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CU gets 2.4 million from NASA
NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder $2.4 million to design, build and operate four ultraviolet telescopes known as spectrographs to probe nearby interstellar weather.
Topix.net Friday, October 16, 2009

Solar system's edge surprises astronomers
A map of neutral atoms, generated by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, shows a ribbonlike structure near the edge of the heliosphere, the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.
Topix.net Friday, October 16, 2009

Cassini helps redraw shape of solar system
(Johns Hopkins University) The solar system, as defined by the heliosphere, the region of the sun's influence, may have a quite different shape than scientists had thought.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 16, 2009

New concept may enhance Earth-Mars communication
(European Space Agency) Direct communication between Earth and Mars can be strongly disturbed and even blocked by the Sun for weeks at a time, cutting off any future human mission to the Red Planet. An ESA engineer working with engineers in the UK may have found a solution using a new type of orbit combined with continuous-thrust ion propulsion.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 16, 2009

Baja California residents watching for Hurricane Rick
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Based on computer forecast models, the residents of southern and central Baja California should prepare over the weekend for now Tropical Storm Rick. Rick formed late yesterday, October 15, and is expected to become a major hurricane over the weekend. NASA satellite imagery captured the storm this morning as a strong tropical storm off the western Mexican coast. NASA infrared satellite imagery suggests an eyewall forming indicating the storm is powering up.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 16, 2009

IBEX discovers that galactic magnetic fields may control the boundaries of our solar system
(Boston University) Galactic magnetic fields had a far greater impact on Earth's history than previously conceived, and the future of our planet and others may depend, in part, on how the galactic magnetic fields change with time.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 16, 2009

Solving the crystal maze: The secrets of structure
Crystal structures explain the behaviour of everything from bone to gemstones – but why do they take the shapes they do? We might have cracked it at last
NewScientist.com Friday, October 16, 2009

New camera promises to capture your whole life
Worn around the neck, it records every minute of your life – which could help people with memory problems, or who just want to "lifelog"
NewScientist.com Friday, October 16, 2009

Satellite reveals surprising cosmic 'weather' at edge of solar system
(University of Chicago) The first solar system energetic particle maps show an unexpected landmark occurring at the outer edge of the solar wind bubble surrounding the solar system. Scientists published these maps, based mostly on data collected from NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer satellite, in the Oct. 15 issue of Science Express, the advance online version of the journal Science.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 16, 2009

Mapping The Boundaries Of The Solar System
NASA launched the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft last year to investigate the edges of the heliosphere — the insulating bubble the sun creates around the solar system. IBEX principal investigator David McComas reports on the first surprising results.
NPR Friday, October 16, 2009

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