NASA's Wide-fie...
Scientific American,
Wed Dec 09 12:03:05 PST 2009
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WISE Ready To Blast Off And Map The Skies
Image Caption: The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission will survey the entire sky in a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum called the mid-infrared with far greater sensitivity t...
redOrbit,
Wed Dec 09 15:07:13 PST 2009
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Cassini Captures Saturn's Hexagon
Image Caption: This Still part of a movie from Cassini, made possible only as Saturn's north pole emerged from winter darkness, shows new details of a jet stream that follows a hexagon-shap...
redOrbit,
Wed Dec 09 15:06:53 PST 2009
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Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges from Winter Darkness
After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn's north pole again, cameras aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft have captured the most detailed images yet of the intriguing hexagon shape ...
SpaceRef,
Wed Dec 09 14:33:07 PST 2009
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"Chill Out" with UD's Antarctic Bloggers
It's summer at the South Pole now, with 24 hours of daylight. And that marks the high season for research, despite extreme temperatures hovering around 40 degrees below zero with the wind c...
Newswise,
Wed Dec 09 18:26:16 PST 2009
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Gamma-Ray Burst Jet Reveals Magnetic Power
A specialized camera on a telescope operated by U.K. astronomers from Liverpool has made the first measurement of magnetic fields in the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB). The result is ...
redOrbit,
Wed Dec 09 13:07:07 PST 2009
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Magnetic power revealed in gamma-ray burst jet
( NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center ) A specialized camera on a telescope operated by UK astronomers from Liverpool has made the first measurement of magnetic fields in the afterglow of a ga...
EurekAlert!,
Wed Dec 09 12:03:31 PST 2009
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Magnetic Power Revealed In Gamma-Ray Burst Jet
by Staff Writers Birkenhead, UK (SPX) Dec 10, 2009 The Liverpool Telescope has used a unique scientific camera (named RINGO) to measure the polarization of the light from a Gamma Ray Burst ...
SpaceDaily,
Wed Dec 09 15:55:39 PST 2009
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Saturn's Hexagon Endures!
This movie from Cassini, made possible only as Saturn's north pole emerged from winter darkness, shows new details of a jet stream that follows a hexagon-shaped path and has long puzzled sc...
Universe Today,
Wed Dec 09 15:14:23 PST 2009
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NASA's Wise Set To Blast Off And Map The Skies
by Staff Writers Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2009 The countdown clock is ticking, with just days to go before the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, rockets into space on a mission...
SpaceDaily,
Wed Dec 09 15:55:59 PST 2009
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Huge Cosmic Explosions Fueled by Magnetism
Scientists have found evidence that magnetic fields are a key to the source of the universe's brightest explosions - gamma ray bursts.
SPACE.com,
Wed Dec 09 10:03:50 PST 2009
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