News tagged with infrared signature
Cassini to dip into Enceladus spray again
(Phys.org) -- Less than three weeks after its last visit to the Saturnian moon Enceladus, NASA's Cassini spacecraft returns for an encore. At closest approach on April 14, the spacecraft will be just as low ...
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Apr 16, 2012 |
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Astronomers discover complex organic matter in the universe
In today's issue of the journal Nature, astronomers report that organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. The results suggest that complex organic compounds are not the sole d ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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New camouflage technology from BAE hides war machines
(PhysOrg.com) -- BAE Systems says it has a camouflage system that can render battle machines like tanks invisible or even seen as other objects in the immediate environment to protect against attack. The 'cloak' ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Studying a Star Before it is Born
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first phase of a star's formation are thought to begin deep inside a natal cloud of gas and dust. In the earliest stages, material coalesces under the influence of gravity into so-called ...
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Spitzer Catches Star Cooking Up Comet Crystals (w/Animation)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long wondered how tiny silicate crystals, which need sizzling high temperatures to form, have found their way into frozen comets, born in the deep freeze of the solar system's ...
May 13, 2009 |
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