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- Orion testing provides lessons and data for splashdown recovery operations
- NASA's IRIS spots its largest solar flare
- NASA Mars Orbiter views Opportunity Rover on ridge
- Shocking behavior of a runaway star: High-speed encounter creates arc
- Jupiter will be at its highest point in the sky for many years to come
| Orion testing provides lessons and data for splashdown recovery operations Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:33 PM PST The first full joint testing between NASA and the U.S. Navy of Orion recovery procedures off the coast of California was suspended after the team experienced issues with handling lines securing a test version of Orion inside the well deck of the USS San Diego. |
| NASA's IRIS spots its largest solar flare Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:31 PM PST On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013. Solar flares are bursts of x-rays and light that stream out into space, but scientists don't yet know the fine details of what sets them off. |
| NASA Mars Orbiter views Opportunity Rover on ridge Posted: 21 Feb 2014 08:04 AM PST A new image from a telescopic camera orbiting Mars shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at work on "Murray Ridge," without any new impact craters nearby. |
| Shocking behavior of a runaway star: High-speed encounter creates arc Posted: 21 Feb 2014 08:01 AM PST Roguish runaway stars can have a big impact on their surroundings as they plunge through the Milky Way galaxy. Their high-speed encounters shock the galaxy, creating arcs, as seen in a newly released image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. |
| Jupiter will be at its highest point in the sky for many years to come Posted: 21 Feb 2014 07:38 AM PST In just over a week, Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, will be at its highest point in the sky for many years to come. Near their closest to Earth, Jupiter and its moons will appear obvious in the sky, offering fantastic opportunities to view the giant planet through a telescope. |
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