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How Spiral Arms Contribute to the Shape of the Galaxy Disk? Posted: 02 Feb 2015 12:04 PM PST Spiral galaxies constitute one of the fundamental galaxy types according to the famous Hubble sequence. Undoubtedly, spiral arms as well The post How Spiral Arms Contribute to the Shape of the Galaxy Disk? has been published on Technology Org.

Rosetta blog: More change in Hapi? – CometWatch 22 January Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:13 AM PST Today’s CometWatch mosaic comprises images taken by Rosetta’s navigation camera (NAVCAM) on 22 January, from a distance of The post Rosetta blog: More change in Hapi? – CometWatch 22 January has been published on Technology Org.

Update: Gravitational Waves from Early Universe Remain Elusive Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:27 PM PST A joint analysis of data from the Planck space mission and the ground-based experiment BICEP2 has found no The post Update: Gravitational Waves from Early Universe Remain Elusive has been published on Technology Org.

High-Def Radar Images of Near-Earth Asteroid Released Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:24 PM PST A team of astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia and NASA’s The post High-Def Radar Images of Near-Earth Asteroid Released has been published on Technology Org.

BICEP2 and Planck joint study: Gravitational waves remain elusive Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:56 PM PST A new joint analysis of data from two South Pole-based experiments–the BICEP2 telescope and the Keck Array, both The post BICEP2 and Planck joint study: Gravitational waves remain elusive has been published on Technology Org.

‘Live fast, die young’ galaxies lose the gas that keeps them alive Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:00 PM PST Galaxies can die early because the gas they need to make new stars is suddenly ejected, research published The post ‘Live fast, die young’ galaxies lose the gas that keeps them alive has been published on Technology Org.

Awesome New Radar Images of Asteroid 2004 BL86 Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:50 PM PST Newly processed images of asteroid 2004 BL86 made during its brush with Earth Monday night reveal fresh details of its The post Awesome New Radar Images of Asteroid 2004 BL86 has been published on Technology Org.

Exploring the Universe with Nuclear Power Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:48 PM PST In the past four decades, NASA and other space agencies from around the world have accomplished some amazing The post Exploring the Universe with Nuclear Power has been published on Technology Org.

Meteorite may represent ‘bulk background’ of Mars’ battered crust Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:37 PM PST New spectroscopic analysis of “Black Beauty,” a meteorite found in the Moroccan desert, has given scientists a better The post Meteorite may represent ‘bulk background’ of Mars’ battered crust has been published on Technology Org.

Students Selected for Winning Designs of 3-D Printed Tools for Astronauts Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST After three months of designing and modeling, a panel of judges from NASA, the American Society of Mechanical The post Students Selected for Winning Designs of 3-D Printed Tools for Astronauts has been published onTechnology Org.

Turning up the Temperature: Mini Models Fire Up for SLS Base Heating Tests Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:30 PM PST It may be cold in upstate New York, but NASA engineers are turning up the temperature in Buffalo The post Turning up the Temperature: Mini Models Fire Up for SLS Base Heating Tests has been published onTechnology Org.

NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:28 PM PST NASA successfully launched its first Earth satellite designed to collect global observations of the vital soil moisture hidden The post NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite has been published on Technology Org.