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Rosetta blog: Imhotep from afar – CometWatch 16 February Posted: 20 Feb 2015 07:13 AM PST Today’s CometWatch entry presents a four-image mosaic comprising images taken from Rosetta's NAVCAM on 16 February from a The post Rosetta blog: Imhotep from afar – CometWatch 16 February has been published on Technology Org.

Best View Yet of a Young Planet’s Dusty Home Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:38 AM PST Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team led by UA astronomers Daniel Apai and Glenn Schneider has obtained the The post Best View Yet of a Young Planet’s Dusty Home has been published on Technology Org.

Why Does The Moon Look So Big Tonight? Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:21 AM PST Look at the Moon. Have you ever noticed the Moon looks so big when it’s down on the The post Why Does The Moon Look So Big Tonight? has been published on Technology Org.

Who Speaks for Earth? The Controversy over Interstellar Messaging Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:03 PM PST Should we beam messages into deep space, announcing our presence to any extraterrestrial civilizations that might be out The post Who Speaks for Earth? The Controversy over Interstellar Messaging has been published on Technology Org.

A Recipe for Returning Pluto to Full Planethood Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:01 PM PST A storm is brewing, a battle of words and a war of the worlds. The Earth is not at risk. The post A Recipe for Returning Pluto to Full Planethood has been published on Technology Org.

Scientists identify mineral that destroys organic compounds, with implications for Mars Curiosity mission Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:53 PM PST Scientists have discovered that the mineral jarosite breaks down organic compounds when it is flash-heated, with implications for The post Scientists identify mineral that destroys organic compounds, with implications for Mars Curiosity missionhas been published on Technology Org.

A new view of the solar system: Astrophysical jets driven by the sun Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:49 PM PST As the sun skims through the galaxy, it flings out charged particles in a stream of plasma called The post A new view of the solar system: Astrophysical jets driven by the sun has been published on Technology Org.

Update: Giving shape to black holes’ intense winds Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:47 PM PST By looking at the speed of ambient gas spewing out from a well-known quasar, astronomers are gaining insight The post Update: Giving shape to black holes’ intense winds has been published on Technology Org.

Magnetospheric Multiscale Observatories Processed for Launch Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:45 PM PST NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) observatories are processed for launch in a clean room at the Astrotech Space Operations The post Magnetospheric Multiscale Observatories Processed for Launch has been published on Technology Org.

MAVEN Spacecraft Completes First Deep Dip Campaign Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:40 PM PST NASA’S Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution has completed the first of five deep-dip maneuvers designed to gather measurements The post MAVEN Spacecraft Completes First Deep Dip Campaign has been published on Technology Org.

Orion Flight Test Yields Critical Data as Engineers Improve Spacecraft for Next Mission Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:39 PM PST NASA’s Orion spacecraft continues on the agency’s journey to Mars as engineers analyze data from the spacecraft’s December The post Orion Flight Test Yields Critical Data as Engineers Improve Spacecraft for Next Mission has been published on Technology Org.

First of Three ISS Spacewalks Now Set for Saturday Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:37 PM PST NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are preparing to ready the International Space Station for a pair The post First of Three ISS Spacewalks Now Set for Saturday has been published on Technology Org.

NASA, ESA Telescopes Give Shape to Furious Black Hole Winds Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:35 PM PST NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and ESA’s (European Space Agency) XMM-Newton telescope are showing that  fierce winds The post NASA, ESA Telescopes Give Shape to Furious Black Hole Winds has been published on Technology Org.

Does dark matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals? Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:05 PM PST Research by New York University Biology Professor Michael Rampino concludes that Earth’s infrequent but predictable path around and The post Does dark matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals? has been published on Technology Org.