What’s causing the poles to warm faster than the rest of Earth?
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 28, 2010
The poles are warming faster than other parts of the Earth – a fact that has been widely accepted for years. But what is causing the accelerated warming? Research aimed at answering that question has been done before, but a recent study by Patrick Taylor, a scientist at NASA‘s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., [...]
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Two Kinds of Webb Telescope Mirrors Arrive at NASA Goddard
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 24, 2010
It takes two unique types of mirrors working together to see farther back in time and space than ever before, and engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have just received one of each type. Primary and Secondary Mirror Engineering Design Units (EDUs) have recently arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. [...]
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Cassini Sees Saturn Electric Link With Enceladus
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 22, 2010
NASA is releasing the first images and sounds of an electrical connection between Saturn and one of its moons, Enceladus. The data collected by the agency’s Cassini spacecraft enable scientists to improve their understanding of the complex web of interaction between the planet and its numerous moons. The results of the data analysis are published [...]
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Student Questions Needed: Earth Day Video Chat
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 20, 2010
To celebrate Earth Day 2011, the Education Office at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., is hosting a live Web video chat where your students can ask a NASA/JPL scientist questions emailed in advance. Questions should be on the topic of Earth science. Our chat is best suited for students and afterschool groups in [...]
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Footballer Ashley Cole plans to make music
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 16, 2010
London, May 2 (IANS) Ace footballer Ashley Cole is reportedly in talks with singer Jay Z to venture into the music business. News One
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Tshwane to become largest city in South Africa
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 12, 2010
Pretoria, May 2 (IANS) The city of Tshwane will become the largest in South Africa and the third largest in the world when a new municipality is incorporated into it, state agency BuaNews reported. News One
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MIM leader Akbar Owaisi stable
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 10, 2010
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) The condition of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is stable, doctors said Monday, two days after he was stabbed and shot at by rivals. News One
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STS-134 Crew Begin TCDT at Kennedy
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 6, 2010
Space shuttle Endeavour’s six astronauts arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in four T-38 jets between 5:07 p.m. and 5:24 p.m. EDT. The crew is at Kennedy for their week-long launch dress rehearsal, called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. TCDT will provide Endeavour’s astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity [...]
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Houston Deserves a Space Shuttle for Display, Astronaut Spouses Say
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 2, 2010
The spouses of two astronauts who died in the space shuttle Columbia accident have joined Houston’s vociferous campaign to win a space shuttle for display once NASA retires the orbiter fleet this year. Houston, home of NASA’s astronaut corps and shuttle mission control, is hoping to be among the few sites in the country awarded [...]
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