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Third Radiation Belt Surprises RBSP Scientists

By Merryl Azriel on March 1, 2013

Visualization using actual data from the Relativistic Electron-Proton Telescopes (REPT) on NASA’s Van Allen Probes shows three radiation belts, in... Read more →

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Comprehensive Report on What Exploded Over Russia

By Staff Writers on March 1, 2013

Two weeks after an asteroid exploded over Russia’s Ural mountains, scientists are making progress understanding the origin and make-up of the... Read more →

Chelyabinsk Meteor

Mass of the Largest Fragment of the Russian Meteorite Estimated to be 200-500 kg

By Tereza Pultarova on March 1, 2013

This Google Map image shows the expected landing sites of individual fragments of the Russian meteorite as calculated by astronomer Pavel Spurny and... Read more →

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False Alarm Aboard Station, Science and Emergency Training for Crew

By Staff Writers on March 1, 2013

MERLIN low temperature incubator unit (Credits: NASA). Source: NASA Early Wednesday, a fire alarm was annunciated in the International Space... Read more →

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Inspiration Mars: How it will Work

By Merryl Azriel on February 28, 2013

The buzz started well before Inspiration Mars' February 27 press conference, but it has only gotten louder in the hours since. With little more than... Read more →

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Inert Launch-Abort Motor Delivered for Integration with Orion

By Matteo Emanuelli on February 28, 2013

The innert motor built by ATK to be integrated in Orion capsule (Credits ATK). An inert launch-abort motor for NASA’s first Orion Multi-Purpose... Read more →