ScienceDaily: Space & Time NewsAstronomy News. Read the latest astronomy news and articles from around the world. Space and time theory and more. Full-text, images, updated daily.Detective Astronomers Unearth Hidden Celestial Gem- June 13, 2008 ESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has re-discovered an ignored celestial gem. The object in question is one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1000 years ago.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612132236.htm Doritos Makes History With World's First Extra Terrestrial Advertisement- June 13, 2008 Doritos is making history, taking the UK's first step in communicating with aliens as they broadcast the first ever advert directed towards potential extra terrestrial life. The University of Leicester has played a key part in the success of the project.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612122817.htm Hubbles Sweeping View Of The Coma Galaxy Cluster- June 12, 2008 The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the Universe. Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys has observed a large portion of the Coma Cluster, stretching across several million light-years. The entire cluster is more than 20 million light-years in diameter, is nearly spherical in shape and contains thousands of galaxies.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080610092427.htm Professor Designs Plasma-propelled Flying Saucer- June 12, 2008 Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction. A mechanical and aerospace engineering professor has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. The proposed prototype is small -- the aircraft will measure less than six inches across -- and will be efficient enough to be powered by on-board batteries.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611135049.htm Technology Enrolled In Hunt For Life On Mars- June 12, 2008 Scientists looking for evidence of life on Mars have turned to technology invented by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers to help with their mission. A team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has created a device for use on the European ExoMars rover mission scheduled for launch in 2013. That space voyage is one of several planned expeditions to the red planet that will follow in the footsteps of NASA's Phoenix mission, which landed on Mars late last..http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080610185204.htm Global Network Of Telescopes Simulates 6,000-mile Wide Telescope- June 12, 2008 On May 22, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico joined other telescopes in North America, South America, Europe and Africa in simultaneously observing the same targets, simulating a telescope more than 6,800 miles (almost 11,000 kilometers) in diameter.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080610154805.htm Space Weather: Interfering With The Global Positioning System- June 12, 2008 You can't always trust your GPS gadget. As scientists have long known, perplexing electrical activity in the upper atmospheric zone called the ionosphere can tamper with signals from GPS satellites. Now, new research and monitoring systems are clarifying what happens to disruptive clouds of electrons and other electrically charged particles, known as ions, in the ionosphere. The work may lead to regional predictions of reduced GPS reliability and accuracy.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611080132.htm 'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto- June 12, 2008 The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto at a meeting of its Executive Committee in Oslo. Almost two years after the IAU General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to Pluto.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611094136.htm |