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NEAR Shoemaker Gets New Lease on Life at Home on Asteroid
NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft, the first spacecraft to touch down and operate on the surface of an asteroid, will not be immediately shut down after all, NASA officials announced yesterday. […]
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Subaru Stares into a Cradle of Stars
small– medium– large Object Name: Star-formation Region S106 IRS4 Telescope: Subaru Telescope / Cassegrain Focus Instrument: CISCO Filter: J (1.25 micron), H (1.65 micron), K’ (2.15 micron) Color: Blue (J), […]
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Cosmonauts to Join Private American MirReentry.com Observation Expedition
Four senior Mir Cosmonauts, one of the preeminent designers of the Mir Space Station, and a noted Russian space journalist and historian will be joining MirReentry.com, a private American airborne […]
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Lubricating nanoscale machines: Unusual behavior of highly confined fluids challenges conventional expectations
Contact: John Toon john.toon@edi.gatech.edu 404-894-6986 Georgia Institute of Technology The unique and often unexpected properties of fluids confined to very small spaces will force designers of future nanometer scale devices […]
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Satellites and Education Conference to be held March 7-9 NOAA Announces
In celebration of Pennsylvania’s Space Satellite and Technology Week, NOAA will feature state-of-the-art technology and world-class presenters at the Satellites and Education Conference, March 7 – 9, at West Chester […]
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Asteroid Mission Not Yet “NEAR” and End
NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft, the first spacecraft to touch down and operate on the surface of an asteroid, will not be immediately shut down after all. The mission will be […]
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ORBIMAGE Modifies RADARSAT-2 License Agreement With MDA
Orbital Imaging Corporation (ORBIMAGE) announced today that it has modified its license arrangement with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) that previously provided ORBIMAGE with exclusive worldwide distribution rights for imagery […]
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Budding Young Scientists Set Their Sights on Martian Soil
For the first time ever, student scientists will direct a camera on board NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor, currently orbiting the red planet, and image interesting sites on the Martian terrain. […]
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Into space on thin air – A shuttle that makes its own fuel could take off from your local airport
Contact: Claire Bowles claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk 44-20-7331-2751 New Scientist Later this year, American millionaire Dennis Tito hopes to fly to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket, becoming the world’s first […]
