NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Tastes Scooped, Sieved Sand
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At its current location for inspecting an active sand dune, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is adding some sample-processing moves not previously used on Mars. Sand from the second and third samples the rover is scooping from “Namib Dune” will be sorted by grain size with two sieves. The coarser sieve is making its debut, and
NASA to Announce Science, Technology Missions for First Flight of Space Launch System
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NASA Television will air the announcement of the selection of a fleet of small satellites to launch on the inaugural flight of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS). The event, which is at 11 a.m. EST (10 a.m. CST) Tuesday, Feb. 2, from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will announce the CubeSats
NASA Takes Part in Airborne Study of Southern Ocean
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A team of scientists has launched a series of research flights over the remote seas surrounding Antarctica in an effort to better understand how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away. Called ORCAS, the field campaign will provide a rare look at how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the
Galaxy clusters reveal new dark matter insights
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Dark matter is a mysterious cosmic phenomenon that accounts for 27 percent of all matter and energy. Though dark matter is all around us, we cannot see it or feel it. But scientists can infer the presence of dark matter by looking at how normal matter behaves around it. Galaxy clusters, which consist of thousands
Giant radio jets from the wrong kind of galaxy
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Despite its unassuming appearance, the edge-on spiral galaxy captured in the left half of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is actually quite remarkable. Located about one billion light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus, this striking galaxy — known as LO95 0313-192 — has a spiral shape similar to that of the Milky Way.
Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft breaks solar power distance record
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Join Brian May for a Stereoscopic Adventure in Space
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Dr Brian May will bring a new dimension to the conference programme at European AstroFest this year when he takes the audience on a stereoscopic adventure into space. Using cutting-edge 3D projection technology, Brian will explain how stereo photography has been used to capture the wonders of the Universe, from Victorian-era images of the Moon
NASA Remembers Its Fallen Heroes, 30th Anniversary of Challenger Accident
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NASA will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency’s Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 28, the 30th anniversary of the Challenger accident. NASA’s Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while
Noodle-shaped plasma lenses may lurk in the Milky Way
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Invisible structures shaped like noodles, sheets or spherical shells could be floating around in our galaxy radically challenging our understanding of gas conditions in the Milky Way. Five of the six 22-metre antennas comprising CSIRO’s Compact Array in Australia under the night lights of the Milky Way. Image credit: Alex Cherney. Dr. Keith Bannister, CSIRO
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