Wednesday, December 11, 2013

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


We're not likely to get fried bygamma ray burst

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:25 PM PST

If recent news that researchers observed the largest gamma ray burst ever has you nervous about getting blasted into extinction, the researchers themselves say chances of that are exceedingly rare.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Hears Amateur Radio Operators Say 'Hi': Message was first-of-its-kind for an interplanetary spacecraft

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:25 PM PST

In a first-of-its-kind activity for an interplanetary spacecraft, thousands of amateur (ham) radio operators around the world were able to say "Hi" to NASA's Juno spacecraft Oct. 9 as it swung past Earth on its way to Jupiter.

Astronomers solve temperature mystery of planetary atmospheres

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 06:11 AM PST

An atmospheric peculiarity the Earth shares with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is likely common to billions of planets, astronomers have found, and knowing that may help in the search for potentially habitable worlds.

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