Hypography CMS http://hypography.com/ © Hypography.com http://hypography.com/files.php?file= http://hypography.com/ http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35580.html Astronomy news Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:04:00 -0700 Astronomical instruments needed to answer crucial questions, such as the search for Earth-like planets or the way the Universe expands, have come a step closer with the first demonstration at the telescope of a new calibration system for precise spectrographs. The method uses a Nobel Prize-winning technology called a 'laser frequency comb', and is published in this week's issue of Science. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=laser_comb_595290000.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35577.html Astronomy news Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:39:00 -0700 NASA's newest space telescope, formerly known as GLAST, has passed its orbital checkout with flying colors, kicking off a mission to explore the violent and unpredictable gamma ray universe. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=glast_715174669.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35559.html Astronomy news Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:53:00 -0700 NASA's Phoenix lander has discovered a toxic chemical in soil dimming hopes for finding life on Mars. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=phoenix_144674894.jpg&size=summary_medium 4 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35557.html Astronomy news Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:32:00 -0700 Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=phoenix_196729778.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35556.html Astronomy news Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:10:00 -0700 Save the date Aug. 1, 2008, to watch a total eclipse of the sun. NASA Television will share this stunning visual treat with observers around the world in a live streaming webcast, thanks to a partnership with the University of California at Berkeley and the Exploratorium. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=eclipse_688733022.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35554.html Astronomy news Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:29:00 -0700 NASA's new Interstellar Boundary Explorer will help us view the chaotic but unseen realm at the edge of our solar system, a vast expanse of turbulent gas and twisting magnetic fields. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=impressionist_938499562.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35552.html Astronomy news Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:47:00 -0700 A new paper appearing July 20 in the Astrophysical Journal explains why this outer ring stands out. According to the authors, the red color highlights a zone where organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are present throughout most of the galaxy, suddenly disappear. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=pinwheel_397915105.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35548.html Astronomy news Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0700 How do you weigh the biggest black holes in the universe? One answer now comes from a completely new and independent technique that astronomers have developed using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=ngc4649_305539090.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35547.html Astronomy news Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:27:00 -0700 Papers by Brown University scientists show that water on ancient Mars was pervasive and was working hard, changing the minerals below ground and on the surface. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=nili_fossae_212862230.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 http://hypography.com/news/astronomy/35546.html Astronomy news Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:59:00 -0700 That's the dream of Peter C. Chen, astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. And he wants to build it using lunar dust—because that might just be the most economical approach. http://hypography.com/thumbnail.php?file=lunartelescope_146224354.jpg&size=summary_medium 0 Hypography - Science for everyone