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lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - Jun 17, 2008
Single person submersibles have been called in to help scientists retrieve samples from a lake in northern British Columbia that may hold vital clues to the history of life on Earth and on other planets. Greg Slater …
Also tagged: science, biology, astrobiology, geology, origins of life, microbialites
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - May 20, 2008
ESA (European Space Agency) has opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare …
Also tagged: events, esa, european space agency
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - May 14, 2008
Lunar dust could be more than a housekeeping issue for astronauts who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles. To prepare for a return to the moon …
Also tagged: astronaut, moon, moon base, lunar, moon landing
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - May 8, 2008
Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ultrafast laser that offers a record combination of high speed, short pulses and …
Also tagged: astronomy, laser, femtoseconds
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - Mar 19, 2008
The tell-tale signature of the molecule methane in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet HD 189733b has been found with the Hubble Space Telescope. Under the right circumstances methane can play a key …
Also tagged: esa, nasa, csa, hubble, hd 189733b
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - Mar 6, 2008
Scientists have solved a 40-year-old puzzle by identifying the origin of the intense radio waves in the Earth’s upper atmosphere that control the dynamics of the Van Allen radiation belts — belts consisting of …
Also tagged: atmosphere
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - Jan 16, 2008
As MESSENGER approached Mercury on January 14, 2008, the spacecraft’s Narrow-Angle Camera on the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) instrument captured this view of the planet’s rugged, cratered landscape illuminated …
Also tagged: space exploration, solar system
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - Jan 11, 2008
NASA will return to Mercury for the first time in almost 33 years on January 14, 2008, when the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its first flyby of the Sun’s closest neighbor, capturing images of large portions of the planet …
Also tagged: mercury, space exploration, solar system, nasa
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - Jan 7, 2008
At first glance, the challenge of astrophotography may appear daunting. But spectacular results are not only possible; they are easy to learn with the step-by-step approach of Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to …
Also tagged: books, photography, astronomy, astrophotography
lockergnome.com » Tech News Watch - Jan 3, 2008
The longest-running search for radio signals from alien civilizations is getting a burst of new data from an upgraded Arecibo telescope, which means the SETI@home project needs more desktop computers to help crunch the …
Also tagged: extraterrestrial, seti home