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Cold ocean cyclones can reduce hurricane intensity and activityCold ocean cyclones can reduce hurricane intensity and activity In a new study, a team of scientists has found that cool water upwellings occurring within ocean cyclones following alongside and behind hurricanes are sometimes strong enough to reduce the strength of hurricanes as they cross paths.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 30, 2009China finishes 3D map of the moonChina has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon - an important step towards a future lunar landing.
iol.co.za Wednesday, September 30, 2009Acrobat Space Tourist Rockets Into OrbitA Canadian space tourist and new space station crew launched toward the International Space Station Wednesday.
SPACE.com Wednesday, September 30, 2009Astronomers detect distant Jupiter-sized planet eclipsing its host starWashington, September 29 : Taking the help of a telescope in Florida, astronomers have pinned down the extravagantly unusual orbit of HD 80606b, a Jupiter-sized planet nearly 200 light years away, which eclipsed its host star.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 30, 2009ORMatE returns to NRL after nearly 2 years in Earth orbit(Naval Research Laboratory) Optical Reflector Material Experiment returns to NRL's Electronics Science and Technology Division after 18-month mission on-orbit the International Space Station.
Eurekalert.org Wednesday, September 30, 2009Stripped down: Hubble highlights 2 galaxies that are losing it(ESA/Hubble Information Centre) A newly released set of images, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope before the recent Servicing Mission, highlight the ongoing drama in two galaxies in the Virgo Cluster affected by a process known as "ram pressure stripping", which can result in peculiar-looking galaxies. An extremely hot X-ray emitting gas known as the intra-cluster medium lurks between galaxies within clusters. As galaxies move through this intra-cluster medium, strong winds rip through galaxies distorting their shape and even halting star formation.
Eurekalert.org Wednesday, September 30, 2009NASA Probe Snaps Photos of Mercury But Suffers Minor GlitchA NASA spacecraft that completed its third and final flyby of the planet Mercury yesterday, snapping new pictures of the innermost planet, had a small data hiccup that has delayed release of the images.
SPACE.com Wednesday, September 30, 2009Alec Jeffreys: the 'father of DNA evidence'It's 25 years since he made the accidental discovery of the first DNA fingerprint, which transformed forensics - and his life
NewScientist.com Wednesday, September 30, 2009Lumenera Corporation Helps Set Guinness World RecordThe Lunar World Record Team, featuring some of the world's foremost amateur astronomy imagers from the UK, gathered on April 2009 to create a high resolution image of the moon larger then any other taken by ground-based astronomers.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 30, 2009Crowds cheer space tourist clownBillionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte has been greeted by a raucous crowds of friends and family during preparations for his Soyuz rocket trip to the International Space Station.
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