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NASA Lunar Science Institute
7 Jan 2011, 01:50 UTC
State-of-the-art seismological techniques applied to Apollo-era data suggest our moon has a core similar to Earth’s.
NASA Research Team Reveals Moon Has Earth-Like Core
7 Jan 2011, 01:50 UTC
State-of-the-art seismological techniques applied to Apollo-era data suggest our moon has a core similar to Earth’s.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
6 Jan 2011, 21:01 UTC
The new "Extreme Planet Makeover" on the NASA/JPL PlanetQuest site lets you roll up your sleeves and create your very own planet.
Extreme Planet Makeover
6 Jan 2011, 21:01 UTC
The new "Extreme Planet Makeover" on the NASA/JPL PlanetQuest site lets you roll up your sleeves and create your very own planet.
ESO Top News
5 Jan 2011, 11:00 UTC
This new infrared image of the Lagoon Nebula was captured as part of a five-year study of the Milky Way using ESO’s VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. This is a small piece of a much larger image of the region surrounding the nebula, which is, in turn, only one part of a huge survey.
VISTA Stares Deeply into the Blue Lagoon
5 Jan 2011, 11:00 UTC
This new infrared image of the Lagoon Nebula was captured as part of a five-year study of the Milky Way using ESO’s VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. This is a small piece of a much larger image of the region surrounding the nebula, which is, in turn, only one part of a huge survey.
ESA Top News
5 Jan 2011, 09:25 UTC
Expected key events of the year (follow the ESA web site to get the final dates):
Overview of ESA activities in 2011 relevant to media
5 Jan 2011, 09:25 UTC
Expected key events of the year (follow the ESA web site to get the final dates):
Hubble Space Telescope News
5 Jan 2011, 09:00 UTC
Selected galaxies from the COSMOS surveyWhat happens when galaxies crash together? For years, these cosmic collisions have been blamed for triggering violent outbursts at the hearts of galaxies. Now, a remarkable piece of detective work has given a verdict: galactic mergers do not usually whet the appetite of the black holes that power these active galactic nuclei, meaning other, less dramatic phenomena are responsible.
Science Release: Identity Parade Clears Cosmic Collisions of the Suspicion of Promoting Black Hole Growth
5 Jan 2011, 09:00 UTC
Selected galaxies from the COSMOS surveyWhat happens when galaxies crash together? For years, these cosmic collisions have been blamed for triggering violent outbursts at the hearts of galaxies. Now, a remarkable piece of detective work has given a verdict: galactic mergers do not usually whet the appetite of the black holes that power these active galactic nuclei, meaning other, less dramatic phenomena are responsible.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
5 Jan 2011, 02:15 UTC
Nine months after last hearing from the Mars rover Spirit, NASA is stepping up efforts to regain communications with the rover before spring ends on southern Mars in mid-March.
NASA Checking on Rover Spirit During Martian Spring
5 Jan 2011, 02:15 UTC
Nine months after last hearing from the Mars rover Spirit, NASA is stepping up efforts to regain communications with the rover before spring ends on southern Mars in mid-March.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
4 Jan 2011, 20:01 UTC
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity beside a crater where the rover will spend the seventh anniversary of its landing.
Rover Will Spend 7th Birthday at Stadium-Size Crater
4 Jan 2011, 20:01 UTC
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity beside a crater where the rover will spend the seventh anniversary of its landing.
Indiana University Astronomy and Astrophysics
4 Jan 2011, 16:12 UTC
As the new year begins, Jupiter will be the only planet visible after sunset, about halfway up the sky in the south-southwest. It will dominate the evening sky as the brightest object in view. January will be the last month to take advantage of Jupiter's position by observing the giant planet with a telescope. It will start sinking closer to the horizon in February, so its light will have to pass through more of Earth's turbulent atmosphere.
STAR TRAK
4 Jan 2011, 16:12 UTC
As the new year begins, Jupiter will be the only planet visible after sunset, about halfway up the sky in the south-southwest. It will dominate the evening sky as the brightest object in view. January will be the last month to take advantage of Jupiter's position by observing the giant planet with a telescope. It will start sinking closer to the horizon in February, so its light will have to pass through more of Earth's turbulent atmosphere.
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
4 Jan 2011, 14:09 UTC
January 04, 2011: During a total eclipse of the Sun, skywatchers are awed by the shimmering corona -- a faint glow that surrounds the Sun like gossamer flower petals.
