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Some of the Universe's First Galaxies DiscoveredThis is a composite of false color images of the galaxies found at the early epoch around 800 million years after the Big Bang.
Topix.net Saturday, November 07, 2009The music of Life on EarthEdward Williams's music for Life on Earth is as atmospheric and innovative as the classic 1979 David Attenborough TV series it was composed for
Newscientist.com Saturday, November 07, 2009Attack of the galactic subatomic particlesWhat is the source of cosmic rays? Seems like an easy enough question. Cosmic rays are little subatomic particles zipping across the Universe.
Topix.net Saturday, November 07, 2009One Strange Mars RockOpportunity has come upon another big rock on Mars. But what is it? Another meteorite? A big clump of ejecta from an old impact? There's lots of other debris scattered around this area as well. The rock has been named "Marquette Island," staying with the island theme for the other meteorites Oppy [...]
Universe Today Saturday, November 07, 2009Russian rockets shipped for launchThe first Russian rockets to be fired into space from a space centre in distant South America have begun the long voyage to the launch site from Saint Petersburg.
iol.co.za Saturday, November 07, 2009Latest iPhone App From NASALove space and astronomy? Have an iPhone (I wish)? Well the ultimate geek tool is now available -- a new iPhone app that will allow you to keep up on all things NASA anywhere, anytime! The new free application, developed by NASA themselves, has four functions: Missions, Videos, Images, and Updates. The video and image functions will give you access to NASAs vast archive of, well, images and videos. The mission function gives you access to information about any of NASAs many satellites, shuttle launches, Moon missions, rocket tests... well you get the idea. But if you just want to know what the latest happenings are, check out the updates function. You could also track orbiting craft like the international space station in real time. Perhaps the coolest feature (in my geeky opinion) is the NASA picture of the day. Let's face it, space and astronomy pictures are pretty cool (don't believe me, check out the vast array of image galleries on this site), so this is a great way to have those
About Saturday, November 07, 2009LaserMotive Team Nabs $900k PrizeFor those of you following the space elevator games, the LaserMotive team was awarded the second place $900,000 prize. Their design, which used a ground based laser to power a robot, climbed nearly 3,000 feet in about 3 minutes and 48 seconds. The LaserMotive team was the only team to meet the criteria necessary to claim one of the top prizes. They could have won the top prize of $2 million if they could have ascended the course more quickly. The LaserMotive team used a ground based laser, pointed upwards, to power their robot platform. Once the laser light reached the robot, a photo voltaic cell converted the light into electricity. Once powered, the robot scaled a cable that was being dangled from a helicopter nearly a kilometer in the air.LaserMotive Team Nabs $900k Prize originally appeared on About.com Space / Astronomy on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 14:39:32.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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