NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission, the first to orbit an asteroid, is coming to an end. February 7, 2001 With the spacecraft almost out of fuel, on Feb. 12 mission […]
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Why Dazzling Stars Are Given Boring But Useful Names
Of the 100 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy, only a handful have colorful names, while the rest are designated by letters and numbers that are the stellar equivalent […]
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New views of El Salvador save lives
Digital damage maps derived from satellite images are helping the teams clearing up after the disastrous earthquake in El Salvador. For the second time in a few short weeks, the […]
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NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon teams with NASA; new video promotes math and science education
NASCAR racing champion Jeff Gordon knows it takes more than skilled driving to win an automobile race: It takes a team with knowledge in the fields of technology, engineering, physics […]
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Titanic collision seen in distant universe
MPEG movie Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationAustralia Contacts: Prof R D (Ron) EkersDirector, ATNFAustralia Telescope National FacilityPO Box 76Epping NSW 1710Phone: +61 2 9372 4300Fax: +61 2 9372 4310Email: rekers@atnf.csiro.au Ms Rosie […]
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PanAmSat to Power SPACECONNECTION Through 2016
PanAmSat Corporation today announced that California-based The SPACECONNECTION, Inc., a satellite transmissions provider, has extended its programming services on the company ‘s Galaxy satellites in a new long-term, multimillion-dollar agreement. […]
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Science Committee Announces Subcommittee Structure and Staff Directors
Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) today announced the subcommittee structure and subcommittee staff directors for the House Science Committee. The Committee will continue to have four subcommittees, but their jurisdictions have […]
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ESA ERS data shows West Antarctica is thinning
A major glacial formation in Antarctica is shrinking, a report in ‘Science’ revealed 2 February. But questions still remain about the speed at which ice sheet thinning is taking place. Scientists […]
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Atlantis Set to Deliver International Space Station’s Destiny
NASA begins its 2001 science odyssey with the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, now scheduled for liftoff at 6:11 p.m. EST, Feb. 7. The STS-98 mission will carry the first […]
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Volcanoes and Auroras Glow in Eclipse Movie of Jupiter’s Moon Io
° MPEG movie The first movie ever made of Jupiter’s moon Io while it is in eclipse shows bright spots of hot lava and changes in auroral glows. These images […]
