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The 2008 Perseid Meteor Shower

July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Mark your calendar: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th and it should be a good show.


Scientists solve 30-year-old aurora borealis mystery

13 hours ago | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | User comments: 8

UCLA space scientists and colleagues have identified the mechanism that triggers substorms in space; wreaks havoc on satellites, power grids and communications systems; and leads to the explosive release of ...


Deep Impact Films Earth as an Alien World

July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 32 vote(s) | User comments: 20

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has created a video of the moon transiting (passing in front of) Earth as seen from the spacecraft's point of view 31 million miles away. Scientists are using ...


New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon

July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 5

The same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon.


NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights

13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that cause sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the ...