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For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:44 PM PST On Oct. 8, 2013, an explosion on the sun’s surface sent a supersonic blast wave of solar wind The post For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act has been published on Technology Org.

Dark matter guides growth of supermassive black holes Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:37 PM PST Every massive galaxy has a black hole at its center, and the heftier the galaxy, the bigger its The post Dark matter guides growth of supermassive black holes has been published on Technology Org.

A Star Passed Through the Solar System Just 70,000 Years Ago Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:34 PM PST Astronomers have reported the discovery of a star that passed within the outer reaches of our Solar System The post A Star Passed Through the Solar System Just 70,000 Years Ago has been published on Technology Org.

When Light Just Isn’t Fast Enough Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:31 PM PST Take a speed of light trip across the solar system starting at the Sun We’ve heard it over The post When Light Just Isn’t Fast Enough has been published on Technology Org.

Why Can’t We Design the Perfect Spacesuit? Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:27 PM PST So far, every spacesuit humans have utilized has been designed with a specific mission and purpose in mind. The post Why Can’t We Design the Perfect Spacesuit? has been published on Technology Org.

How do Gas and Stars Build a Galaxy? Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:23 PM PST When we look up at the night sky outside of the bright city, we can see a dazzling The post How do Gas and Stars Build a Galaxy? has been published on Technology Org.

A Composite Booster Gets a Burst of Energy Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:18 PM PST Turning a rocket booster case into spaghetti sounds more like magic than engineering, but a test that did The post A Composite Booster Gets a Burst of Energy has been published on Technology Org.

Space Station 3-D Printed Items, Seedlings Return in the Belly of a Dragon Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:14 PM PST Newly 3-D printed wrenches, data to improve cooling systems, protein crystals and seedling samples returned Feb. 10 aboard The post Space Station 3-D Printed Items, Seedlings Return in the Belly of a Dragon has been published onTechnology Org.

Astronauts Preparing for Friday Spacewalk Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:11 PM PST NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are counting down to the first of three assembly spacewalks set The post Astronauts Preparing for Friday Spacewalk has been published on Technology Org.

New Horizons Spots Small Moons Orbiting Pluto Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:09 PM PST Exactly 85 years after Clyde Tombaugh’s historic discovery of Pluto, the NASA spacecraft set to encounter the icy The post New Horizons Spots Small Moons Orbiting Pluto has been published on Technology Org.