Media related to Venus Transit 2012:
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Scientists discover ingredients for life on Saturn moon |
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Scientists say there's a place in our solar system outside of Earth that has the chemical make-up to potentially support life. Researchers found that Saturn's sixth largest moon -- Enceladus -- has an ocean that contains phosphorus, which is found in human teeth, bones and DNA. CBS News space consu...
Date: 2023-06-17 20:47:16
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Telescopes In Space And On The Ground: A Battle of the Giants |
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Have you ever wondered why some telescopes are launched into space while others are built on remote mountain tops? What is actually the best for astronomy? Here we provide a ringside view of the fight for the elusive photons from deep space - is it a battle of the telescope giants?
Date: 2012-04-08 18:23:04
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The Threat of Objects Lost in Space |
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100 million pieces of “space junk” currently orbit our planet at 17,500 miles per hour. Adrift investigates the fate of these interstellar objects, which threaten to collide with and destroy satellites and spacecraft.
Director and producer Cath Le Couteur recruited Sally Potter to narrate the fil
Date: 2017-11-06 15:22:48
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NASA | Four Questions About New Horizons |
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is speeding towards Pluto for the first-ever flyby on July 14, 2015. Scientists are eager to collect data on the dwarf planet’s chemical and atmospheric makeup, and the Ralph spectrometer will do just that. Instrument scientist Dennis Reuter discusses Ralph, Pluto, and
Date: 2015-07-14 17:08:49
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STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis Rollout to Launchpad 39-A |
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The orbiter made the 3-1/2 mile rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building May 15, 2011. It's final and iconic mission is scheduled for July 2011 with four crew members aboard.
Date: 2011-07-08 00:24:49
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NASA: Probe Habitat of Monster Black Hole |
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A mysterious and intense X-ray source near the black hole shines onto the surface layers of the accretion disk, causing iron atoms to radiate characteristic emission -- what astronomers call the iron K line -- at about 6,000 to 7,000 electron volts. The inner part of the disk is orbiting the black h...
Date: 2012-05-31 16:10:59
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NASA SDO - Filament Eruption & Dancing Plasma (May 17 & 18, 2011) |
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In the early hours of May 17, 2011 a beautiful filament erupted from the Sun and sent a cloud of plasma into space. This Coronal Mass Ejection was not aimed at Earth but most likely will interact with Earth's magnetic field two days later, creating some of these beautiful auroras. The second segment...
Date: 2011-05-19 15:05:18
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