NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
24 May 2013, 22:22 UTC
Data from a British high-seas scientific expedition in the 1870s have provided further confirmation of human-produced global warming over the past century.
Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming
24 May 2013, 22:22 UTC
Data from a British high-seas scientific expedition in the 1870s have provided further confirmation of human-produced global warming over the past century.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
24 May 2013, 18:41 UTC
The regions where new stars are being born in this starburst galaxy are highlighted by sparkling bright blue regions along the galactic arms.
Hubble Sees a Swirl of Star Formation
24 May 2013, 18:41 UTC
The regions where new stars are being born in this starburst galaxy are highlighted by sparkling bright blue regions along the galactic arms.
ESA Top News
24 May 2013, 12:29 UTC
As Luca Parmitano's launch approaches, ESA Euronews looks at life aboard the International Space Station
Living in space
24 May 2013, 12:29 UTC
As Luca Parmitano's launch approaches, ESA Euronews looks at life aboard the International Space Station
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
24 May 2013, 01:27 UTC
An extremely precise measurement of the distance to a star system has finally allowed astronomers to solve a decade-old puzzle, confirming understanding of the way exotic objects like black holes interact with nearby stars.
Astronomers team up with the public to solve decade old puzzle
24 May 2013, 01:27 UTC
An extremely precise measurement of the distance to a star system has finally allowed astronomers to solve a decade-old puzzle, confirming understanding of the way exotic objects like black holes interact with nearby stars.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
23 May 2013, 22:41 UTC
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden met with members of the asteroid initiative team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., today.
NASA Administrator Visits JPL, Talks Asteroids
23 May 2013, 22:41 UTC
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden met with members of the asteroid initiative team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., today.
Arianespace Press Releases
23 May 2013, 21:58 UTC
The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace's next medium-lift mission is rapidly taking shape at French Guiana as this vehicle undergoes its build-up for a June flight with the first four satellites in O3b Networks' connectivity constellation.
Soyuz integration is fully underway for Arianespace's milestone launch with four O3b Networks satellites
23 May 2013, 21:58 UTC
The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace's next medium-lift mission is rapidly taking shape at French Guiana as this vehicle undergoes its build-up for a June flight with the first four satellites in O3b Networks' connectivity constellation.
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- 24 May 2013
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Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming
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Big Weather on Hot Jupiters
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Hubble Sees a Swirl of Star Formation
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NASA Statement on Space Technology Meetings in Europe
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Living in space
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Week In Images
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- 23 May 2013
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NASA Administrator Visits JPL, Talks Asteroids
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Soyuz integration is fully underway for Arianespace's milestone lau...
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Galaxies Fed by Funnels of Fuel
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NASA Education Offers Summer of Innovation 'Mini-Awards'
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Science Teachers See NASA IceBridge Research
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Galaxies Fed by Funnels of Fuel
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Pretty in Pink
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A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
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Photo Release: Most detailed observations ever of the Ring Nebula
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Reveals the Ring Nebula's True Shape
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ESO's Very Large Telescope Celebrates 15 Years of Success
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Blogs
AmericaSpace
25 May 2013, 01:36 UTC
Photo Credit: Pat Corkery / United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Barely eight days after it boosted an Atlas V aloft with the GPS IIF-4 satellite, United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully returned its workhorse Delta IV rocket to flight, following a lengthy hiatus. Launch took place at 8:27 p.m. EDT Friday May [...]
WGS-5 Launch Marks Delta IV’s Triumphant Return to Flight
25 May 2013, 01:36 UTC
Photo Credit: Pat Corkery / United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Barely eight days after it boosted an Atlas V aloft with the GPS IIF-4 satellite, United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully returned its workhorse Delta IV rocket to flight, following a lengthy hiatus. Launch took place at 8:27 p.m. EDT Friday May [...]
Starts With A Bang!
24 May 2013, 23:50 UTC
“Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can’t even express these things properly because I have to – I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me!” -Ronald Moore Well, you probably don’t actually want to feel the wind of a supernova flowing over you; trust me on this. Image credit: ESO / L. Calçada, of the remnant of SN 1987a. But to find one for yourself, that’s definitely within your reach, if you know where to look. Supernovae come in a few distinct types, two of which are far more common than others. Image credit: STSCI, NASA; NASA/T. Strohmayer (GSFC)/D. Berry (Chandra). There are Type Ia supernovae, the most common type of supernova in our own galaxy. These occur when a white dwarf star — either from mass siphoning, accretion, or mergers — reaches above a certain mass threshold. When this occurs, the atoms at the center of the stellar corpse can no longer remain stable, and a runaway nuclear explosion occurs. The result — as we’ve seen ...
How to find your very own supernova
24 May 2013, 23:50 UTC
“Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can’t even express these things properly because I have to – I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me!” -Ronald Moore Well, you probably don’t actually want to feel the wind of a supernova flowing over you; trust me on this. Image credit: ESO / L. Calçada, of the remnant of SN 1987a. But to find one for yourself, that’s definitely within your reach, if you know where to look. Supernovae come in a few distinct types, two of which are far more common than others. Image credit: STSCI, NASA; NASA/T. Strohmayer (GSFC)/D. Berry (Chandra). There are Type Ia supernovae, the most common type of supernova in our own galaxy. These occur when a white dwarf star — either from mass siphoning, accretion, or mergers — reaches above a certain mass threshold. When this occurs, the atoms at the center of the stellar corpse can no longer remain stable, and a runaway nuclear explosion occurs. The result — as we’ve seen ...
Universe Today
24 May 2013, 20:57 UTC
Cold fusion has been called one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs that might likely never happen. On the surface, it seems simple – a room-temperature reaction occurring under normal pressure. But it is a nuclear reaction, and figuring it out and getting it to work has not been simple, and any success in this area [...] Two images from the test of a E-Cat deviceperformed on Nov. 20th 2012. Credit: Levi, Foschi et al. Cold fusion has been called one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs that might likely never happen. On the surface, it seems simple – a room-temperature reaction occurring under normal pressure. But it is a nuclear reaction, and figuring it out and getting it to work has not been simple, and any success in this area could ultimately – and seriously — change the world. Despite various claims of victory over the years since 1920, none have been able to be replicated consistently and reliably. But there’s buzz this week of a cold fusion experiment that has been replicated, twice. The tests have reportedly produced excess heat with roughly 10,000 times the energy density and 1,000 times the power density of gasoline. (...)Read the rest of Cold ...
Cold Fusion Experiment Maybe Holds Promise … Possibly … Hang on a Sec ….
24 May 2013, 20:57 UTC
Cold fusion has been called one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs that might likely never happen. On the surface, it seems simple – a room-temperature reaction occurring under normal pressure. But it is a nuclear reaction, and figuring it out and getting it to work has not been simple, and any success in this area [...] Two images from the test of a E-Cat deviceperformed on Nov. 20th 2012. Credit: Levi, Foschi et al. Cold fusion has been called one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs that might likely never happen. On the surface, it seems simple – a room-temperature reaction occurring under normal pressure. But it is a nuclear reaction, and figuring it out and getting it to work has not been simple, and any success in this area could ultimately – and seriously — change the world. Despite various claims of victory over the years since 1920, none have been able to be replicated consistently and reliably. But there’s buzz this week of a cold fusion experiment that has been replicated, twice. The tests have reportedly produced excess heat with roughly 10,000 times the energy density and 1,000 times the power density of gasoline. (...)Read the rest of Cold ...
Parabolic Arc
24 May 2013, 20:05 UTC
Greetings from La Jolla! The International Space Development Conference is now at the lunch break of Day 2. Most people are currently at the overpriced luncheon waiting for author/scientific thinker/former Prince & Bruce Springsteen publicist Howard Bloom to speak. I skipped the lunch and had a turkey sandwich I made at my sister’s house. If [...] We (still) don’t have no stinkin’ badges! Greetings from La Jolla! The International Space Development Conference is now at the lunch break of Day 2. Most people are currently at the overpriced luncheon waiting for author/scientific thinker/former Prince & Bruce Springsteen publicist Howard Bloom to speak. I skipped the lunch and had a turkey sandwich I made at my sister’s house. If the short preview Bloom gave earlier today is any indication, they’re in for quite a treat. Bloom spoke about a baby burned over 95 percent of its body American napalm. Or Vietnamese napalm. Or maybe it was Chinese or Russian napalm. Nobody really knew whose napalm it was, or whether it was napalm at all. Which made the entire tangent rather mysterious. His point — as near as I could tell — was that it was impossible to know from just the ...
Zany ISDC Enters Second Day
24 May 2013, 20:05 UTC
Greetings from La Jolla! The International Space Development Conference is now at the lunch break of Day 2. Most people are currently at the overpriced luncheon waiting for author/scientific thinker/former Prince & Bruce Springsteen publicist Howard Bloom to speak. I skipped the lunch and had a turkey sandwich I made at my sister’s house. If [...] We (still) don’t have no stinkin’ badges! Greetings from La Jolla! The International Space Development Conference is now at the lunch break of Day 2. Most people are currently at the overpriced luncheon waiting for author/scientific thinker/former Prince & Bruce Springsteen publicist Howard Bloom to speak. I skipped the lunch and had a turkey sandwich I made at my sister’s house. If the short preview Bloom gave earlier today is any indication, they’re in for quite a treat. Bloom spoke about a baby burned over 95 percent of its body American napalm. Or Vietnamese napalm. Or maybe it was Chinese or Russian napalm. Nobody really knew whose napalm it was, or whether it was napalm at all. Which made the entire tangent rather mysterious. His point — as near as I could tell — was that it was impossible to know from just the ...
Astro Bob
24 May 2013, 19:14 UTC
After the moon and planets, the Ring Nebula must be one of the top three deep sky objects sought out by astronomers of all stripes. Many a spring and summer night I’ve made my “pilgrimage to the Ring”. And why … Continue reading → How absolutely beautiful. This composite image of the Ring Nebula made combines views with the Hubble Space Telescope with a picture of the nebula’s outer halo from the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona. Click to enlarge. Credit: NASA, ESA, C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), and David Thompson After the moon and planets, the Ring Nebula must be one of the top three deep sky objects sought out by astronomers of all stripes. Many a spring and summer night I’ve made my “pilgrimage to the Ring”. And why not? It’s easy to spot not far from the brilliant star Vega in the constellation Lyra and looks like a smoke ring frozen in time. To find the Ring Nebula, first locate Vega, the uppermost and brightest star of the Summer Triangle asterism. It’s well placed in the east at nightfall in late May. The Ring is midway between the two stars in the bottom of Lyra’s figure. ...
3-D Ring Nebula reveals its “inner jelly doughnut”
24 May 2013, 19:14 UTC
After the moon and planets, the Ring Nebula must be one of the top three deep sky objects sought out by astronomers of all stripes. Many a spring and summer night I’ve made my “pilgrimage to the Ring”. And why … Continue reading → How absolutely beautiful. This composite image of the Ring Nebula made combines views with the Hubble Space Telescope with a picture of the nebula’s outer halo from the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona. Click to enlarge. Credit: NASA, ESA, C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), and David Thompson After the moon and planets, the Ring Nebula must be one of the top three deep sky objects sought out by astronomers of all stripes. Many a spring and summer night I’ve made my “pilgrimage to the Ring”. And why not? It’s easy to spot not far from the brilliant star Vega in the constellation Lyra and looks like a smoke ring frozen in time. To find the Ring Nebula, first locate Vega, the uppermost and brightest star of the Summer Triangle asterism. It’s well placed in the east at nightfall in late May. The Ring is midway between the two stars in the bottom of Lyra’s figure. ...
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- 25 May 2013
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SpaceFest V
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Sifting Through the Atmospheres of Far-off Worlds
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‘No Experience Necessary’: The Story of Project Juno (Part 1)
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Night Log 2013-05-24
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NASA Administrator Flies Dream Chaser Sim
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astrophoto contest winners
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- 24 May 2013
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How to find your very own supernova
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Griffith Observatory: Astronomy for the Public
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Planetary Defense Conference 2013 Part 1
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