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Are Most Pulsars Really Magnetars In DisguiseParis, France (ESA) Oct 18, 2010 Astronomers using XMM-Newton and other world-class X-ray telescopes have probed a curious source, which emits flares and bursts just like a magnetar but lacks the extremely high external magnetic field typical of these objects. The detection of this source, which could be powered by a strong, internal magnetic field hidden to observations, may mean that many 'ordinary' pulsars are dormant magnetars waiting to erupt. Massive stars remain objects of curiosity even well after their demise. Endi ... read more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 12, 2010 A comet rapidly approaching Earth should put on a good light show when it nears our planet and the sun in late October, U.S. astronomers say. But a NASA spacecraft will get the best view of all when it flies within 430 miles of the icy solar system wanderer on Nov. 4, ScienceNews.org reported. Comet Hartley 2 orbits the sun ever 6.46 years and will come within 11 million miles of ... more  
Paris (AFP) Oct 13, 2010Carbon pollution and over-use of Earth's natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, WWF said on Wednesday. In 2007, Earth's 6.8 billion humans were living 50 percent beyond the planet's threshold of sustainability, according to its report, issued ahead of a UN biodiversity conference. "Even with modest UN pro ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 11, 2010NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of the large asteroid Vesta that will help refine plans for the Dawn spacecraft's rendezvous with Vesta in July 2011. Scientists have constructed a video from the images that will help improve pointing instructions for Dawn as it is placed in a polar orbit around Vesta. Analyses of Hubble images revealed a pole orientation, or tilt, of appr ... more |
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  NASA Cameras Spot Meteors From Obscure Camelopardalis Shower  Small Asteroid To Pass Within Earth-Moon System Tuesday   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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NASA Thruster Test Aids Future Robotic Lander's Ability To Land SafelyHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 11, 2010 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., collaborated with NASA's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M., and Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, Calif., to successfully complete a series of thruster tests at the White Sands test facility. The test will aid in maneuvering and landing the next generation of robotic lunar landers that could be used to explore the moon's surface and other airless celestial bodies. The Robotic Lunar Lander Development Project at t ... read more |
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