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China 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, 2009Billionaire circus 'clown' blasts off for space stationBaikonur/Moscow - A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying the billionaire chief of the Canadian Cirque du Soleil company lifted off on Wednesday, headed for the International
space station, Russian state TV
reported. Guy Laliberte, 50, who paid some 35 milli...
Earth Times Wednesday, September 30, 2009How Quantum Effects Could Create Black Stars, Not Holes (preview)Black holes have been a part of popular culture for decades now, most recently playing a central role in the plot of this year’s Star Trek movie. No wonder. These dark remnants of collapsed stars seem almost designed to play on some of our primal fears: a black hole harbors unfathomable mystery behind the curtain that is its “event horizon,” admits of no escape for anyone or anything that falls within, and irretrievably destroys all it ingests.To theoretical physicists, black holes are a class of solutions of the Einstein field equations, which are at the heart of his theory of general relativity. The theory describes how all matter and energy distort spacetime as if it were made of elastic and how the resulting curvature of spacetime controls the motion of the matter and energy, producing the force we know as gravity. These equations unambiguously predict that there can be regions of spacetime from which no signal can reach distant observers. These regions--black h
Scientific American 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, 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.
iol.co.za Wednesday, September 30, 2009German defence satellite to launch late ThursdayMunich - The first of two planned satellites for Germany's defence forces is to be launched late Thursday from near the South American city of Kourou, officials said Wednesday. The satellites, both weighing 2.5 tons and code-named SatcomBw, will pr...
Earth Times Wednesday, September 30, 2009Billionaire circus 'clown' blasts off for space station - SummaryBaikonur/Moscow- A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying the billionaire chief of the Canadian Cirque du Soleil company lifted off on Wednesday, headed for the International
space station, Russian state TV
reported. Guy Laliberte, 50, who paid some 35 millio...
Earth Times Wednesday, September 30, 2009Delaware State U. receives $5 million NASA grant for optics research(Dick Jones Communications) Delaware State
university has been awarded a $5 million research grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a NASA-URC Center for Applied Optics for Space Science. It will foster new NASA-related developments based on optical sciences and technology and enhance the national aerospace science and technology workforce. The new center will develop partnerships with industry, NASA research centers, federal labs, and minority and non minority-serving colleges and universities.
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