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CAPS: A '4D' Model of our Ionosphere

Priyanka — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:32:49 +0000

NASA-funded researchers have just released CAPS, which is short for Communication Alert and Prediction System.
This system enables that anyone with internet access can get a model of the Earth’s Ionosphere live!!

The display on Google Earth is as...

California Plans 20% of Electricity from Renewable Sources

Anshu — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:28:00 +0000

In US, California has some best resources for geo-thermal, solar and wind power. Unfortunately, these sources are positioned far away from the electricity grid. To make things accessible, California has established RETI or Renewable Energy Transmission...

Our solar system is and#8216;bullet-shapedand#8217; and not elliptical: Study

Irani — Mon, 14 May 2007 06:24:11 +0000

A mind-blowing finding has defied the age-old textbook information on the shape of our solar system – i.e. its being ‘elliptical’ – which defines the shape of an egg, with the Sun at the center of it.

NASA has recently come...

Mystery of Anomalous Cosmic Rays Resolved

Irani — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:19:14 +0000

It was then the space physicists anticipated the long-sought discovery of the source of anomalous cosmic rays, when Voyager 1 finally crossed the “termination shock” at the edge of interstellar space in December 2004.

Cosmic rays are among the most...

Northern and Southern Aurorae Inspire ESA Towards a New Space Thruster

Irani — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 05:58:05 +0000

To give much more thrust than today’s electric propulsion techniques, ESA has confirmed the principle of a new space thruster. But this concept is inspired purely by nature and its phenomenon. The northern and southern aurorae, the glows in the sky...

NASA Goddard Performs Final Tests on STEREO Spacecraft

Irani — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:03:04 +0000

The final attiring just before the performance. Set to launch in Spring 2006, the two Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft arrive at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. on Nov. 9 for major testing as they near...