Topic: NASA - on November 24, 2003 at 10:41:05 AM CET
Cigar Galaxy
What's lighting up the Cigar Galaxy? M82, as this irregular galaxy is also known, was stirred up by a recent pass near large spiral galaxy M81. This doesn't fully explain the source of the red-glowing outwardly expanding gas, however. Recent evidence indicates that this gas is being driven out by the combined emerging particle winds of many stars, together creating a galactic "superwind." The above recently released photograph from the new Subaru Telescope highlights the specific color of red light strongly emitted by ionized hydrogen gas, showing detailed filaments of this gas. The filaments extend for over 10,000 light years. The 12-million light-year distant Cigar Galaxy is the brightest galaxy in the sky in infrared light, and can be seen in visible light with a small telescope towards the constellation of Ursa Major.
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Topic: NASA - on November 6, 2003 at 11:25:43 AM CET
Spacecraft reaches edge of solar system
The Voyager 1 spacecraft has arrived at the boundary of the solar system and is flying into a region of space that has never been explored before, NASA announced Wednesday.
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Topic: NASA - on October 26, 2003 at 12:23:53 AM CEST
The earth had two moons for awhile this year
The motion of J002E3, showing how the object was captured into its chaotic orbit around the Earth by passing near the L1 point, looping around the Earth for 6 orbits, and then leaving Earth's orbit. The Sun is to the left in these animations. Animations created by Paul Chodas and Ron Baalke.
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Topic: NASA - on October 24, 2003 at 2:09:49 AM CEST
Nasa-Experten warnen vor neuer Katastrophe
Auf der Internationalen Raumstation gibt es nach Ansicht von Nasa-Experten schwer wiegende Sicherheitsprobleme. Umweltsysteme und medizinische Ausrüstung auf der ISS seien derart verfallen, dass die Astronauten akut gefährdet seien.
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Topic: NASA - on October 12, 2003 at 10:01:32 AM CEST
Shuttles flicken mit der Wal-Mart-Bürste
Als sparsamer Geselle war Nasa-Chef Sean O'Keefe schon immer bekannt. Das aber hätte ihm wohl niemand zugetraut: US-Astronauten sollen Löcher im Hitzeschild ihrer Space Shuttles künftig mit einem Schaumstoff-Span aus dem Supermarkt kitten.
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Topic: NASA - on October 11, 2003 at 12:27:47 PM CEST
Nasa tests laser-powered plane
A remote-controlled plane powered from the ground by a laser beam has been tested by Nasa.
In what is thought to be an aviation first, the development could lead to the creation of aircraft that do not need to carry on-board fuel. A remote-controlled plane powered from the ground by a laser beam has been tested by Nasa. In what is thought to be an aviation first, the development could lead to the creation of aircraft that do not need to carry on-board fuel.
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Topic: NASA - on October 2, 2003 at 2:20:00 AM CEST
Earth Simulator delights scientists
A new era in the accuracy of climate prediction has come closer with the presentation of the first results from the largest supercomputer in the world.
The Earth Simulator, housed in Japan, has produced what scientists are calling "very exciting" information.
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Topic: NASA - on October 2, 2003 at 2:17:12 AM CEST
Space Station Chief Says No New Weddings
The current international space station crew marked the first wedding from orbit. But the U.S. commander of the replacement team said Wednesday that no one on his watch will tie or untie the knot.
"We do not plan to do any new marriages or divorces in space," Michael Foale said after a news conference at the Star City cosmonaut training center outside Moscow. "We are a very boring crew in that regard."
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Topic: NASA - on October 2, 2003 at 1:37:08 AM CEST
Schoolboy's photo amazes Nasa
Jonathan Burnett, 15, was taking snaps of his friends performing skateboarding stunts near his home in Pencoed near Bridgend when a bright light in the sky caught his attention.
He took two photographs of the fiery ball before it burned out and rushed home to show his parents.
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Topic: NASA - on September 18, 2003 at 1:43:48 AM CEST
Hurricane Isabel
Astronaut Ed Lu snapped this photo of the eye of Hurricane Isabel from the International Space Station on September 13, 2003 at 11:18 UTC. At the time, Isabel was located about 450 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. It had dropped to a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, packing winds of 150 miles per hour with gusts up to 184 miles per hour.
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Topic: NASA - on September 18, 2003 at 12:18:18 AM CEST
Foto-Shooting mit Hurrikan «Isabel»
Hurrikan «Isabel» nähert sich mit Windgeschwindigkeiten bis zu 240 Kilometern in der Stunde der US-Ostküste. Die Crew der Internationalen Raumstation ISS und Erd-beobachtende Satelliten der Weltraumbehörde Nasa haben jetzt Aufnahmen des Sturms gemacht.
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Topic: NASA - on April 8, 2003 at 6:53:03 PM CEST
Air Force Launches Military Communications Satellite
The U.S. Air Force launched a military satellite Tuesday that will join a space-based network which provides secure, jam-resistant communications between the president, the Department of Defense and U.S. military forces around the world.
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