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As Earth Warms, NASA Targets 'Other Half' of Carbon, Climate Equation
SpaceRef - 13 Nov 2015 04:14
Carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities influences the amount of the sun's energy trapped by Earth's atmosphere....
Fermi Satellite Detects First Gamma-Ray Pulsar in Another Galaxy
SpaceRef - 13 Nov 2015 04:21
Researchers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar in a galaxy other than our own. The object sets a new record for the most luminous gamma-ray pulsar known....
WT1190F Safely Reenters Earth's Atmosphere
SpaceRef - 13 Nov 2015 23:46
Just after 1:18 AM EST (6:18 AM UTC) on Friday, Nov. 13 an object tagged as WT1190F reentered Earth's atmosphere as predicted above the Indian Ocean, just off the southern tip of Sri Lanka....
'Explody' Taurid Meteors Produce Persistent Trains
Universe Today - 13 Nov 2015 22:25
"The landscape was just at the verge of trying to silently explode with vibrant colors of red, gold and oranges," said photographer Brad Goldpaint as he described the autumn view during his hike to Deadfall Basin in Cali...
Weekly Space Hangout - Nov. 13, 2015: Daniel Stern, Project Scientist on NuSTAR
Universe Today - 13 Nov 2015 21:59
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Daniel Stern, Project Scientist on NuSTAR. Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Kimberly Cartier (@AstroKimCartier ) (......
NASA Engineers Encourage Science Education For Latin American Girls
PTTU - 13 Nov 2015 21:42
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:
Watch This Stunning 360-Degree Video From A Blue Angels F/A-18 Cockpit
Tech Times - 13 Nov 2015 21:01
USA Today's specialized camera rigs were able to capture this breathtaking footage during a recent airshow.
ULA Gets $373 Million Order To Build Two Rockets for NRO
Space News - 13 Nov 2015 20:50
The U.S. Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance a $373 million contract modification to build two rockets for the National Reconnaissance Office as part of its $11 billion block buy from the service, according to a Nov...
U.S., Germany Face Uphill Fight for UAV Spectrum
Space News - 13 Nov 2015 20:35
The United States and Germany, backed by several large commercial satellite fleet operators, are fighting an uphill battle to persuade global governments to allocate Ku- or Ka-band satellite spectrum for the command and ...
What's Behind Japan Sudden Thirst for More Spy Satellites
Space News - 13 Nov 2015 19:53
Japan is planning to expand its fleet of reconnaissance satellites as part of an effort to improve the nation's monitoring of North Korea and the Chinese navy. The move comes as Japan strengthens its military ties with t...
5400mph winds discovered hurtling around planet outside solar system
e! Science News - 13 Nov 2015 19:53
Research provides first ever weather map of a planet outside our solar system
ITU Aircraft Satellite-tracking Agreement Bolsters Aireon Business Case
Space News - 13 Nov 2015 19:22Philae Lander: One Year On A Comet
SpaceRef - 13 Nov 2015 18:54
One year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander...
'WTF' Space Junk Meets Fiery Demise as Scientists Watch (Video)
SPACE.com - 13 Nov 2015 18:48
The mysterious space junk WT1190F fell from the sky this morning, and scientists had a flying, ringside seat as the object burned up in multicolored fireballs.
Origin of Earth's Water: "Part of Our Planet from the Beginning"
The Daily Galaxy - 13 Nov 2015 18:25
Water covers more than two-thirds of Earth's surface, but its exact origins are still something of a mystery. Scientists have long been uncertain whether water was present at the formation of the planet, or if it arrived...
An Extrasolar Planet With 5,400 MPH Winds
SpaceRef - 13 Nov 2015 18:19
Winds of over 2 km per second have been discovered flowing around planet outside of the Earth's solar system, new research has found....
First Alien-Planet Weather System Discovered and Mapped: "5400 MPH Winds!"
The Daily Galaxy - 13 Nov 2015 18:05
5400 mph winds have been discovered hurtling around planet outside our solar system. New research provides first ever exo-planet weather map, with winds over 2 km per second observed flowing around the planet. The Univer...
NASA's RapidScat Sees OLYMPEX Winds
PTTU - 13 Nov 2015 18:01
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:
Oh the Places We Won't Go: Humans Will Settle Mars, and Nowhere Else [Excerpt]
Scientific American - 13 Nov 2015 18:00
Planetary Society co-founder Louis Friedman argues the Red Planet will be humanity’s final destination, but our robots could reach the stars --
NASA: "First Pulsar Ever Discovered Beyond the Milky Way Galaxy"
The Daily Galaxy - 13 Nov 2015 17:40
Researchers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar, J0540, in a galaxy other than our own. The object sets a new record for the most luminous gamma-ray pulsar known. J0540...
JWST's Top Astronomer to Planetary Scientists: Start Your Engines
SPACE.com - 13 Nov 2015 17:38
The James Webb Space Telescope's Nobel Prize-winning head astronomer advised planetary scientists Nov. 9 to get started on proposals for focusing JWST's 6.5-meter mirror on objects most closer to home than its usual cosm...
Earth from Space: Qingdao, China
SpaceRef - 13 Nov 2015 17:30
This impressive false-colour image features the city of Qingdao and its surroundings, in China's eastern Shandong province....