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See Beautiful Ontario Lacus: Cassini's Guided TourPasadena CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2010 Ontario Lacus, the largest lake in the southern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Titan, turns out to be a perfect exotic vacation spot, provided you can handle the frosty, subzero temperatures and enjoy soaking in liquid hydrocarbon. Several recent papers by scientists working with NASA's Cassini spacecraft describe evidence of beaches for sunbathing in Titan's low light, sheltered bays for mooring boats, and pretty deltas for wading out in the shallows. They also describe seasonal changes in the ... read more |
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NASA Langley to Break Ground on Hydro Impact Basin
Hampton VA (SPX) Jun 09, 2010What goes up must come down, and it will be NASA Langley Research Center's job to make sure that when astronauts return from space, they land safely. On June 8, NASA Langley will break ground on a $1.7 million Hydro Impact Basin that will serve to validate and certify that future space vehicles, such as NASA's Orion crew module, are designed for safe water landings. The water basin will be ... more The Earth And Moon Formed Later Than Previously Thought
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jun 08, 2010The Earth and Moon were created as the result of a giant collision between two planets the size of Mars and Venus. Until now it was thought to have happened when the solar system was 30 million years old or approx. 4,537 million years ago. But new research from the Niels Bohr Institute shows that the Earth and Moon must have formed much later - perhaps up to 150 million years after the for ... more Next Stop, Titan: Looking At The Land o' Lakes
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 07, 2010NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be eyeing the north polar region of Saturn's moon Titan this weekend, scanning the moon's land o' lakes. At closest approach on early morning Saturday, June 5 UTC, which is Friday afternoon, June 4 Pacific time, Cassini will glide to within about 2,000 kilometers (1,300 miles) of the Titan surface. Cassini will make infrared scans of the north polar reg ... more |
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China May Become Space Station PartnerBeijing, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2010 Beijing, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2010 The European Space Agency (ESA) supports China's inclusion in the International Space Station (ISS) partnership, the agency's director -general Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Monday. He made the remarks on Monday during the ongoing Global Lunar Conference in Beijing, which is organized by the International Astronautical Federation and the Chinese Society of Astronautics. Dordain said international cooperation on space exploration has been progressing slowly. ... read more |
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