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New Wallpaper for Star Trek, Cassini FansStar Trek fan? Like Cassini and Saturn? The very busy planetary scientist Carolyn Porco also has a visual graphics company, Diamond Sky Productions and they have created some new wallpapers featuring scenes from the latest Star Trek motion picture. The images are copyrighted, so we can't post them here, but no [...]
Universe Today Wednesday, September 16, 2009Spot Discovered on Haumea Rich With Organics and MineralsA dark red area discovered on dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic compounds than the surrounding icy surface. Since Haumea is so small and far away, it shows up in telescopes as just a point of light, but the spot was discovered by measuring changes in brightness as it [...]
Universe Today Wednesday, September 16, 2009Mini Comets Ejected from Comet Holmes Caused OutburstComet 17P/Holmes caused a sensation in October and November 2007 when overnight, it brightened enough to be visible with the naked eye and became the largest cometary outburst ever witnessed. Using a special filter on the Canada- France- Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii, astronomers were able to peer inside Comet Holmes to determine why the comet [...]
Universe Today Wednesday, September 16, 2009NASA faces 'Kennedy or Nixon' moment, former chief saysMike Griffin tells Congress that the US is facing a choice between following in the footsteps of President Kennedy, who backed the Apollo programme, and Nixon, who later shut it down
Newscientist.com Wednesday, September 16, 2009Astronomers unveil Jupiter moonA dwarf planet orbiting in the far, frozen reaches of the Solar System and a geological map of an icy satellite of Jupiter are among the discoveries that have enthralled astronomers in recent months.
iol.co.za Wednesday, September 16, 2009New view of 'diamond-shaped planet'ASTRONOMERS have described a dwarf planet orbiting in the far, frozen reaches of the solar system and unveiled a geological map of Ganymede, an icy satellite of Jupiter.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 16, 2009First Rocky World Confirmed Around Another StarOne of the smallest exoplanets yet discovered has just been confirmed as a rocky world, scientists announced.
SPACE.com Wednesday, September 16, 2009Review: Connected by Nicholas Christakis and James FowlerOur social networks have a more profound influence on us than we realise - so choose your friends carefully
NewScientist.com Wednesday, September 16, 2009Durians and booze: worse than a stinking hangoverThere may be something in the Asian folk belief that consuming durians and alcohol together is a bad idea
NewScientist.com Wednesday, September 16, 2009Smallest Expoplanet Yet Has Rocky SurfaceMore details are emerging on the extrasolar planet that was discovered by the CoRot satellite back in February. New information about this planet make it first in many respects: It is the smallest known exoplanet, it is the closest exoplanet yet to its host star, which also makes it the fastest; it [...]
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