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Hydrogen-Powered Ion Tiger Sets 26-hour Flight Endurance Record

The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 26 hours and 1 minute carrying a 5-pound payload, setting another unofficial flight endurance record ...

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Ion Tiger fuel cell unmanned air vehicle completes 23-hour flight

The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 23 hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered ...

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2




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Enceladus plume is a new kind of plasma laboratory

(Phys.org) -- Recent findings from NASA's Cassini mission reveal that Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus provides a special laboratory for watching unusual behavior of plasma, or hot ionized gas. In these recent ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 17 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cassini successfully flies over Enceladus

These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys were taken on April 14, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Snowblower on Enceladus: Scientists discover how ice jets on the moon feed Saturn's E ring

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cassini's nose dives through Saturn's E ring have yielded insights on the give and take of ice particles between Enceladus and the ring. Some of the moon's jets are successful in shooting ...

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created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

As The Crust Turns: Cassini Data Show Enceladus in Motion

(PhysOrg.com) -- Blobs of warm ice that periodically rise to the surface and churn the icy crust on Saturn's moon Enceladus explain the quirky heat behavior and intriguing surface of the moon's south polar ...

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created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Surveillance vehicles take flight using alternative energy (w/Video)

Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence. Now, fuel cell powered UAVs are taking flight as ...

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created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Surveillance vehicles take flight using alternative energy

Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence. Now, fuel cell powered UAVs are taking flight as ...

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Saturn's Dynamic Moon Enceladus Shows More Signs of Activity

(PhysOrg.com) -- The closer scientists look at Saturn's small moon Enceladus, the more they find evidence of an active world. The most recent flybys of Enceladus made by NASA's Cassini spacecraft have provided ...

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created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Cassini Tastes Organic Material at Saturn's Geyser Moon

NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon ...

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created Mar 26, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (27) | comments 1

Tiny Enceladus May Hold Ingredients of Life

Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus is "absolutely a highlight" of the Cassini mission and should be targeted in future searches for life, Robert H. Brown of The University of Arizona, leader of the Cassini visual ...

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created Sep 05, 2005 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Cassini findings suggest complex story of venting at the south pole of Enceladus

Evidence is mounting that the atmosphere of Enceladus, first detected by the Cassini Magnetometer instrument, is the result of venting from ground fractures close to the moon’s south pole. New findings from ...

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