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Radar satellites aim to create most precise 3D pictures of Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- A German radar satellite TanDEM-X was launched on June 21 by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to join an identical satellite, TerraSAR-X, which was launched in 2007. The two satellites will ...
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Jun 22, 2010 |
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Small Near-Earth Object Probably a Rocket Part
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., have determined that a small object that safely passed Earth on May 21 is more ...
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May 28, 2010 |
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NASA Moves 'FAST' For Reduced-Gravity Flight Testing Tech Projects
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA selected 17 technology demonstration projects for reduced-gravity aircraft flights to demonstrate whether emerging technologies can perform as expected in the reduced-gravity environment of the moon ...
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May 18, 2010 |
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Asteroid to Fly by Within Moon's Orbit Thursday
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly discovered asteroid, 2010 GA6, will safely fly by Earth this Thursday at 4:06 p.m. Pacific (23:06 U.T.C.).
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Apr 07, 2010 |
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NASA Successfully Launches a New Eye on the Sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind mission to reveal the sun's inner workings in ...
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Feb 11, 2010 |
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The First of Many Asteroid Finds for WISE
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has spotted its first never-before-seen near-Earth asteroid, the first of hundreds it is expected to find during its mission to map the ...
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Jan 25, 2010 |
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Asteroid To Fly By Earth Wednesday Is a Natural
(PhysOrg.com) -- Asteroid 2010 AL30, discovered by the LINEAR survey of MIT's Lincoln Laboratories on Jan. 10, will make a close approach to the Earth's surface to within 76,000 miles on Jan. 13 at 12:46 pm ...
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Jan 13, 2010 |
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Partial lunar eclipse will take place on 31st December
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a lunar eclipse, the Earth, Sun and Moon are almost exactly in line and the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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Rosetta probe lined up nicely for Earth approach
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the first and primary trajectory correction manoeuvre 22 October, Rosetta is lined up nicely for the approach to Earth. The manoeuvre provided an 8.8 cm/s change in orbital velocity ...
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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Space station crew grabs new cargo ship from orbit
(AP) -- A brand new Japanese space station cargo ship has arrived at its destination 225 miles above Earth.
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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Space shuttle dodges debris on way home to Earth
(AP) -- NASA has moved the shuttle Discovery out of the way of a mystery piece of orbiting junk and is hoping for a scheduled landing on Earth.
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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Exploring the Moon, Discovering Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts set out on a daring adventure to explore the Moon. They ended up discovering their own planet.
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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Gravity wells could provide 'parking lots' for spaceships
Nature has provided five huge rest stops far out in space for the convenience of spacecraft traveling from Earth. Some NASA folks call them "parking lots" in space.
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Jul 15, 2009 |
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NASA's new moon probe sends back moon shots
(AP) -- NASA's new lunar probe launched less than a week ago has already sent back some shots of the moon.
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Better looks at Mars minerals for ASU instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter
A slow drift in the orbit of NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft that mission controllers started nine months ago is now giving an ASU instrument a better and more sensitive view of minerals on the surface of Mars. ...
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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