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SwRI energetic particle instruments selected for Solar Probe Plus mission
NASA selected two instruments led by Southwest Research Institute, which measure energetic particles for the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft, slated to launch by 2018. This first-ever journey into ...
2 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Setting sail in the sun
Propelled by sunlight pressure, large lightweight sails made of ultrathin aluminum-coated plastic could one day take probes to the edge of our solar system and other stars.
1 hours ago from PhysOrg
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NASA Studies Conditions That Make Storms Intensify
A six-week research mission could help forecasters accurately predict how strong a hurricane will be.
1 hours ago from U.S. News
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NASA Invites Media To Experience Future Of Human Space Exploration
To see what life might be like on a distant planet, reporters need only travel to the Arizona desert.
3 hours ago from Science @ NASA
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NASA catches heavy rainfall happening in Category 4 Earl as it approaches the US
Hurricane Earl is still a powerful category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale as it approaches the North Carolina coast today. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite ...
20 hours ago from PhysOrg
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New NASA HD app for iPad with expanded content available free
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has unveiled NASA App HD, a new mobile application designed for the iPad.
22 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Canadian to command space station in 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday.
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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NASA and NOAA's newest GOES satellite ready for action
NASA and NOAA's latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-15, has successfully completed five months of on-orbit testing and has been accepted into service. The satellite ...
Wed 1 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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NASA, Newseum Invite Media To Discover And Encounter Comets
NASA will commemorate a quarter-century of comet discoveries and discuss upcoming comet encounters during a symposium at 9 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 10, in the Knight Studio of the Newseum.
21 hours ago from Science @ NASA
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Wanted For Long Space Missions: Flexible Astronaut, Works Well With Others
Researchers are hoping that the Mars500 simulation, which hits the three-month mark this week, will shed some light on significant factors to consider in crew selection for future long-duration ...
5 minutes ago from SPACE.com
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