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Science & Tech News tagged with space

First Moon Images Sent Back By Nasa Orbiter Show Incredible Details Just 10ft Across
Science & Tech  (tags: NASA, Galaxy, environment, space )

Sharon
- 47 minutes ago - dailymail.co.uk
Nasa's lunar orbiter has sent back stunningly detailed images of the Moon's surface, which show features as small as 10ft across. They are the first pictures taken by the cameras on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) since it was activated.
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New Fossil Primate Suggests Common Asian Ancestor, Challenges Primates Such As 'Ida'
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, computers, discovery, environment, habitat, health, history, humans, investigation, NewTechnology, research, science, scientists, space, society, study, technology, world )

Kit
- 1 day ago - sciencedaily.com
According to new research published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) on July 1, 2009, a new fossil primate from Myanmar (previously known as Burma) suggests that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes....
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Nine New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration Selected By NASA
Science & Tech  (tags: nasa, astronauts, space, science, technology )

Sally
- 4 days ago - newsblaze.com
After reviewing more than 3,500 applications, NASA has selected nine people for the 2009 astronaut candidate class. They will begin training at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston this August.
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New PhysOrg Science W/Video News
Science & Tech  (tags: science, tech, technology, research, video, news, world, astronomy, environment, Mars, birds, computers, concept, design, energy, discovery, habitat, humans, interesting, nasa, NewTechnology, scientists, space )

Robert
- 10 days ago - physorg.com
PhysOrg.com introduces its new Science w/Video News section. A great selection for Science-Tech news articles that contain a wide variety of excellent video tracks! Please check this out & pass it on.
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Space Shuttle Science Shows How 1908 Tunguska Explosion Was Caused By A Comet
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, discovery, investigation, nasa, space, history )

Cowboss
- 10 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell University research. The conclusion is supported by an unlikely source: the ex
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Mars Lake Held as Much Water as Lake Champlain
Science & Tech  (tags: science, space, discovery, interesting, news )

Maria
- 13 days ago - dsc.discovery.com
Nestled in a valley near the Martian equator, scientists have discovered the striking remnants of an ancient lake. Though dry and frigid now, the traces it left behind hint at a water body younger than any other on the planet, and its
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Theory of All May Be Wrong Theory
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, research, science, world, scientists, investigation, space, astronomy )

Sally
- 17 days ago - newsblaze.com
Science cannot say the Earth and Moon formed initially as one body. They certainly ought to know better than to attribute the Clockwork Moon to a cosmic catastrophe and very early in Earths evolution
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Hint of Planet Outside Our Galaxy
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, discovery, interesting, nasa, space, science )

Marty
- 20 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Astronomers believe they have seen hints of the first planet to be spotted outside of our galaxy. Situated in the Andromeda galaxy, the planet appears to be about six times the mass of Jupiter.
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Giant Star Betelgeuse Mysteriously Shrinking
Science & Tech  (tags: science, scientists, study, research, space, discovery, interesting, news )

Maria
- 25 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Betelgeuse, considered a supergiant star, is so large that it would reach to Jupiter's orbit in our solar system. But at a radius of about five astronomical units, the star has shrunk in size since 1993 by a distance equivalent to Venus's orbit.
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To 300 Million Light Years, And Beyond: A New Way To Measure Cosmic Distances
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, astronomy, discovery, space, rare star, study, research )

Dee
- 26 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Ohio State University researchers have found a way to measure distances to objects three times farther away in outer space than previously possible, by extending a common measurement technique.
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SAA Q&A: What Causes The South Atlantic Anomaly?
Science & Tech  (tags: VanAllenBelts, SAA, SouthAtlanticAnomaly, magnetic-field, Earth, space, science, research, scientists, satellites, SpaceShuttle, computers, oceans, environment, danger, astrophysics, humans, endangered, concept, energy, tech, technology )

Robert
- 26 days ago - imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
A clear glimpse into the cause and effects of a dangerous world region that is growing, accelerating and is allowing Van Allen Belt radiation to pass closer to Earth's surface. The key: Earth's magnetic field is weakening! Danger: Humans & Equipment.
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The Aurora Seen From Space [PICS]
Science & Tech  (tags: space, astronomy, nasa, Aurora borealis, pictures )

Bumcheeks
- 29 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
If you thought Aurorae were spectacular on Earth, check out these pictures of amazing light shows from space.
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Magnetic Storms
Science & Tech  (tags: Magnetic Storms, future, warning, space, auroras, astronomy, interesting, investigation, news, world )

Teresa
- 33 days ago - pbs.org
Like the plot of a sci-fi B movie, something weird is happening deep underground where the constant spin of Earth's liquid metallic core generates an invisible magnetic force field that shields our planet from harmful radiation in space.
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100 Amazing Online Tools to Learn About Outer Space
Science & Tech  (tags: Space, Photography, Tools, Internet, Resources )

Eva
- 33 days ago - photography-colleges.org
Everyone from kids to teachers to adults who want to reach for the stars encounters problems. Below are the most 100 amazing resources, sites, and free tools to help everyone learn about outer space.
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Magnetic Tremors Pinpoint The Impact Epicenter Of Earthbound Space Storms
Science & Tech  (tags: science, solar storm, astronomy, space, atmosphere, environment, warning, alert, research, study, NewTechnology )

Dee
- 37 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Using data from NASA's THEMIS mission, a team of University of Alberta researchers has pinpointed the impact epicenter of an earthbound space storm as it crashes into the atmosphere, and given an advance warning of its arrival.
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