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Rosetta blog: Around Aten – CometWatch 26 January Posted: 04 Feb 2015 10:13 AM PST This four-image montage comprises images taken from a distance of 27.7 km from the centre of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko The post Rosetta blog: Around Aten – CometWatch 26 January has been published on Technology Org.

VISTA stares right through the Milky Way Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:42 AM PST A new image taken with ESO’s VISTA survey telescope reveals the famous Trifid Nebula in a new and The post VISTA stares right through the Milky Way has been published on Technology Org.

Astronomers find new details in first known spiral galaxy Posted: 04 Feb 2015 03:44 AM PST Case Western Reserve University astronomers peered deep into space to discover new features of a galaxy that’s been The post Astronomers find new details in first known spiral galaxy has been published on Technology Org.

NASA’s New Radiometer Tunes In to Soil’s Frequency Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:19 PM PST Whether it’s a parched field or a boggy marsh, the ground naturally emits microwave energy. Not much energy The post NASA’s New Radiometer Tunes In to Soil’s Frequency has been published on Technology Org.

Space Image: Chicago’s Snowy Aftermath Seen by Satellite Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:14 PM PST NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured an image of the snow left behind from the fifth-largest blizzard to hit Chicago The post Space Image: Chicago’s Snowy Aftermath Seen by Satellite has been published on Technology Org.

IXV: 100 minutes of critical teamwork Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:05 PM PST During its brief but crucial mission, experts on three continents and the high seas will work in close The post IXV: 100 minutes of critical teamwork has been published on Technology Org.

Gamma bubbles of the Milky Way Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:57 PM PST The anatomy of the Milky Way as seen in gamma light is full of mysteries. For example, there The post Gamma bubbles of the Milky Way has been published on Technology Org.

Astronomers find new details in first known spiral galaxy Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:55 PM PST Case Western Reserve University astronomers peered deep into space to discover new features of a galaxy that’s been The post Astronomers find new details in first known spiral galaxy has been published on Technology Org.

What Was The Impact That Killed The Dinosaurs? Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:42 PM PST What suddenly made the dinosaurs disappear 65 million or 66 million years ago? Whatever it was, all indications The post What Was The Impact That Killed The Dinosaurs? has been published on Technology Org.

This is What War (and Borders) Look Like From Space Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:39 PM PST There’s an oft-used idiom that you can’t see political borders from space, but we’ve known for a while The post This is What War (and Borders) Look Like From Space has been published on Technology Org.

How Do Cats Deal With Being Weightless? Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:35 PM PST Since my previous post was about dogs, its time to give equal time to the cats … although The post How Do Cats Deal With Being Weightless? has been published on Technology Org.

SMAP Observatory in Excellent Health Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:31 PM PST NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive spacecraft is in excellent health, Kent Kellogg, the SMAP project manager, announced during The post SMAP Observatory in Excellent Health has been published on Technology Org.