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Storm on Saturn breaks recordsA tempest that erupted on Saturn in January has become the Solar System's longest continuously observed lightning storm.
iol.co.za Tuesday, September 15, 2009Doomed Space Missions: A Rich History of Planned DestructionNASA's LCROSS mission represents just the latest in a long line of spacecraft to wallop the moon and other bodies in the solar system.
SPACE.com Tuesday, September 15, 2009SA to launch first state satelliteSouth Africa and southern Africa's landmark first government-owned satellite, which will be piggyback on a Russian Soyuz rocket, is scheduled to be launched later on Tuesday.
iol.co.za Tuesday, September 15, 2009Space-related radiation research could help reduce fractures in cancer survivors(National Space Biomedical Research Institute) A research project looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may yield methods of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment. The
scientists are seeking to understand radiation-induced bone loss and to determine which treatments can be used to reduce that loss and lower the risk of fractures. The results could be beneficial to cancer patients, especially those who receive radiation therapy in the pelvic region.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, September 15, 2009Jupiter borrowed a passing comet to make a moon for 12 yearsThe middle of the 20th century was an eventful time in terms of Earth's geopolitics. In the spring of 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was taking shape , and simmering tensions in Korea hinted at the war that would begin there the following year. Twelve years later, in the summer of 1961, President John F. Kennedy was in his first year of office and had already committed the U.S. to reaching the moon before the decade was out . [More]
Scientific American Tuesday, September 15, 2009James Webb Space Telescope begins to take shape at Goddard(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is starting to come together. A major component of the telescope, the Integrated Science Instrument Module structure, recently arrived at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., for testing in the Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, September 15, 2009S.African satellite launch delayed again - SummaryJohannesburg - The launch of South Africa's and southern Africa's first government-owned satellite from the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan was delayed by a day because of a technical error, the government in Pretoria said Tuesday. A Russian Soy...
Earth Times Tuesday, September 15, 2009A 360-Degree Virtual Reality Chamber Brings Researchers Face to Face with Their DataScientists often become immersed in their data, and sometimes even lost. The AlloSphere , a unique virtual reality environment at the
university of California, Santa Barbara, makes this easier by turning large data sets into immersive experiences of sight and sound. Inside its three-story metal sphere researchers can interpret and interact with their data in new and intriguing ways, including watching electrons spin from inside an atom or "flying" through an MRI scan of a patient's brain as blood density levels play as music. [More]
Scientific American Tuesday, September 15, 20092 international leaders receive Caltech Aerospace Award(California Institute of Technology) Two distinguished aerospace leaders are the recipients of the 25th annual International von Kármán Wings Award. Receiving the honor this year are Abdul Kalam, the 11th president of India and distinguished professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, and Yannick d'Escatha, chairman and chief executive officer of the Center National d'Etudes Spatiales.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, September 15, 2009Comet Outburst Spawns Mini-CometsA comet recently spewed out a cluster of mini comets in a huge outburst that was the largest ever witnessed by astronomers.
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