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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
15 May 2013, 17:46 UTC
Scientists have used data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft to map the highs and lows of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
Cassini Shapes First Global Topographic Map of Titan
15 May 2013, 17:46 UTC
Scientists have used data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft to map the highs and lows of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
15 May 2013, 17:20 UTC
This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power.
Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy
15 May 2013, 17:20 UTC
This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power.
ESO Top News
15 May 2013, 10:00 UTC
This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky. This orange glow represents faint light coming from grains of cold interstellar dust, at wavelengths too long for human eyes to see. It was observed by the ESO-operated Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) in Chile.
Orion's Hidden Fiery Ribbon
15 May 2013, 10:00 UTC
This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky. This orange glow represents faint light coming from grains of cold interstellar dust, at wavelengths too long for human eyes to see. It was observed by the ESO-operated Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) in Chile.
Arianespace Press Releases
14 May 2013, 22:53 UTC
Arianespace marked one of the final steps in preparations for the next Ariane 5 launch as Europe’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was integrated atop the heavy-lift workhorse at the Spaceport.
ATV Albert Einstein is installed on its Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace’s next heavy-lift mission
14 May 2013, 22:53 UTC
Arianespace marked one of the final steps in preparations for the next Ariane 5 launch as Europe’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was integrated atop the heavy-lift workhorse at the Spaceport.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
14 May 2013, 20:53 UTC
Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., now have the capability to systematically investigate the molecular evolution of cosmic carbon. For the first time, these scientists are able to automatically interpret previously unknown infrared emissions from space that come from surprisingly complex organic molecules, called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are abundant and important across the universe. This allows scientists at Ames were able to interpret the cosmic infrared maps made by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
NASA Develops Key to Cosmic Carbon's Molecular Evolution
14 May 2013, 20:53 UTC
Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., now have the capability to systematically investigate the molecular evolution of cosmic carbon. For the first time, these scientists are able to automatically interpret previously unknown infrared emissions from space that come from surprisingly complex organic molecules, called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are abundant and important across the universe. This allows scientists at Ames were able to interpret the cosmic infrared maps made by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
ESA Top News
14 May 2013, 15:00 UTC
ECSAT, the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications located at the Harwell Oxford campus opens its doors
ESA's UK Facility
14 May 2013, 15:00 UTC
ECSAT, the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications located at the Harwell Oxford campus opens its doors
National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
13 May 2013, 21:05 UTC
For centuries, humans have pondered what life on other planets beyond our solar system might be like. With the launch of the Kepler Spacecraft in 2009 we now have evidence for the widespread existence of such planets. Kepler’s discovery of hundreds of planet candidates around other stars has inspired a new book that combines both science and science fiction: A Kepler’s Dozen: Thirteen Stories about Distant Worlds that Really Exist. This anthology is co-edited by David Lee Summers (author of The Pirates of Sufiro and editor of Space Pirates) and Dr. Steve Howell (Kepler Project Scientist). Read more in NOAO Press Release 13-05.
A Kepler’s Dozen: Thirteen Stories about Distant Worlds that Really Exist
13 May 2013, 21:05 UTC
For centuries, humans have pondered what life on other planets beyond our solar system might be like. With the launch of the Kepler Spacecraft in 2009 we now have evidence for the widespread existence of such planets. Kepler’s discovery of hundreds of planet candidates around other stars has inspired a new book that combines both science and science fiction: A Kepler’s Dozen: Thirteen Stories about Distant Worlds that Really Exist. This anthology is co-edited by David Lee Summers (author of The Pirates of Sufiro and editor of Space Pirates) and Dr. Steve Howell (Kepler Project Scientist). Read more in NOAO Press Release 13-05.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
13 May 2013, 18:42 UTC
The sun emitted significant solar flares on the evening of May 12 and the afternoon of May 13.
First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013
13 May 2013, 18:42 UTC
The sun emitted significant solar flares on the evening of May 12 and the afternoon of May 13.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
13 May 2013, 16:42 UTC
New insights into two factors that are creating a potentially volatile Southern California wildfire season come from an ongoing project using NASA and Indian satellite data.
Satellites See Double Jeopardy for Socal Fire Season
13 May 2013, 16:42 UTC
New insights into two factors that are creating a potentially volatile Southern California wildfire season come from an ongoing project using NASA and Indian satellite data.
ESA Top News
13 May 2013, 13:09 UTC
Over the weekend the crew of the International Space Station worked overtime to fix a leaking cooling network outside the orbital outpost. Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn ventured into space on Saturday and replaced a pump unit that was leaking ammonia.
