Detective Astronomers Unearth Hidden Celestial Gem
21:41 12-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
ESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has re-discovered an ignored celestial gem. The object in question is one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1000 years ago.
Professor Designs Plasma-propelled Flying Saucer
21:41 11-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction. A mechanical and aerospace engineering professor has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. The proposed prototype is small – the aircraft will measure less than six inches across – and will be efficient enough to be powered by on-board batteries.
NASA Plans To Visit The Sun
21:41 11-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
For more than 400 years, astronomers have studied the sun from afar. Now NASA has decided to go there. The name of the mission is Solar Probe+. It's a heat-resistant spacecraft designed to plunge deep into the sun's atmosphere where it can sample solar wind and magnetism first hand.
GLAST Lifts Off On Gamma Ray Mission
21:41 11-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope successfully launched aboard a Delta II rocket June 11. The spacecraft will study the highest-energy form of light, helping scientists to answer questions about supermassive black hole systems, pulsars and the origin of cosmic rays.
NASA's Phoenix Lander Has An Oven Full Of Martian Soil
21:41 11-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has filled its first oven with Martian soil. The lander's Robotic Arm delivered a partial scoopful of clumpy soil from a trench informally called "Baby Bear" to the number 4 oven on TEGA last Friday, June 6, which was 12 days after landing.
'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto
18:41 11-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto at a meeting of its Executive Committee in Oslo. Almost two years after the IAU General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to Pluto.
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