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Universe, Earth, Sun
Sep 7, 1999

would broil under intense solar radiation. Gallagher's model may contribute to our understanding of how the Earth's plasma affects our quality of life. Radio waves and power...

Earth
Oct 30, 2002

molten ceramics motionless using sound waves) is slated to be installed on the International Space Station. By remote control from Earth and with the aid of astronauts, they'...

Earth
Apr 14, 2003

microgravity, though, you don't need a container. In Day's initial experiments, the melt--a molten droplet about 1/4 inch in diameter--was held in place inside a hot furnace...

Universe
May 14, 2000

into sound waves it would feel like a low, rumbling hum," says Dr. Stefan Dieters, an astronomer at the NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center. "It's the sort of sound you feel in...

Universe
Sep 15, 1999

several objects that emitted radio waves with clock-like precision. The sources soon were identified as rapidly rotating neutron stars with intense magnetic fields. Where...

Universe
May 18, 1999

, and then weaken and fade over a long period of time. "That's common and it's one of the things that make bursts so baffling," Meegan said. "Somehow the energy release is...

Earth
Apr 10, 2002

-- (University of Hawaii) a description of the ocean around Hawaii - marine climate, water properties, currents, tides, waves Wake of Hawaii discovered to Extend Several...

Oct 9, 2001

sometimes fitful source of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. Waves of EUV heat the thermosphere and cause it to "puff up," hastening the descent of falling satellites....

Universe, Solar System
Sep 10, 1997

being cosmological are still there." The principal question is, what produces so much energy? Radio waves, visible light, X-rays, and gamma rays all are photons released...

Universe, Solar System
Oct 8, 1999

source less than 1 light-month in diameter which may contain the superstar that drives the whole show. The outer ring provides evidence of another large explosion that...

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