Space Imaging’s IKONOS satellite has taken a detailed color photograph of the largest human gathering in the history of the world, the Maha Kumbh Mela, a spiritual event held every […]
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New group of microorganisms discovered in the open sea
Contact: Cheryl Dybas cdybas@nsf.gov 703-292-8070 National Science Foundation Archaea, one of three separate domains of life on our planet, were undiscovered until 1970. Since then, they had been found mostly […]
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High School Students to Plan Community on Mars
While living at Johnson Space Center the weekend of Feb. 2-4, Houston area high school students will use their imagination and knowledge to design complete details of a human settlement […]
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Technical briefing on the design and construction of ENVISAT
The Canadian Space Agency invites media representatives to take part in a one-day technical briefing on the design and construction of ENVISAT, the European Space Agency’s newest and largest Earth […]
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Cassini “Sees” Invisible Gas Doughnut Around Jupiter
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is helping scientists see the structure and hour-to-hour changes of a giant doughnut-shaped gaseous ring around Jupiter in unprecedented detail. The doughnut, called the Io torus, draws […]
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Cosmic paintbursh revealed: force that shapes nebulae uncovered by astronomers
Contact: Jonathan Sherwood jsherwood@admin.rochester.edu 716-273-4726 University of Rochester The cosmic ìpaintbrushî that creates some of the most dazzling images in the night sky may have been found by researchers at […]
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Study suggests Venus could have been wet planet
Contact: Tony Fitzpatrick tony_fitzpatrick@aismail.wustl.edu 314-935-5272 Washington University in St. Louis Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, studying hydrous mineral decomposition rates at extreme temperatures, have concluded that hot and […]
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NASA to dedicate International Space Station science command post Feb. 2
Media Advisory: 01-022 NASA to dedicate International Space Station science command post Feb. 2 What: The science command post linking Earth-bound researchers around the world with their experiments and astronauts […]
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New South Pole Station Power Plant, Satellite Link Go Online
Major construction projects to improve the electrical generating capacity and communications links at the National Science Foundation’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station were completed this month, despite extreme weather conditions in […]
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NASA Completes Awards For Regional Technology Centers
Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1979) RELEASE: C01-d Accessing space is one of NASA’s primary roles, but America’s space agency has another role vital to the nation’s industry: to […]
