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CoRoT-9b - A Temperate ExoplanetBonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 18, 2010 CoRoT-9b, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet thats orbits its star every 95 days, is the latest discovery of the CoRoT satellite, a project in which the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is a participant. "This exoplanet stands out by virtue of its 'normality'. It is a very close approximation of the planets in our own solar system," says Professor Heike Rauer from the DLR Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin, who manages the German contribution to CoRoT. CoRoT-9b lies far away from our Solar System ... read more |
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Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010Astrobotic Technology will carry 240 lbs. (109 kg) to the Moon for researchers and marketers as part of its maiden expedition in 2012 to win the Google Lunar X Prize. Science instruments, prototype exploration devices and commercial packages will be carried at $700,000 per pound, plus a $250,000 fee per payload to cover the engineering costs of integrating it into either the expedition's lander ... more  
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 16, 2010Launch Activity Is In Full Swing At French Guiana As Preparations Move Forward In Parallel For Ariane 5's First Two Missions In 2010 - Underscoring Arianespace's Ability To Support A Sustained Mission Pace With Its Workhorse Vehicle. The Year's First Heavy-Lift Launch Campaign - Which Will Loft The Astra 3B And Comsatbw-2 Satellites On March 24 - Reached A New Milestone This Week With The ... more 
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010International Launch Services (ILS) announced two firm missions with the ILS Proton launches of the Intelsat 21 satellite and the Intelsat 23 satellite for Intelsat S.A., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services. Intelsat 21 is under construction by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems with a launch planned in early 2012. The Intelsat 23 satellite is being built by Orbital ... more |
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New Lunar Images And Data Available To PublicGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 The public can follow along with NASA on its journey of lunar discovery. On March 15, the publicly accessible Planetary Data System will release data sets from the seven instruments on board NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. "The Planetary Data System is a NASA funded program to archive data from past and present planetary missions as well as astronomical observations and laboratory data," said Dr. John Keller, LRO Deputy Project Scientist from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. ... read more |
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