Observatory launched by NASA to look for emerging black ho
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The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit yesterday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers say they believe represent the birth screams of black holes.
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The US space agency, NASA, launched a satellite Saturday that scientists hope will help them locate the sources of mysterious gamma ray explosions, the
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WASHINGTON, Nov 20  - NASA launched Saturday its Swift satellite, which will track huge explosions of gamma rays, the US space agency said.
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THE fastest-swivelling space science observatory rocketed into orbit yesterday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions, which astronomers believe represent the birth screams of black holes.
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Scientists who have peered through space to a time when light first filled the universe urged NASA on Thursday to ensure a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission includes a next generation infrared camera.
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AUSTIN, Texas &mdash; The orbiting space telescope that just won't quit collecting gobs of celestial data well beyond its expected twilight is set for a major tune-up and upgrade, NASA scientists announced today here at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
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The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit on Saturday to scan the universe for celestial explosions.
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GREENBELT, Md., Jan. 29  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA engineers are examining a problem related to the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope.  On Jan. 27, the observatory entered a protective "safemode" condition at 7:34 a.m. EST.
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NASA is set to launch a spacecraft carrying five satellites on a mission to unveil the secrets of the origin of the aurora borealis.
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Instrument to help astrophysicists learn what universe is made of, how it evolvesScientists aimed the South Pole Telescope at Jupiter on the evening of Feb. 16 and successfully collected the instrument's first test observations.
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The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers believe represent the birth screams of black holes.
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The U.S. space agency is planning a mission to better understand a mysterious form of energy in the cosmos and an ambitious unmanned journey to the outer solar system, NASA officials said.
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NASA engineers Monday were examining a problem with the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. National Aeronautical and Space Administration officials say the observatory was placed in a protective safe mode at 7:34 a.m.
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Twin NASA probes aimed at the Sun are sending home super-sized panoramas of Earth's nearest star as they take up positions to track explosive solar storms.
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NASA launched a 24-hour global pollution monitoring service yesterday that will eventually allow scientists to give daily âchemical forecastsâ from space.
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A Nasa mission to study the phenomenon known as the Northern Lights blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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_ Astronomers say a new camera atop Mauna Kea will be able to capture images 36-hundred times larger that those taken by the camera on the Hubble Space Telescope.