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11/22/2008
Dark Matter Discovered Near Solar System? (Slashdot)
gpronger writes "The ATIC (Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter) has potentially discovered the presence of dark matter close (only 3000 light-years) to our solar system. The system detected a large-amount of high energy cosmic rays which match the theoretical signature of dark matter annihilating itself. The universe is believed to be composed of about 25% dark matter, but there has been little ...
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11/21/2008
Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of Foreign Solar System (American National Standards Institute)
Scientists have captured a visual image of a multiple-planet solar system beyond our own for the first time. With the help of standards, researchers used the Gemini North telescope at the W.M. Keck Observatory to Hawaii visually document a star and three orbiting planets located 130 light-years away from Earth.
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11/20/2008
Comet particles provide glimpse of solar system's birth spasms (SpaceRef)
Comet particles provide glimpse of solar system's birth spasms
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11/19/2008
Clump of dark matter may loom near solar system (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found evidence of a possible large clump of mysterious so-called dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists said on Wednesday.
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11/19/2008
Glimpse of solar system’s birth (The Hindu)
Scientists are tracking the violent convulsions in the giant cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the solar system 4.5 billion years ago via a few tiny particles from comet Wild 2. These convulsions flung primordial material billions of ...
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11/19/2008
Comet Particles Provide Glimpse Of Solar System's Birth Spasms (Science Daily)
Scientists are tracking the violent convulsions in the giant cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the solar system 4.5 billion years ago via a few tiny particles from comet Wild 2.
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11/23/2008
First 'exoplanets' photographed from Earth (Guardian Unlimited)
Astronomers have taken the first pictures of planets orbiting a distant star using telescopes on the Hawaiian island of Mauna Kea. Three giant planets were snapped around a star known as HR 8799 in the constellation of Pegasus, 130 light years from Earth. Until now, images of "exoplanets" beyond our solar system have only been taken from space, or inferred indirectly. "We've been trying ...
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11/18/2008
Comet particles shed light on solar system's birth spasms (New Kerala)
Washington, Nov 18 : With the help of a few tiny particles from a comet, scientists are tracking the violent convulsions in the giant cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
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11/21/2008
San Jose's Tech Museum of Innovation Dedicates 185-kilowatt SunPower Solar System (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SunPower Corporation , a San Jose-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, Helio Micro Utility and the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation , today joined with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and other local officials to dedicate a 185-kilowatt solar-electric system that will be showcased at The Tech.
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11/18/2008
Comet Particles Provide Glimpse Of Solar System's Birth Spasms (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 18, 2008 Scientists are tracking the violent convulsions in the giant cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the solar system 4.5 billion years ago via a few tiny particles from comet Wild 2.
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| Astromaterials Curation - Features Moon rocks, Mars meteorites, and space exposed materials at NASA's curation office.Astronomy 161: The Solar System - Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.Astronomy Today - Solar System - Fairly detailed information about our sun and its planets.BBC Space: Solar System - 3D tour including videos with audio and text information on the Sun and the bodies orbiting around it. (Shockwave and Realplayer required)Computing Planetary Positions - A detailed online tutorial on how to compute planetary locations using math formulas.Endless Boundaries - Information on the Sun, planets and moons.Exploring the Planets - Sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum, contains many interesting facts about the planets, pictures, comparisons and a section dedicated to spacecraft.Free Software for Planetary Science - Image processing browers for Mariner 6, 7, 9, 10, Venera 15/16, and Viking Orbiter.Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center - Includes list of available image collections and how to obtain the data at the facility (no images are online).Nova Celestia - Provides overview and original illustrations of elements.Orrery: Solar System Simulator - A Java applet that simulates gravitating masses. Features a working model with motions and sizes of 70 planets and moons to scale.Orrery: The Solar System in Action - A concise tour containing numerous educational resources, and support for Spacetech's Orrery application.A Planet Pursuit - Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.Planetary Cartography and Graphics by Ralph Aeschliman - Planetary maps and graphics of Mars, the Moon and Venus.Planetary Fact Sheet - Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries.Planetary Science Institute - Research and educational institute with projects to study planets, asteroids, and comets.The Planetary Society: Our Solar System - Concise information about all planets, comets and asteroids.Rotation of Sun and Planets - The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically.SkyScopes - Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.Smiley's Planet - Explore the solar system's planets. Includes pictures, descriptions, statistical information and a special section on the latest voyage to Mars.The Solar Space Station - Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.The Solar System - History of and basic facts about major solar system bodies.Solar System Dynamics - Web-based resources accompanying the book Solar System Dynamics, by Carl D. Murray and Stanley F. Dermott.Solar System Dynamics - Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth close-approaches, observer tools.Solar System Exploration Home Page - The Solar System Exploration Home Page is part of NASA's Office of Space Science and describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.Solar System Simulator - Online software that generates views of the bodies of our planetary system at any date from any artificial or natural point of observation.Solar System Simulator - Shows the position of Venus, Earth and Mars at any date from 1900-2100.Stardate Online: Guide to the Solar System - Contains an outline of the formation and evolution of planets, comets, asteroids, and of their features and exploration.USGS Astrogeology Research Program - Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image processing software. The site provides information about the group and about the Solar System.Welcome to the Planets - Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.Windows to the Universe - Aimed at portraying Earth and Space Sciences in a fun way. Includes information about space weather, global space physics and a real time movie of current solar activity.
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