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First Super-Earth Atmosphere AnalyzedMoffet Field CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2010 The atmosphere around a super-Earth exoplanet has been analyzed for the first time by an international team of astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope. The planet, which is known as GJ 1214b, was studied as it passed in front of its parent star and some of the starlight passed through the planet's atmosphere. We now know that the atmosphere is either mostly water in the form of steam or is dominated by thick clouds or hazes. The results appear in the 2 December 2010 issue of the journal Natur ... read more |
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 New molecule could mean better rocket fuel Swedish scientists say they've discovered a molecule that could lead to new rocket fuels that are 20 percent to 30 percent more efficient than now. ... more |
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  Cassini Marks Holidays With Dramatic Views Of Rhea Newly released for the holidays, images of Saturn's second largest moon Rhea obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show dramatic views of fractures cutting through craters on the moon's surface, rev ... more | .. |
 J-2X Turbomachinery Complete NASA and Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne have successfully completed the heart of the J-2X upper stage rocket engine - the turbomachinery assemblies - for the first development engine off the productio ... more | .. |
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 NASA's Next Mars Rover to Zap Rocks With Laser A rock-zapping laser instrument on NASA's next Mars rover has roots in a demonstration that Roger Wiens saw 13 years ago in a colleague's room at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. ... more |
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 Opportunity Studying A Football-Field Size Crater On Dec. 16, 2010, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reached a crater about the size of a football field-some 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter. The rover team plans to use cameras and s ... more | .. |
 IceBite Blog: Trek to University Valley Preparing for University Valley By Margarita Marinova: We have spent the past week getting all of our equipment ready: sleeping bags, personal tents, work tents, food, drilling equipment, weather st ... more | .. |
 DLR Researchers Compile Atlas Of Saturn's Moon Rhea, An Icy Alien World Researchers at the German Aerospace Center have compiled an atlas of Saturn's second largest moon, Rhea, which has been published by NASA. The atlas includes a number of high-resolution images and a ... more |
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 Russia puts European satellite Ka-Sat in orbit Russia on Monday put into orbit the European Ka-Sat satellite launched overnight by a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, space officials said. ... more | .. |
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Indian satellite rocket explodes after lift-off An Indian space rocket carrying an advanced communications satellite was destroyed by mission control Saturday following a malfunction after lift-off, officials said. ... more |
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 NASA Seeks Proposals For Tech Flight Demos And Info About Suborbital Flight Services NASA is seeking proposals from researchers interested in testing new technologies during suborbital flights. The agency also is requesting information from commercial suborbital reusable launch vehi ... more | .. |
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 NASA: Next Mars rover will carry a laser NASA says its next Mars rover will be equipped with a rock-zapping laser able to analyze the chemical composition of rocks and soil from more than 20 feet away. ... more |
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British eight-year-olds publish study in top science journal A group of British children aged between eight and 10 had their school project on bees published by the prestigious Royal Society in a world scientific first, the society said Wednesday. ... more |
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