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- Preserving the legacy of the X-ray universe
- NASA's Orion spacecraft comes to life
- A ghostly trio from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
- Historic demonstration proves laser communication possible
| Preserving the legacy of the X-ray universe Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT Every year, October is designated as American Archive Month. While many people may think "archive" means only dusty books and letters, there are, in fact, many other types of important archives. This includes the use of archives for major telescopes and observatories like NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. |
| NASA's Orion spacecraft comes to life Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:11 AM PDT NASA's first-ever deep space craft, Orion, has been powered on for the first time, marking a major milestone in the final year of preparations for flight. |
| A ghostly trio from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:07 AM PDT In the spirit of Halloween, scientists are releasing a trio of stellar ghosts caught in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. All three spooky structures, called planetary nebulas, are in fact material ejected from dying stars. As death beckoned, the stars' wispy bits and pieces were blown into outer space. |
| Historic demonstration proves laser communication possible Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:15 AM PDT In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate of 622 Megabits-per-second (Mbps). That download rate is more than six times faster than previous state-of-the-art radio systems flown to the moon. |
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