ESA’s (European Space Agency) Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is a key ingredient for making water in the atmosphere of some stars. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is surrounded by a gigantic cloud of hot water vapour. These new results will be published tomorrow in Nature.
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Recipe for water: Just add starlight
(PhysOrg.com) — One of the most complex space scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, escorted by astronauts who will fly with it on the Space Shuttle in February 2011.
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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer arrives at launch site
The final frontier may be no further than Manhattan, Kan., as a team of Kansas State University researchers launches a project funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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K-state researchers explore physiological effects of space travel
Ceiling light fixtures add a final touch to any room. Often overlooked, light fixtures are an important design element in any space
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The National Research Council (NRC) has strongly recommended the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) as one of NASA’s next two major space missions, to start in 2016 in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). LISA will study the universe in a manner different from any other space observatory, by observing gravitational waves
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LISA gravitational-wave mission strongly endorsed by National Research Council
When it works, and if it works, the James Webb Space Telescope could revolutionize astronomy by peering so deep into space that scientists soon could study the dawn of time.
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Telescope promises new look at universe – if NASA can get it into space
Scientists from Boston University’s Center for Space Physics (CSP) announced that they have sub-visual evidence of the onset of a new cycle of solar-terrestrial activity. The key results being reported deal with the fact that recent auroral displays at high latitudes (ones visible to the naked eye) were accompanied by far less luminous glows in the atmosphere at lower latitudes.
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Evidence of new solar activity from observations of aurora in New Zealand
Astronomers using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected gamma-rays from a nova for the first time, a finding that stunned observers and theorists alike. The discovery overturns the notion that novae explosions lack the power to emit such high-energy radiation.
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Fermi detects ’shocking’ surprise from supernova’s little cousin
(PhysOrg.com) — The Center for Space Research at The University of Texas at Austin has discovered that a 200-square-mile lake has formed in the Rio Grande Basin of northern Mexico, threatening residents of Starr County and others in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Engineers Find New ‘Lake,’ Prompting Emergency Floodwater Release from Falcon Dam
Nowadays, there is a need to maximize the space that you occupy. This is very true when you are choosing between a desktop computer and a laptop computer. A laptop is simply smaller, and its functionality is increased by the fact that you can bring it along almost anywhere you go.
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