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Best view yet of merging galaxies in distant universe
Phys.org - 26 Aug 2014 18:00
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, and other telescopes, an international team of astronomers has obtained the best view yet of a collision that took place between two galaxies when the Universe was ...
Update on Galileo launch injection anomaly
ESA - 26 Aug 2014 16:11
Work at ESA's ESOC control centre continues relentlessly on the two Galileo satellites.
Image: 25 years ago, Voyager 2 captured images of Neptune
Phys.org - 26 Aug 2014 14:41
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first glimpse of Neptune and its moon Triton in the summer of 1989. This picture of Neptune was produced from the last whole planet images taken through the green and orange ...
Boeing Completes All CST-100 Commercial Crew CCiCAP Milestones on Time and on Budget for NASA - Ahead of Competitors
Universe Today - 26 Aug 2014 23:12
In the 'new race to space' to restore our capability to launch Americans to orbit from American soil with an American-built commercial 'space taxi' as rapidly and efficiently as possible, Boeing has moved to the front of...
Collaboration aims to reduce, treat vision problems in astronauts
Phys.org - 26 Aug 2014 22:49
To reduce and better treat spaceflight-induced visual impairment, University of Houston (UH) optometrists are collaborating on a NASA study that examines ocular changes seen in a number of astronauts.
Best view yet of merging galaxies in distant universe
e! Science News - 26 Aug 2014 22:46
An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) -- among other telescopes -- has obtained the best view yet of a collision ...
Gravitational Lens Reveals Distant Universe Galaxy Merger | Video
SPACE.com - 26 Aug 2014 22:32
Astronomers observing with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have been able to image merging galaxy H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836. A foreground galaxy gravity magnified the light of the merger to deliver...
NASA Completes Successful Battery of Tests on Composite Cryotank
PTTU - 26 Aug 2014 22:24
NASA Breaking News: NASA has completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured, bringing the aerospace industry much closer to designing, building, and flying ligh...
Spectacular Solar Flare Erupts from the Sun (Photos, Video)
SPACE.com - 26 Aug 2014 21:49
The sun kicked off this week with an explosive solar flare that, while not aimed directly at Earth, may be a hotspot to watch over the next few days.
Eta Carinae: Our Neighboring Superstars
Phys.org - 26 Aug 2014 21:40
(Phys.org) --The Eta Carinae star system does not lack for superlatives. Not only does it contain one of the biggest and brightest stars in our galaxy, weighing at least 90 times the mass of the Sun, it is also extremely...
NASA Astronaut Honored with Ohio Historical Marker
SPACE.com - 26 Aug 2014 21:38
NASA astronaut Robert Overmyer, who flew on two space shuttle missions in the early 1980s, was remembered Saturday (Aug. 23) with the dedication of a historical marker in his Ohio hometown.
Our Neighboring Superstars
PTTU - 26 Aug 2014 20:24
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory: A double star system that contains one of the most massive stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
Former NASA Chief Says Russia Holding US Spaceflight Hostage: Report
SPACE.com - 26 Aug 2014 20:03
Former NASA administrator Mike Griffin thinks the United States' dependence on Russian technology to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is tantamount to a "hostage situation," according to an interview con...
Hubble Views Distant Merging Galaxies
SpaceRef - 26 Aug 2014 18:31
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and many other telescopes on the ground and in space, an international team of astronomers has obtained the best view yet of a collision that took place between two galaxies when...
Historic Mate-Demate Tower Used to Lift Space Shuttles Being Demolished
SPACE.com - 26 Aug 2014 18:30
The steel tower used to mount NASA space shuttles atop jumbo jets to fly them cross-country after they landed in California is now being dismantled. The Mate-Demate Device at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center stood f...
Best View Yet of Merging Galaxies in Distant Universe
PTTU - 26 Aug 2014 18:00
ESO Top News: Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), and many other telescopes on the ground and in space, an international team of astronomers has obtained the best view yet of a collision that t...
NASA Completes Successful Battery of Tests on Composite Cryotank
NASA Breaking news - 26 Aug 2014 18:00
NASA has completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured, bringing the aerospace industry much closer to designing, building, and flying lightweight, composite t...
Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of a Late Summer Flare
SpaceRef - 26 Aug 2014 17:54
On Aug. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:16 a.m. EDT....
Australian Astronomy Envy: This Video Is Like A Telescope Brochure
Universe Today - 26 Aug 2014 16:55
Performing observations in Australia is on many astronomers’ bucket lists, and this video timelapse shows you precisely why. Famous, world-class observatories, dark sky and the beautiful desolation of the desert combin...
European Commission Summons ESA, Arianespace for Explanation of Galileo Launch Failure
Space News - 26 Aug 2014 16:53
The commission said it had created its own internal task force to monitor the investigation into what went wrong with the launch.
Is Our 3-D Universe an Illusion? --"Everything Could Actually be Encoded in Tiny packets in Two Dimensions"
The Daily Galaxy - 26 Aug 2014 16:44
"We want to find out whether spacetime is a quantum system just like matter is," said Craig Hogan, director of Fermilab's Center for Particle Astrophysics and the developer of the holographic noise theory. "If we see som...
Rocket 'Anomaly' Blamed For Putting European Navigation Satellites Into Wrong Orbits
Universe Today - 26 Aug 2014 16:40
An independent investigation committee is looking at why two European navigation satellites are in the wrong orbits following their launch from French Guiana last week. While the first part of the launch went well, offic...