Saturday, February 15, 2014

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Cosmic roadmap to galactic magnetic field revealed

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 11:22 AM PST

Scientists report that recent, independent measurements have validated one of the IBEX mission's signature findings -- a mysterious "ribbon" of energy and particles at the edge of our solar system that appears to be a directional "roadmap in the sky" of the local interstellar magnetic field.

NASA moves longest-serving Mars spacecraft for new observations

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 09:55 AM PST

NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has tweaked its orbit to help scientists make the first systematic observations of how morning fogs, clouds and surface frost develop in different seasons on the Red Planet.

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