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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 14, 2012

Pluto.
Astronomers, Hubble Space Telescope find a fifth moon orbiting Pluto
Examiner.com
Yesterday, scientists with NASA announced that the space agency's Hubble SpaceTelescope has just discovered yet another moon orbiting the tiny, distant dwarf p.
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NASA's Hubble telescope finds Pluto's fifth moon
CNN (blog)
Almost exactly one year after discovering dwarf planet Pluto's fourth moon - though not before actually naming poor little P4 - NASA announced Wednesday a fifth moon has been discovered orbiting the ex-planet. Astronomers using the Hubble Space ...
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Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto
Astronomy Magazine
Credit: NASA/ESA/M. Showalter (SETI Institute). A team of astronomers using NASA's HubbleSpace Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The moon is estimated to be irregular in shape and 6 to 15 miles ...
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NASA: Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto
WTVR
A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.
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X1.4- Class Flare from the Sun sets off in Earth's direction
Examiner.com
The sun, our shining state's namesake, ejected a flare with a coronal mass ejection, according to NASA and other federal agencies. Astronomers are in agreement that one of many solar flares appeared on July 12th 2012, at approximately 12:45pm. The ...
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Examiner.com
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope images reveal a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto
Clarksville Online
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mountain View, CA – A team ofastronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The moon is estimated to be irregular in ...
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Another Moon on Pluto Has Astronomers Aglow
New York Times
Astronomers say they have spotted a fifth moon orbiting Pluto, giving it more moons than Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars combined and supplying science-minded wits with Twitter material. ... NASA, via Agence France-Presse — Getty images. The circle ...
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Hubble unmasks ghost galaxies
Astronomy Magazine
They have been discovered over the past decade by astronomers using automated computer techniques to search through the images of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. But astronomers neededNASA's Hubble Space Telescope to help solve the mystery of ...
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NASA's Hubble spies new moon orbiting Pluto
The Capitol Column
Nearly one year ago NASA chief Charlie Bolden defended the James Webb SpaceTelescope, telling members of Congress that the instrument has greater potential forastronomical sciences than the iconic Hubble Space Telescope. “I have tried to explain ...
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The Capitol Column
Fifth moon discovered orbiting Pluto
Examiner.com
On Wednesday, NASA announced that a team of astronomers using the HubbleSpace Telescope discovered another moon orbiting Pluto. Tentatively named S/2012 (13434.
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Examiner.com
Astronomers find fifth moon orbiting Pluto
Business Day
WASHINGTON — US astronomers have found a fifth moon orbiting faraway Pluto, Nasa said on Wednesday. The irregular-shaped moon, nicknamed S/2012 for now, was between 10km and 24km across, the US space agency said. Last year, astronomers ...
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NASA's Mars chief frets over heat shield
Phys.Org
Well over 60 percent of Earth missions to Mars have failed, ever since the pioneering efforts of the former Soviet Union in the 1960s and including Britain's high-profile Beagle 2 space probe. AsNASA's latest mission to Mars heads closer to the Red ...
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The titanian seasons turn, turn, turn
Astronomy Magazine
"The structure inside the vortex is reminiscent of the open cellular convection that is often seen over Earth's oceans," said Tony Del Genio from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. "But unlike on Earth where such layers are just ...
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Pluto's fifth moon discovered
msnbc.com
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered Pluto's fifth moon, a little more than three years before a NASA space probe is due to sail past the dwarf planet and its tribe of satellites. The irregular moon, estimated to be 6 to 15 ...
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A cosmic discovery: Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope find ...
Daily Mail
The moon (circled), thought to be irregularly shaped and measuring six to 15 miles across, was spotted during preparations for a spaceflight to the icy dwarf planet.
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Daily Mail
Hubble telescope spots fifth moon near Pluto
Space Daily
US astronomers have found a fifth moon orbiting far-away Pluto, NASA said on Wednesday. The irregular-shaped moon, nicknamed S/2012 for now, is about six to 15 miles (10 to 24 kilometers) across, the US space agency said. Last year, astronomers ...
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NASA gets a cold stare from Emilia's eye
Phys.Org
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument that flies onboard NASA's Aqua satellite measured cloud top temperatures in the powerful thunderstorms surrounding Emilia's eye to be colder than -94 Fahrenheit (-70 Celsius). .... Detecting water on ...
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NASA's Commercial Crew partner Sierra Nevada completes Dream Chaser ...
Phys.Org
(Phys.org) -- NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has completed a successful test of the nose landing gear for its full-scale Dream Chaser engineering flight test vehicle. The completed test and an upcoming flight test are part of SNC's ...
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Nasa scientists discover fifth moon orbiting Pluto
Telegraph.co.uk
The other two, Nix and Hydra, are between 20 and 70 miles in diameter, NASA said. Hubble – a potent space telescope that has transformed the field of astronomy since it was first launched in 1990 – discovered Nix and Hydra in 2005. Astronomers at the...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Hubble Studies Dwarf Galaxies
Sci-News.com
An international group of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has studied some of the smallest and faintest galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood.Astronomers using the Hubble have unmasked the dim, star-starved dwarf galaxy Leo IV.
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Sci-News.com
Astronomers discover Pluto's fifth mooon
The Bunsen Burner
A new satellite orbiting Pluto has been spotted using NASA's Hubble SpaceTelescope, a discovery that could bring the solar system's smallest planet back into the spotlight for the world of astronomy. Astronomers estimate the moon to be 6-15 miles...
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The Bunsen Burner
Mars panorama: next best thing to being there
Astronomy Magazine
From fresh rover tracks to an impact crater blasted billions of years ago, a newly completed view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the ruddy terrain around the outcrop where the long-lived explorer ...
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We have unmasked the secret behind 'ghost' galaxies: NASA
The Bunsen Burner
Astronomers use NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to unmask the mystery of ghost galaxies (galaxies with few stars). The Bunsen Burner | Staff | Friday, July 13, 2012. We have unmasked the secret behind 'ghost' galaxies: NASA ...
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The Bunsen Burner
Coronal mass ejection from strong X class solar flare makes auroras likely
Examiner.com
NASA's Goddard space weather laboratory predicts that the CME will strike Earth's magnetic field at 5:17 am EDT on Saturday July 14. This prediction has an ...Astronomers classify solar flares according to the amount of energy they release. C class ...
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Examiner.com
Hubble explains dark galaxies origin
Examiner.com
An international team of astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to explain the development of dark galaxies for the first time in a report published on July 11, 2012, at the Hubble web site. The research was originally published in the ...
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NASA 3-D app gives public ability to experience robotic space travel
Phys.Org
NASA 3-D App Gives Public Ability to Experience Robotic Space Travel. Enlarge. With augmented reality app Spacecraft 3D, you can get up close and personal with some of NASA's heroes of robotic exploration. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. (Phys.org) ...
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Fears over star man's work after NASA cuts
Sydney Morning Herald
Rob McNaught has lost the NASA funding he relies on as the only astronomer in the southern hemisphere working on a survey to find and track near-Earth objects and possibly help prevent catastrophic collisions. The Australian National University has ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Image: A supernova cocoon breakthrough
Phys.Org
(Phys.org) -- Using observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have obtained the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded. This discovery may help ...
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NASA measures aerosols from western fires
Phys.Org
Detecting water on the surface of exoplanets is becoming a high priority for researchers, as surface water is considered a requirement for habitability. New research examines whether or not the "glint" of ... Space & Earth / Astronomy. created 17 hours ...
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NASA analyzes twin hurricanes in the eastern Pacific
Phys.Org
Rainfall data collected with TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments was overlaid on enhanced infrared and visible images from TRMM's Visible and InfraRed Scanner (VIRS) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in ...
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NASA launches 'augmented reality' app for iPhone
The Bunsen Burner
NASA hopes the app generates interests among space enthusiasts and educators. Stephen Kulczycki, deputy director for communications and education at JPL, says, “With Spacecraft 3D and a mobile device, you can put high definition, three-dimensional...
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The Bunsen Burner
Can astronomers detect exoplanet oceans?
Phys.Org
Can astronomers detect exoplanet oceans? July 13, 2012 By Ray Sanders. Can astronomersdetect exoplanet oceans? Enlarge. Ocean glint as seen from Earth orbit by STS-05. Credit:NASA/JSC. Detecting water on the surface of exoplanets is becoming a high ...
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NASA sees Emilia as a Category 2 hurricane now
Phys.Org
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument that flies onboard NASA'sAqua satellite captured a visible image of Hurricane Emilia on July 10, 2012 at 2035 UTC / 4:35 p.m. EDT when its winds had weakened down to 125 mph (205 ...
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Hubble Discovers Fifth Pluto Moon | Astronomy | Sci-News.com
By John Shanks
Astronomers using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have detected a fifth and tiniest moon yet orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. ... Home · News Archive · Contact Us. Thursday 12 July, 2012. Sci-News.com · New Crustacean Named after ...
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NASA... Hubble Happenings... (Satellite) : Satnews Publishers
By Satnews Publishers
Satnews Weekly : This Week's Satellite News : Satnews Publishers. ... NASA... Hubble Happenings... (Satellite) [SatNews] An international team of astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble SpaceTelescope has made an unparalleled observation... and has detected significant changes in the atmosphere of a planet located beyond our solar system. The scientists conclude the atmospheric variations occurred in response to a powerful eruption on the planet's host star, an event ...
Satnews.com -- Worldwide Satellite News
Pluto's Moon P5 May Mean Trouble For NASA's New Horizons ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
By: Mike Wall Published: 07/12/2012 09:51 AM EDT on SPACE.com The discovery of another moon around Pluto is exciting news for planetary science, but it's also likely causing some anxiety for the team in charge of New Horizons, a spacecraft set to be the first probe ever to visit the dwarf ... While searching the skies for black holes using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a giant supernova that was smothered in its own dust in this image released on Jan.
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Fifth Moon Discovered Around Pluto - NASA Science
July 13, 2012: A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has ... This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows five moons orbiting the distant, icy dwarf planet Pluto. ... Science@NASA Headline News ...
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/.../13jul_pluto5/
Crazy Eddie's Motie News: Space and astronomy news: Shenzhou 9 ...
The lead story from the space and astronomy news included in Overnight News ... Much more news, beginning with This Week @NASA and continuing with ...
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Is Winter Creating a Vortex on Titan's South Pole? | Anne's ...
Anne's Astronomy News. All up-to-date news about Astronomy & Astrophysics ... a ...
annesastronomynews.com/is-winter-creating-a-vortex-on-titan...
NASA's TRMM Satellite sees heavy rainfall in Tropical Storm Daniel's
Written by Administrator. Posted in News - Astronomy News. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)NASA's TRMM satellite revealed that Tropical Storm Daniel's ...
www.telescopesastronomy.com/.../nasas-trmm-satellite-sees-he...
NASA's Mars chief frets over heat shield for probe | Times of News
Home Space & Astronomy NASA's Mars chief frets over heat shield for probe ... As NASA's latest mission to Mars heads closer to the Red Planet, the head of ...
timesofnews.co/.../nasas-mars-chief-frets-over-heat-shield-for-...
Twitter / AstronomyMag: News: NASA to unveil Orion
Astronomy Magazine ‏@AstronomyMag 2 Jul. Follow Following ... News: NASA to unveil Orion during ceremony, http://ow.ly/bXTdq ... Space, Page down ...
https://twitter.com/AstronomyMag/.../219834930660773888
Life's Molecules Could Lie Within Reach of Curiosity | Anne's ...
All up-to-date news about Astronomy & Astrophysics ... than previously thought, said Alexander Pavlov of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, ...
annesastronomynews.com/lifes-molecules-could-lie-within-rea...
Space Dust Magically Disappears | Space Industry News
Astronomers have seen something that's never been seen before: A huge amount ... NASA'sInfrared Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawai`i, the Herschel Space ...
spaceindustrynews.com/space-dust-magically-disappears/
NASA Takes a Tour of the Moon: Gotta-See Videos : Discovery News
The moon is your oyster in this incredible video from the Goddard Space Flight Center ...
news.discovery.com/.../nasa-takes-a-tour-of-the-moon-gotta-se...
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