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Chandra Resolves A Galactic Mystery
Boston, UK (SPX) May 01, 2009An extremely deep Chandra X-ray Observatory image of a region near the center of our galaxy has resolved a long-standing mystery about an X-ray glow along the plane of the galaxy. The glow in the region covered by the Chandra image was discovered to be caused by hundreds of point-like X-ray sources, implying that the glow along the plane of the galaxy is due to millions of such sources. ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Herschel's High-Tech Cooling System Loaded With Helium 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Apr 24, 2009The Herschel space telescope for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission literally "chilled out" this week with the loading of liquid helium that will help it gather data on the formation of stars and galaxies. A total of 2,300 liters of liquid helium will be carried inside a cryostat, keeping the temperature of Herschel's scientific instrument detectors close to absolute zero (-273 degrees C) ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Herschel and Planck launch set for May 14 
Paris, April 28, 2009 The European Space Agency says it has set the liftoff date for its twin satellites, Herschel and Planck, from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The ESA said additional checks on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher have been completed, allowing Arianespace and ESA to schedule the launch for May 14. Herschel and Planck have already been fueled with hydrazine. Planck's three-stage active c ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Largest Collection Of Anomalous White Dwarfs Seen In New Hubble Images 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2009Twenty-four unusual stars, 18 of them newly discovered, have been observed in new Hubble telescope images. The stars are white dwarfs, a common type of dead star, but they are odd because they are made of helium rather than the usual carbon and oxygen. This is the first extensive sequence of helium-core white dwarfs to be observed in a globular cluster, a dense swarm of some of the oldest ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Payload for Space Shuttle Atlantis Wrapped And Delivered 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Apr 27, 2009The payload canister with the Hubble Space Telescope equipment arrives at the base of Launch Pad 39A where space shuttle Atlantis stands. Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett STS-125: Mission to Service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Veteran astronaut Scott Altman will command the final space shuttle mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, and retired Navy Capt. Gregory C. Johnson wil ... read more *New* Comments: 0 |
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