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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report # 4610 (Space Ref)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:30:34 GMT

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report # 4610

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Mapquesting the Solar System (Universe Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:55:38 GMT

Map generators like Mapquest and Yahoo! Maps have bailed me out quite a few times, helping me get where I needed to go. So imagine in the future, navigating on other bodies in our solar system and having the ability to find landmarks and destinations to point you in the right direction. [...]

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Microsoft Brings Universe To The Desktop With Landmark Internet Astronomy Application (Space News From SpaceDaily.Com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:30:27 GMT

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2008 - The incredible images from NASA's "Great Observatories" and many other NASA space- and ground-based telescopes are now available to the public in an educational and innovative manner through the release of the free WorldWide Telescope software from Microsoft.

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WorldWide Telescope - Desktop Astronomy (Jake Ludington - Mediablab)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:11:20 GMT

I saw an early demonstration of WorldWide Telescope at a holiday party in December 2007. The room was blown away. Everything cool we've seen from mapping software for the Earth was bringing all the known universe into focus on screen in a completely different way. You can travel to galaxies and view photos from telescopes from around the world. Hear the leading researchers in astronomy share...

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SMS costs more than using Hubble Space Telescope (The Register)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:02:02 GMT

Teenagers. Harder to reach than distant galaxies A British boffin has calculated that text messages are a horrendously expensive method of handling information, costing many times more than it does to access data from the Hubble Space Telescope.…

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NASA GRC NRA For Fundamental Research and Development of Battery Cell Components (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

NASA GRC NRA For Fundamental Research and Development of Battery Cell Components

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Interview: Frost and ice below the martian surface (Space Ref)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:30:23 GMT

An interview with With Bill Feldman, Planetary Science Institute, Arizona, USA and Bernard Schmitt, Laboratoire de Planetologie de Grenoble, France.

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NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (Space Ref)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:30:35 GMT

NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Orbiter Shows Mars Is Colder On The Inside (Red Orbit )

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:15:00 GMT

New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.The findings suggest any liquid water that might exist below the planet's surface, and any possible organisms living in that water, would be located deeper than scientists had suspected."We found that the rocky surface of Mars is not bending under...

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Udall and Feeney join together on blueprint for NASA's future (Orlando Sentinel)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:38:49 GMT

WASHINGTON – Let the debate on NASA’s future begin –- now. U.S. Rep. Mark Udall today introduced a bill to reauthorize NASA, a necessary step in outlining the agency's future funding and direction. The Colorado Democrat -- and chairman of...

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Key molecule discovered in Venus's atmosphere (Space Ref)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:30:35 GMT

Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus's dense atmosphere.

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter finds interior of Mars is colder (video) (Space Spin)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:51:03 GMT

New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought. The findings suggest any liquid water that might exist below the planet's surface, and any possible organisms living in that water, would be located deeper than scientists had suspected.

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Spacecraft Discovers Key Molecule On Venus (Red Orbit )

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time.

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NASA Briefings and TV Coverage Schedule for Phoenix Mars Landing (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

NASA news briefings, live commentary and updates before and after the scheduled Sunday, May 25 arrival of the agency's Phoenix Mars Lander will be available on NASA Television and on the Web.

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Wandering Poles Left Scars on Europa (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

Curved features on Jupiter's moon Europa may indicate that its poles have wandered by almost 90 deg, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and University of California, Santa Cruz in the 15 May issue of Nature.

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NASA KSC Solicitation: Demolition of the Fixed Service Structure and Rotating Service Structure at Launch Complex 39 (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

NASA is seeking ideas, opinions, and concepts from industry, academia, and other prospective parties to identify potential methods for the demolition, removal and salvage of the Fixed Service Structure and Rotating Service Structure at Launch Complex 39B

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NASA LARC Solicitation: NASA Electronic Professional Development Project (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

NASA LARC Solicitation: NASA Electronic Professional Development Project

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NASA ARC Solicitation: Microsatellite Deployment Systems Engineering Design and Development Support (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

NASA ARC Solicitation: Microsatellite Deployment Systems Engineering Design and Development Support

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NASA GSFC Solicitation: New Frontiers Program (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

NASA GSFC Solicitation: New Frontiers Program

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NASA ARC Solicitation: Coarse Sun Sensors (Space Ref)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 GMT

NASA ARC Solicitation: Coarse Sun Sensors

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