‘Doctor Who’ Holding Torch For Barrowman
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 29, 2010
Fans of Torchwood will get to see John Barrowman return to his role of Captain Jack Harkness in the summer, but the question remains. Will we ever see John Barrowman again on Doctor Who. SciFi Pulse
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New Theory: Titan Shaped By Weather, Not Ice Volcanoes
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Have the surface and belly of Saturn’s smog-shrouded moon, Titan, recently simmered like a chilly, bubbling cauldron with ice volcanoes, or has this distant moon gone cold? In a newly published analysis, a pair of NASA scientists analyzing data collected by the Cassini spacecraft suggest Titan may be much less geologically active than some scientists [...]
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NASA’s Hubble Rules Out One Alternative to Dark Energy
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 28, 2010
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have ruled out an alternate theory on the nature of dark energy after recalculating the expansion rate of the universe to unprecedented accuracy. The universe appears to be expanding at an increasing rate. Some believe that is because the universe is filled with a dark energy that works in [...]
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Canadarm2 Turns 10: Canadian Space Agency Celebrates a Decade of Success
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 27, 2010
Image above: In the grasp of the International Space Station‘s Canadarm2, the Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle is moved from the space-facing side of the Harmony node back to the Earth-facing port of Harmony in March 2011. Photo credit: NASA Ten years ago today, Canadarm2 was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard space [...]
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NASA Technology Looks Inside Japan’s Nuclear Reactor
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Design techniques honed at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., for Mars rovers were used to create the rover currently examining the inside of Japan’s nuclear reactors, in areas not yet deemed safe for human crews. The iRobot PackBot employs technologies used previously in the design of “Rocky-7,” which served as a terrestrial test [...]
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The View from Up Top
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 26, 2010
A low pressure system in the eastern North Pacific Ocean is featured in this image photographed on Mar. 20, 2011 by an Expedition 27 crew member in the Cupola of the International Space Station. Just under ten feet in diameter, the Cupola accommodates two crew members and portable workstations that can control station and robotic [...]
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TRMM Satellite Sees Massive Thunderstorms in Severe Weather System
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 25, 2010
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite again flew over severe thunderstorms that were spawning tornadoes over the eastern United States on April 28 and detected massive thunderstorms and very heavy rainfall. TRMM, a satellite managed by both NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, captured the rainfall rates occurring in the line of thunderstorms [...]
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NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 23, 2010
Enterprise, first Space Shuttle Orbiter, is pictured at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Credit: NASA/Renee Bouchard After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA‘s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the [...]
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Students Get Fit the Astronaut Way-NASA Information
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 19, 2010
When you think of NASA, likely you picture the space shuttle, the International Space Station, or have images of planets and galaxies flashing before your mind’s eye. NASA’s Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut, however, focuses a little closer to home. Working with the schools in our very own neighborhoods and around the world, Mission [...]
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Endeavour suffers from troublesome countdown, APU issue scrubs launch
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Shuttle Endeavour – the youngest orbiter in the fleet – was preparing for her final hours prior to launch, after the Mission Management Team (MMT) met to approve the tanking of ET-122. However, several issues popped up in the count, most notably with an OMS tank issue, which was then resolved, prior to a heater issue on Auxiliary Power [...]
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