News tagged with deep space probes
O, Pioneers! (Part 1): The motes in God's eye
March 2012 marks the fortieth anniversary of the launch of one of the most extraordinary spacecraft ever constructed - Pioneer 10 - the first true deep space probe. The story of the Voyager spacecraft is well ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Comet-chasing probe goes into hibernation in 10-year trek
A billion-euro (1.47-billion-dollar) space probe was placed in hibernation on Wednesday until 2014, when it will be woken for a deep-space rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. ...
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Jun 08, 2011 |
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Physicists calculate how to make atomic clocks super-accurate
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to atomic clocks, every second counts. In fact, according to Marianna Safronova, every quintillionth of a second counts.
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Fuel for deep space exploration running on empty
(AP) -- NASA is running out of nuclear fuel needed for its deep space exploration.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 07, 2009 |
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NASA lunar spacecraft GRAIL complete prime mission ahead of schedule
(Phys.org) -- A NASA mission to study the moon from crust to core has completed its prime mission earlier than expected. The team of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, with twin ...
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The Sun's crowning glory
(Phys.org) -- Those who experience a total solar eclipse are overwhelmed as they look at the circle of light that surrounds our Sun. Laypeople may find it enchanting, but researchers have been racking their ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2012 |
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You're beautiful, Vesta
When UCLA's Christopher T. Russell looks at the images of the protoplanet Vesta produced by NASA's Dawn mission, he talks about beauty as much as he talks about science.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2012 |
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NASA researchers search for meteorite fragments in a zeppelin
It's not every day that NASA descends on your backyard, hunting for clues to extraterrestrial life.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2012 |
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Designing the interplanetary web
Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2012 |
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The sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed for the first time
In a world first, the sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed as part of a planetarium show in Hampshire this Easter.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 02, 2012 |
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International drilling expedition to probe Japanese fault zone
(PhysOrg.com) -- The scientific drilling ship Chikyu will set sail on April 1 on an ambitious expedition to drill into the fault that caused the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Emily ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2012 |
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New technique lets scientists peer within nanoparticles, see atomic structure in 3-D
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA researchers are now able to peer deep within the world's tiniest structures to create three-dimensional images of individual atoms and their positions. Their research, published March ...
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Ice giant planets have more water volume than believed
(PhysOrg.com) -- The idea of compressing water is foreign to our daily experience. Nevertheless, an accurate estimate of water’s shrinking volume under the huge gravitational pressures of large planets is essential ...
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Solar Probe Plus: NASA solar study mission moves to next design stage
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two-thousand-degree temperatures, supersonic solar particles, intense radiation – all of this awaits NASA’s Solar Probe Plus during an unprecedented close-up study of the sun.
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Mar 07, 2012 |
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