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NASAs Cassini may have witnessed the birth and death of a new Saturnian moon
2014-04-15 16:47:12| Extremetech
NASA's Cassini satellite appears to have captured an incredibly rare photo that shows the birth of a new moon emerging from the rings of Saturn. The facts are a little hazy at the moment because we only have a handful of photos to work from, but there is some evidence to suggest that Cassini has actually spotted two new moons over the last couple of years, and that one of those moons has since been destroyed. Never in the history of humanity have we spotted the creation (or destruction) of a moon -- and, more importantly (at least as far as science is concerned), this could tell us a lot about how Saturn's larger moons formed over the last few billion years.
Meet NASAs new supersonic flying saucer, for future Mars landings
2014-04-11 14:07:06| Extremetech
No, fair citizens of Hawaii, the US government hasn't increased the level of psychoactive drugs in your water supply: That really is a flying saucer that just flew past your window at three times the speed of sound. Dubbed the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, NASA is hoping that this flying saucer is the secret to eventually landing larger payloads on other planets -- such as sending a human exploration party to Mars, along with plenty of supplies. The LDSD is on a pretty aggressive schedule, with seven major tech demos over the next 24 months, and could be used in a real mission to Mars in 2018.
NASAs OCO-2 brings sharp new focus on global carbon
2014-04-03 03:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TG Daily: Simply by breathing, humans have played a small part in the planet-wide balancing act called the carbon cycle throughout our existence. However, in the last few hundred years, we have taken a larger role. Our activities, such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation, are pushing the cycle out of its natural balance, adding more and more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Natural processes are working hard to keep the carbon cycle in balance by absorbing about half of our carbon emissions, limiting...
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Heaven from above: NASA's stunning images of the world's sunniest...
2014-03-21 06:45:46| Airlines - Topix.net
Heaven from above: NASA's stunning images of the world's sunniest tropical islands taken from the International Space Station Most people daydream about tropical getaways through Google searches and beach resort advertisements, but the astronaut's at the International Space Station get a slightly different view when they browse holiday ... (more)
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NASAs Kepler discovers 715 new planets, many of which are near-Earth size
2014-02-27 15:56:11| Extremetech
Using a brand new and totally out of this world statistical astrophysical mathematical approach, NASA's Kepler mission has announced the discovery of 715 new planets -- almost doubling the total number of known exoplanets to nearly 1,700. These planets orbit just 305 stars, meaning they belong to multiple-planet solar systems just like our own -- and, perhaps excitingly, nearly all of the planets are smaller than Neptune, which is only four times larger than Earth (most planets discovered before now have been much larger and not Earth-like).
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