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News of Astronomy, Space, Science, & Technology
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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The Bubble Nebula
"Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape. Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is also known simply as The Bubble Nebula."
NASA Image of the Day
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Sunrise in Orbit
"The Expedition 24 crew on the International Space Station photographed this image of polar mesospheric clouds illuminated by an orbital sunrise."
The International Space Station
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Space Station Status Report for Sept. 1
What's happening on the Space Station.
Space Missions
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Achievements of the Cluster Mission
"Cluster has spent a decade revealing previously hidden interactions between the Sun and Earth. Its studies have uncovered secrets of the aurora, solar storms, and given us insight into fundamental processes that occur across the Universe. And there is more work to do."
The Future in Space
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Which Asteroids Might Astronauts Visit?
"Human explorers can only reach a limited number of asteroids during the next several decades."
Space Exploration With Solar Sails
"Sun-powered spacecraft could be the ticket to traveling beyond the solar system, scientists say."
Space Weather
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More Activity on the Far Side of the Sun
"For the second day in a row, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft has detected a strong solar flare on the far side of the sun."
The Global Environment
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Possible Ecological Damage From the Gulf Oil Leak?
"When oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the ecosystems under assault started on a long road to recovery. Amanda Mascarelli meets the researchers assessing their chances."
The Cosmos
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Water Around a Dying Star
"ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is the key ingredient for making water in space. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is surrounded by a gigantic cloud of hot water vapour."
The Race to Form Stars
"The formation of stars from gigantic interstellar clouds is … a race in which stars struggle to form before the cloud is dispersed."
A Superwind Galaxy
"A new image of a superwind-blowing galaxy shows a particularly intense fit of star formation."
Exoplanets
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The Debris Disk Around a Young Star
"Laura Churcher and UK colleagues at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, and the University of Keele have used the Thermal-Region Camera Spectrograph (T-ReCS) on the Gemini South telescope to obtain the first resolved image of the debris disk around the 12 million year old star HD191089"
Energy
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Tapping the Energy of the Gulf Stream
"Scientists are developing self-organising swarms of turbines which they hope can be used to tap energy from the Gulf Stream."
Out of Left Field
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"God Did Not Create the Universe"
"Physics, not creator, made Big Bang, new book claims -- Professor had previously referred to 'mind of God'"
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