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NASA’s WISE Catches Aging Star Erupting With Dust

Posted on abril 26, 2012 by News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Images from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal an old star in the throes of a fiery outburst, spraying the cosmos with dust.

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NASA Tests GPS Monitoring System for Big U.S. Quakes

Posted on abril 24, 2012 by News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

A research network of Western U.S. GPS stations will be tested to see if it can quickly pinpoint a strong quake’s location/size and aid in disaster response/tsunami warning.

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Cassini Investigates Titan’s Chemical Factory

Posted on abril 24, 2012 by News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Saturn’s moon Titan has a thick, smoggy atmosphere that’s one of the most complex chemical environments in the solar system. How long has this “factory” been in business?

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NASA’s Spitzer Finds Galaxy With Split Personality

Posted on abril 24, 2012 by News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

While some galaxies are rotund and others are slender disks like our spiral Milky Way, new observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope show that the Sombrero galaxy is both.

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Dawn Reveals Secrets of Giant Asteroid Vesta

Posted on abril 24, 2012 by News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Findings from Dawn reveal new details about the giant asteroid Vesta, including its varied surface composition, sharp temperature changes and clues to its internal structure.

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