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Rosetta blog: Out of the shadow – CometWatch 9 March Posted: 13 Mar 2015 09:13 AM PDT Today’s CometWatch entry was captured on 9 March at a distance of 71.9 km from the centre of The post Rosetta blog: Out of the shadow – CometWatch 9 March has been published on Technology Org.

Rosetta blog: OSIRIS detects hints of ice in comet’s neck Posted: 13 Mar 2015 07:13 AM PDT This post is based on information provided by the OSIRIS team at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System The post Rosetta blog: OSIRIS detects hints of ice in comet’s neck has been published on Technology Org.

Update: New study shows Saturn moon’s ocean may have hydrothermal activity Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:53 AM PDT A new study by a team of Cassini mission scientists led by the University of Colorado Boulder have The post Update: New study shows Saturn moon’s ocean may have hydrothermal activity has been published onTechnology Org.

Mars Scientists Capture Image of Sci-Fi Landing Site Posted: 13 Mar 2015 03:45 AM PDT Images taken by the UA-led HiRISE mission reveal that the setting of the best-selling novel “The Martian” is The post Mars Scientists Capture Image of Sci-Fi Landing Site has been published on Technology Org.

Rosetta blog: Philae: reflections and hopes Posted: 13 Mar 2015 02:13 AM PDT Lead lander scientist Jean-Pierre Bibring (IAS, Orsay, France) reflects on the events surrounding comet landing four months ago, The post Rosetta blog: Philae: reflections and hopes has been published on Technology Org.

‘Chaotic Earths': Some habitable exoplanets could experience wildly unpredictable climates Posted: 13 Mar 2015 02:03 AM PDT As telescopes of ever-greater power scan the cosmos looking for life, knowing where to look — and where The post ‘Chaotic Earths': Some habitable exoplanets could experience wildly unpredictable climates has been published on Technology Org.

Will the March 20th Total Solar Eclipse Impact Europe’s Solar Energy Grid? Posted: 12 Mar 2015 10:06 PM PDT The first eclipse of 2015 is coming right up on Friday, March 20th, and may provide a unique The post Will the March 20th Total Solar Eclipse Impact Europe’s Solar Energy Grid? has been published onTechnology Org.

How Do We Know Dark Matter Exists? Posted: 12 Mar 2015 09:34 PM PDT Dark matter can’t be seen or detected by any of our instruments, so how do we know it The post How Do We Know Dark Matter Exists? has been published on Technology Org.

Researchers study methane-rich plumes from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus Posted: 12 Mar 2015 09:32 PM PDT NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has measured a curious abundance of methane spewing into the atmosphere of Saturn’s icy moon The post Researchers study methane-rich plumes from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has been published onTechnology Org.

Curiosity Rover Arm Delivers Rock Powder Sample Posted: 12 Mar 2015 09:28 PM PDT NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its robotic arm Wednesday, March 11, to sieve and deliver a rock-powder sample The post Curiosity Rover Arm Delivers Rock Powder Sample has been published on Technology Org.

Hubble Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Jupiter’s Largest Moon Posted: 12 Mar 2015 09:26 PM PDT NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has the best evidence yet for an underground saltwater ocean on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest The post Hubble Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Jupiter’s Largest Moon has been published onTechnology Org.

Experience NASA at the 2015 SXSW Interactive Festival Posted: 12 Mar 2015 09:23 PM PDT NASA returns to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival March 13-18, in Austin, Texas to share with The post Experience NASA at the 2015 SXSW Interactive Festival has been published on Technology Org.