SOHO to Observe Comet ISON as It Passes the Sun
Comet C/2012 S1 was discovered in September 2012 by Russian astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok using data from the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON). For…
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Herschel’s 37,000 Science Observations in Less Than a Minute
This animation shows the timeline of over 37,000 scientific observations made by ESA’s Herschel space observatory throughout its entire mission, condensed into less than a minute.…
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Could Comet ISON Be Hit by a CME?
In 2007, astronomers were amazed when a solar storm hit Comet Encke. NASA STEREO spacecraft watched as a CME (coronal mass ejection) struck the comet head…
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MicroObservatory Images Comet ISON
Hopes are high for Comet ISON, which has the potential to become the most spectacular comet seen in years. ISON is speeding through the inner solar…
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NASA and Planetary Resources Team Up
NASA and Planetary Resources Inc., of Bellevue, Wash., are partnering to develop crowd-sourced software solutions to enhance detection of near-Earth objects using agency-funded data. The agreement…
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A Virtual Guide to the Milky Way
This virtual journey shows the different components that make up our home galaxy, the Milky Way, which contains about a hundred billion stars. It starts at…
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SETI@Home Needs Your Help
SETI@Home needs your help to continue the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence! For the last thirteen years, SETI@home has brought the search for extraterrestrial intelligence to millions…
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Happy Birthday ISS – 15 Years Old Today!
The International Space Station celebrates its birthday today, 15 years after the first module was launched in 1998. The Space Station is the largest cooperative project…
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Just a couple of days ago, Comet ISON was ten times brighter than it was on Nov. 13-14 when an unexpected outburst propelled the sundiver into…
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Hot Gas Sloshing in a Galactic Cauldron
Galaxies are social beasts that are mostly found in groups or clusters – large assemblies of galaxies that are permeated by even larger amounts of diffuse…
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