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 9.12.2008 -
Spooky Hurricane Science
To improve hurricane forecasting, NASA engineers are spending time in a spooky room where 'no one can hear you scream.'
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 9.10.2008 -
Naked-Eye Gamma-ray Burst Aimed Directly at Earth
Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of an extraordinary gamma-ray burst on March 19, 2008, which was visible to the naked eye. It turns out the explosion was aimed directly at Earth.
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 9.5.2008 -
NASA to Explore a "Secret Layer" of the Sun
NASA researchers are preparing to launch an experimental telescope that can see a layer of the sun thought to be the "birthplace of space weather."
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 9.2.2008 -
Amateur Astronomers See Perseids Hit the Moon
Backyard astronomers watching the Perseid meteor shower last month saw meteoroids hitting not only Earth but also the Moon. They recorded the impacts using backyard telescopes and off-the-shelf cameras, showing that "lunar meteors" are easy targets for amateur observatories and that amateur astronomers can contribute to NASA's lunar research.
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 8.26.2008 -
First Light for the Fermi Space Telescope
Today, NASA revealed first light images and announced a new name for its latest space telescope.
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 8.25.2008 -
Strange Clouds at the Edge of Space
Astronauts on board the International Space Station have recently photographed strange electric-blue clouds hovering at the edge of space.
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 8.19.2008 -
Living with a Star
What if you woke up one morning and found your whole planet had been swallowed by the atmosphere of a star? Don't laugh, it could happen to you, and NASA has a special program to deal with it.
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 8.15.2008 -
The Realm of Earthworms: NASA Gets Down to the Nitty-Gritty
NASA scientists are preparing to launch a "flying tractor" with microwave sensors to explore the nitty-gritty realm beneath your feet.
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 8.11.2008 -
A Flash of Insight: LCROSS Mission Update
There are places on the Moon where the sun hasn't shined for millions of years, inky-dark places that may harbor a treasure of great value. NASA's is about to light one of them up.
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 7.31.2008 -
A Brief History of Solar Sails
Have you ever stared up at the night sky, felt a gentle breeze, and wished you could set sail for the stars? Get in line. Many great thinkers from history have had the same idea. This long-held fancy could soon become reality with one solar sail mission on the drawing board and another already on the launching pad, slated to blast off this summer.
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 7.29.2008 -
Partial Eclipse, Total Fun
This Friday, August 1st, millions of people in China will witness a well-publicized total eclipse of the sun. Less widely reported is the partial eclipse, which *billions* of people across a quarter of the globe can observe and enjoy.
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 7.24.2008 -
Plasma Bullets Trigger Northern Lights
Researchers have discovered what powers brilliant outbursts of Northern Lights: gigantic plasma bullets launched toward Earth by explosions 1/3rd of the way to the Moon.
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 7.22.2008 -
The 2008 Perseid Meteor Shower
The 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th, and forecasters say it should be a good show.
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 7.18.2008 -
NASA Works to Improve Short-term Weather Forecasts
NASA scientists are using an infra-red sounder in space to improve short-term weather forecasting.
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 7.11.2008 -
What's Wrong with the Sun?
The sun is entering its 3rd year of eerie calm. Sunspots are rare and solar flares simply aren't happening. Is this "solar minimum" lasting longer than it should? A NASA scientist has examined centuries of sunspot data to find the answer.
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 7.9.2008 -
A Telescope Made of Moondust
Mix moondust with epoxy, add a dash of carbon nanotubes, and spin. The result? A parabolic mirror perfectly suited for a lunar observatory. A NASA scientist has discovered this new recipe for making telescopes out of moondust, and to prove it works he has spun a "moondust mirror" here on Earth.
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 7.3.2008 -
New Discoveries at Mercury
Mercury's magnetic field is "alive." Volcanic vents ring the planet's giant Caloris basin while the planet itself is surrounded by a plasma nebula of unexpected complexity.
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 7.1.2008 -
Planets Align for the 4th of July
Look beyond the fireworks on 4th of July weekend. A trio of worlds is converging for a pretty sunset sky show.
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 6.30.2008 -
The Tunguska Impact--100 Years Later
One hundred years after the Tunguska event in Siberia, scientists review what they've learned about the mysterious blast from the heavens.
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 6.26.2008 -
NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment
This summer, NASA engineers will try to realize a dream older than the Space Age itself: the deployment of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. The name of the device is NanoSail-D and it is scheduled for launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket as early as July 29, 2008.
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