WASHINGTON (AFPN) — The Air Force announced Sept. 7 it will not assume program management and funding responsibility for the NASA X-33 or continue funding beyond September 2002 for the […]
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Cold comfort for newborn stars — ISO unmasks the icy veil around the Eagle’s fiery heart
This image was taken by the European Space Agency’s Infrared Space Observatory, ISO, which operated until May 1998 and which is, so far, the best infrared space telescope astronomers have […]
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Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Build Three A2100 Satellites for GE American Communications
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) today announced the award of a contract to build three A2100 geosynchronous satellites for GE American Communications, Inc. (GE Americom). The next generation cable […]
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Astronomical Society of Pacific Announces its New Board Members
San Francisco, Calif. The Astronomical Society of Pacific (ASP), one of the world’s oldest and largest astronomy organizations, is proud to announce the election of comet hunter and author David […]
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A Galaxy Blazes with Star Formation
Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are studying the colors of star clusters to determine the age and history of starburst galaxies, a technique somewhat similar to the process of […]
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Chandra discovers eruption and pulsation in nova outburst
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a giant outburst of X-rays and unusual cyclical pulsing from a white dwarf star that is closely orbiting another star — the first time […]
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Chandra examines quadrillion-volt pulsar
The high-voltage environment of one of the most energetic and strongly magnetized pulsars known has been surveyed by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. A team of astronomers found a powerful jet […]
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Chandra probes nature of dark matter
Scientists have precisely determined the distribution of dark matter in a distant galaxy cluster with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. These new measurements serve to narrow the field of candidates that […]
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Young Stars in Orion May Solve Mystery of Our Solar System
Scientists may have to give the Sun a little more credit. Exotic isotopes present in the early Solar System — which scientists have long-assumed were sprinkled there by a powerful, […]
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Mysterious “Twofaced” Star Explained, Scientists Say
There’s a simple reason why a curious neutron star in the M15 globular star cluster has shown two faces over the years, beaming an X-ray portrait as perplexing as Mona […]
