News tagged with deep earth
Clam fields found at deep, low-temperature Mariana vents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have marveled at the unusual life forms thriving at high temperature hydrothermal vents of the deep ocean.
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Feb 10, 2012 |
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NASA releases radar movie of asteroid 2005 YU55
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists working with the 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a short movie clip of asteroid 2005 YU55. The images were generated from ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Biggest asteroid in 35 years swings close to Earth
(AP) -- An asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zipped by Earth on Tuesday in the closest encounter by such a massive space rock in more than three decades. Scientists ruled out any chance of a collision ...
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Nov 09, 2011 |
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NASA plans 2014 test-flight of deep-space capsule
NASA said Tuesday it will launch in 2014 an unmanned test flight of its Orion deep space capsule, made by Lockheed Martin to someday carry astronauts to the moon, an asteroid or Mars.
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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NASA captures new images of large asteroid passing Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close to Earth.
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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Big asteroid to make close, harmless zip by Earth
An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier is set to make a close but harmless swing by Earth on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2011 |
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NASA in final preparations for Nov. 8 asteroid flyby
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists will be tracking asteroid 2005 YU55 with antennas of the agency's Deep Space Network at Goldstone, Calif., as the space rock safely flies past Earth slightly closer than the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Evidence for a persistently iron-rich ocean changes views on Earth's early history
Over the last half a billion years, the ocean has mostly been full of oxygen and teeming with animal life. But earlier, before animals had evolved, oxygen was harder to come by. Now a new study led by researchers ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Like no other view on Earth
You think your vacation pictures are impressive? Try to imagine what it was like 45 years ago as scientists and engineers produced the very first images of our planet from deep space.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Human mission to an asteroid: Why should NASA go?
Imagine, if you can, the first time human eyes see Earth as a distant, pale blue dot. We’ve dreamed of deep space missions for centuries, and during the Apollo era, space enthusiasts assumed we’d ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Private space race heats up as shuttle retires
Private companies, aided by NASA's cash and expertise in human space flight, are rushing to be the first to build a space capsule to replace the retiring US shuttle in the next few years.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Comet Hartley 2
(PhysOrg.com) -- The comet Hartley 2 is a relatively small and elongated comet - only about 0.6 x 0.4 kilometers in size. It orbits the sun every 6.46 years, getting as close to it as 1.05 astronomical units ...
Jun 15, 2011 |
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New Google ocean maps dive down deep
(PhysOrg.com) -- Starting today, armchair explorers will be able to view parts of the deep ocean floors in far greater detail than ever before, thanks to a new synthesis of seafloor topography released through ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Rosetta to sleep through loneliest leg of comet mission
On 8 June, mission controllers will have the first opportunity to switch ESA's Rosetta comet-hunter into deep-space hibernation for 31 months. During this loneliest leg of its decade-long mission, Rosetta ...
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Jun 06, 2011 |
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New deep space vehicle to be based on Orion: NASA
NASA said Tuesday that a new spacecraft to ferry humans into deep space will be based on designs for the Orion crew exploration vehicle and built by Lockheed Martin.
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May 24, 2011 |
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