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Moon Views - Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project

Follow along as the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) supported by SpaceRef recovers new images taken of the Moon 42 years from the Lunar Orbiter. This includes the now recovered famous image of Earth just cresting the Moon's curving horizon, the first picture of our planet framed by the surface of the Moon.




NASA To Provide Mars Science Laboratory Update »» NASA To Provide Mars Science Laboratory Update

[Wednesday, December 3, 2008] NASA will hold a briefing at noon EST, Thursday, Dec. 4, about the agency's Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL. The briefing will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, S.W., Washington.

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Venus comes to life at wavelengths invisible to human eyes »» Venus comes to life at wavelengths invisible to human eyes

[Wednesday, December 3, 2008] A pale yellow dot to the human eye, Earth's twin planet comes to life in the ultraviolet and the infrared. New images taken by instruments on board ESA's Venus Express provide insight into the turbulent atmosphere of our neighbouring planet.

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ESA satellites focusing on the Arctic »» ESA satellites focusing on the Arctic

[Wednesday, December 3, 2008] The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to climate change, pollution and human activity. ESA's ERS and Envisat satellites have been providing satellite data of the region for the last 17 years.

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Brown Dwarfs Do Form Like Stars »» Brown Dwarfs Do Form Like Stars

[Wednesday, December 3, 2008] Astronomers have uncovered strong evidence that brown dwarfs form like stars. Using the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array (SMA), they detected molecules of carbon monoxide shooting outward from the object known as ISO-Oph 102.

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If I Were You: Perceptual Illusion of Body Swapping »» If I Were You: Perceptual Illusion of Body Swapping

[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] Manipulation of the visual perspective, in combination with the receipt of correlated multisensory information from the body was sufficient to trigger the illusion that another person's body or an artificial body was one's own.

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NASA Extends Contract with Russian Federal Space Agency »» NASA Extends Contract with Russian Federal Space Agency

[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] NASA has signed a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation services planned through the spring of 2012.

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Omega Centauri - the glittering giant of the southern skies »» Omega Centauri - the glittering giant of the southern skies

[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] Sparkling away at magnitude 3.7 and appearing nearly as large as the full moon on the southern night sky, Omega Centauri is visible with the unaided eye from a clear, dark observing site

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A New Compositional Class of Comets: from Fire, Ice, or Beyond? »» A New Compositional Class of Comets: from Fire, Ice, or Beyond?

[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] Comet 96P/Machholz 1 shows extremely anomalous compositional characteristics helping pinpoint its origin to one of three intriguing scenarios.

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NRC Report: Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA's Constellation System »» NRC Report: Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA's Constellation System

[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] In November 2007 NASA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to evaluate the potential for new science opportunities enabled by the Constellation System of rockets and spacecraft.

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The Societal Impact of Space Flight »» The Societal Impact of Space Flight

[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] Certain turning points in the history of space flight must have had an impact: Sputnik, the moon landing, Space Shuttle disasters, and so on are etched in memory for better or worse. But unpacking the nature and extent of that impact is no simple task.

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