Category Archives: European Union

Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

May 16, 2013 – Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship:  On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), … Continue reading

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World Tree Map – For the First Time.

May 6, 2013 – Global Map of Forest Height (above): Produced from NASA’s ICESAT/GLAS, MODIS and TRMM sensors. The map will advance scientists understanding of Earth’s forest habitats and their role in Earth’s carbon cycle. A NASA-led science team has … Continue reading

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NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovered 11 new Planetary Systems.

April 26, 2013 – NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets: These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet … Continue reading

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The Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy Builds Blazing Stars.

April 16, 2013 – Herschel and Spitzer See nearby Galaxies’ Stardust: This new image shows the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light. The cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed. The new images map the dust in the … Continue reading

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The “Rains” of Saturn.

April 11, 2013 – The “Rains” of Saturn: A new study tracks the “rain” of charged water particles into the atmosphere of Saturn and finds there is more of it and it falls across larger areas of the planet than … Continue reading

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NASA Image Shows Space Nursery.

April 10, 2013 – Before They Were Stars - Image Shows Space Nursery: A bubbling cauldron of star birth is highlighted in this new image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (above). The stars we see today weren’t always as serene as … Continue reading

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Active Volcanoes of the World – Warning for California!

April 7, 2013 – Active Volcanoes of the World: The map above, from the Smithsonian Institute, shows 15 current active volcanoes of the world and the tectonic plate boundaries. A red plate boundary reflects built up stress and danger, yellow is … Continue reading

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Money Spigot Opens Wider.

April 5, 2013 – Money Spigot Opens Wider: Japan Unveils an Aggressive New Policy, Echoing the Fed and Other Central Banks. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) new leaders delivered on their pledge to radically overhaul its strategy to revive Japan’s … Continue reading

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Drought and Flood – War and Peace – Fire and Rain – 2013 to 2016.

March 28, 2013 – Great Changes are Upon Us: Drought and Flood, War and Peace, Fire and Rain from 2011 to 2016 by month. This chart reflects the transiting squares of Uranus and Pluto and as such reflect long term … Continue reading

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Temperature Map of the Earlier Universe.

March 25, 2013 – Temperature Map of Earlier Universe: Orange areas are slightly warmer than average, and blue areas are slightly cooler. Astronomers released the latest and most exquisite baby picture yet of the universe, one that showed it to … Continue reading

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