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NASA Announces Candidates for Cubesat Space Missions
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:56
NASA has selected 20 small satellites, including two from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2011 and 2012... February 09, 2011 __JPL_CAPTION_1 › Browse version of image --> PASADENA, Calif. - NASA has selected 20 small satellites, including two...
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NASA Spacecraft Closes in on Comet Tempel 1
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:53
NASA is about to discover how solar heat devours a comet as the Stardust-NExT probe closes in for a Valentines Day encounter with Tempel 1... February 9, 2011: NASA is about to discover how solar heat devours a comet. "For the first time, we'll see the same comet before and after its closest approach to the...
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Stardust Celebrates Twelve Years With Rocket Burn
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:47
NASA's Stardust-NExT mission team on Earth marked the spacecraft's 12th anniversary in space with a flight path correction maneuver... PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Stardust spacecraft marked its 12th anniversary in space on Monday, Feb. 7, with a rocket burn to further refine its path toward a Feb. 14 date with a comet....
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Taurus XL Ready to Launch Glory Spacecraft
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:46
The Glory spacecraft is ready to survey the world's atmosphere for aerosols while the Taurus Xl preps for its return to flight... The Glory spacecraft and its Taurus XL launch vehicle are coming together at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as NASA gets ready to launch its first Launch Services Program mission...
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NASA’s “COSmIC” Simulator Helps Fingerprint Unknown Matter in Sp
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:44
Who are we? Where do we come from? These are questions that scientists hope to find clues to by better understanding the composition and evolution of ... Who are we? Where do we come from? These are questions that scientists hope to find clues to by better understanding the composition and evolution of the universe....
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A NASA Snapshot: A Snowy U.S. Panorama by Satellite
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:38
A massive winter storm affected 30 U.S. states last week. Satellite images from NASA provide a panorama of the fallen snow. Last week 30 U.S. states were affected by a massive winter storm. This week satellite images created by NASA provide a snowy panorama of that fallen snow. The Geostationary Operational...
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Proposed Mission to Jupiter System Achieves Milestone
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:37
NASA-ESA Proposal to Study the Moons Europa and Ganymede Maps Joint Strategy. With input from scientists around the world, American and European scientists working on the potential next new mission to the Jupiter system have articulated their joint vision for the Europa Jupiter System Mission. The mission is a...
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LRO Could Have Given Apollo 14 Crew Another Majestic View
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:29
The crew collected rocks within 30 meters of the Cone Crater rim 40 years ago. Had they LRO's high-resolution images as their map, the view from that rim would have been spectacular. Although the Apollo 14 mission to the moon was filled with incredible sights and was completely successful -- it met all its science...
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First Ever STEREO Images of the Entire Sun
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:24
On Feb. 6th, NASA's twin STEREO probes moved into position on opposite sides of the sun, and they are now beaming back uninterrupted images of the entire star—front and back. February 6, 2011: It's official: The sun is a sphere. On Feb. 6th, NASA's twin STEREO probes moved into position on opposite sides of the sun,...
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Surprise Hidden in Titan's Smog: Cirrus-Like Clouds
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:20
Titan is really the rarest of gems: the only moon in our solar system with an atmosphere worthy of a planet. Now, thin, wispy clouds of ice particles, similar to Earth's cirrus clouds, are being reported. Every day is a bad-air day on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Blanketed by haze far worse than any smog belched out...
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GOES-13 Satellite Sees Groundhog's Day on Ice
جمعه 22 بهمنماه سال 1389 19:17
Punxsutawney Phil predicted that spring will come on time, and NASA satellite data suggests that residents in more than one-third of the U.S. are now anxious for the prediction to come true. Punxsutawney Phil predicted that spring will come on time, and NASA satellite data suggests that residents in more than...
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NASA Satellites Capture a Stronger La Nina
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:59
New NASA satellite data indicate the current La Niña event in the eastern Pacific has remained strong during November and December 2010... New NASA satellite data indicate the current La Niña event in the eastern Pacific has remained strong during November and December 2010. A new Ocean Surface Topography Mission...
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Cassini's Snaps of Rhea Coming Down
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:56
Raw images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft from the closest flyby of Saturn's moon Rhea have begun streaming to Cassini's raw image page... Raw images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft from the closest flyby of Saturn's moon Rhea have begun streaming to Cassini's raw image page. At closest approach, Cassini...
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Cosmology Standard Candle not so Standard After All
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:53
Astronomers have turned up the first direct proof that "standard candles" used to illuminate the size of the universe, termed Cepheids, shrink in ... PASADENA, Calif. -- Astronomers have turned up the first direct proof that "standard candles" used to illuminate the size of the universe, termed...
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NASA Satellites Find High-Energy Surprises in 'Constant' Crab Ne
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:53
The combined data from several NASA satellites has astonished astronomers by revealing unexpected changes in X-ray emission from the Crab Nebula, once thought to be the steadiest high-energy source in the sky... The combined data from several NASA satellites has astonished astronomers by revealing unexpected changes...
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NASA Telescopes Help Find Most Distant Galaxy Cluster
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:44
Astronomers have uncovered a burgeoning galactic metropolis, the most distant known in the early universe. Scientists refer to this growing lump of galaxies as a proto-cluster... PASADENA, Calif. -- Astronomers have uncovered a burgeoning galactic metropolis, the most distant known in the early universe. This ancient...
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NASA Research Finds 2010 Tied for Warmest Year on Record
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:41
Global surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on record, according to an analysis released Wednesday by researchers at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York... WASHINGTON -- Global surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on record, according to an analysis released...
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Web-Streamed Event Will Cover Mars Science Findings
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:38
Scientists will discuss recent discoveries about Mars and future Mars exploration at a Jan. 13 event to be streamed live and archived... January 11, 2011 __JPL_CAPTION_1 › Browse version of image --> The National Air and Space Museum in Washington will present a discussion of Mars science Thursday, Jan. 13,...
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NASA Image Shows La Niña-Caused Woes Down Under
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:36
New technologies developed by NASA and other agencies are revealing surprising insights into a major quake that rocked parts of the American ... The current La Niña in the Pacific Ocean, one of the strongest in the past 50 years, continues to exert a powerful influence on weather around the world, affecting rainfall...
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Holes in the Sun's Corona
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:31
This SDO image from Jan. 10 shows a "coronal hole," an area of the sun's surface that sends magnetic field lines way out into space... This Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the Sun taken on January 10 in extreme ultraviolet light captures a dark coronal hole just about at sun center. Coronal holes are...
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Cassini to Probe Rhea for Clues to Saturn Rings
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:29
Saturn's icy moon Rhea might seem a strange place to look for clues to understanding the vast majestic rings encircling Saturn... January 10, 2011 __JPL_CAPTION_1 › Browse version of image -->Saturn's icy moon Rhea might seem a strange place to look for clues to understanding the vast majestic rings encircling...
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In Distant Galaxies, New Clues to Century-Old Molecule Mystery
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:25
A team of NASA and European scientists recorded the "fingerprints" of mystery molecules - thought to be large organic compounds - in two distant galaxies... In a study that pushes the limits of observations currently possible from Earth, a team of NASA and European scientists recorded the...
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NASA's Fermi Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:19
. Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before... Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen...
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NASA's Hubble Finds that Puny Stars Pack a Big Punch
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:15
A deep survey of more than 200,000 stars in our Milky Way galaxy has unveiled the sometimes petulant behavior of tiny red dwarf stars. These stars, which are smaller than the Sun, can unleash powerful eruptions called flares that may release the energy of more than 100 million atomic bombs... A deep survey of more...
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NASA'S Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 18:05
Kepler confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet. Measuring 1.4 times the size of Earth, it is the smallest planet ever discovered outside our solar system. NASA's Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b. Measuring 1.4 times the size of Earth, it is the smallest...
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Hotspots in Fountains on the Sun's Surface Help Explain Coronal
دوشنبه 27 دیماه سال 1389 17:59
Among the many constantly moving, appearing, disappearing and generally explosive events in the sun's atmosphere, there exist giant plumes of gas--as wide as a state and as long as Earth... Among the many constantly moving, appearing, disappearing and generally explosive events in the sun's atmosphere, there exist...
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More than One Way to Make Amino Acids
دوشنبه 29 آذرماه سال 1389 18:17
Scientists have discovered amino acids, fundamental building blocks for life as we know it, in a meteorite where none were expected. The NASA-funded study could help astrobiologists understand the potential role of meteorites in the origin of life on the early Earth... NASA-funded scientists have discovered amino...
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Mexico Quake Studies Uncover Surprises for California
دوشنبه 29 آذرماه سال 1389 18:11
New technologies developed by NASA and other agencies are revealing surprising insights into a major earthquake that rocked parts of the American Southwest and Mexico in April, including increased potential for more large earthquakes in Southern California... December 16, 2010 __JPL_CAPTION_1 › Browse version...
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Solstice Lunar Eclipse
دوشنبه 29 آذرماه سال 1389 18:09
Northern winter is beginning in a special way. On Dec. 21st, the winter solstice, a lunar eclipse will be visible across all of North America... Dec. 17, 2010: Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below." That is, except during a lunar eclipse....
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Building Blocks of Life Created in "Impossible" Place
دوشنبه 29 آذرماه سال 1389 18:07
Finding amino acids, a fundamental building block of life, in a meteorite where none were expected suggests that there is more than one way to make amino acids in space, which increases the chance for finding life elsewhere in the Universe... GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA-funded scientists have discovered amino acids, a...