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W28: A Mixed Bag of Supernova Remnant
Chandra takes a new view of W28, a classic example of mixed-morphology supernova remnant.
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NASA Names Utah State University Rocketeers Winners of 2007-2008 University Student Launch Initiative
A team of enterprising student rocketeers from Utah State University in Logan has won the 2007-2008 University Student Launch Initiative.
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Daniel M. Schumacher Named Director of NASA Marshall Center's Office of Strategic Analysis and Communications
Dr. Daniel M. Schumacher has been appointed director of the Office of Strategic Analysis & Communications at the Marshall Center.
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Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted to smithereens.
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Chandra Uncovers Youngest Supernova in Our Galaxy
At a mere 140 years old, supernova remnant G1.9+0.3 is the youngest in the Milky Way galaxy.
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New Water Reclamation System Headed for Duty on Space Station
International Space Station crews soon will have a new water reclamation system that will recycle wastewater, allowing up to six crew members to live aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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NASA Test Fires Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor
NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah.
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Benton, Ill., Native Rudy Gostowski of NASA's Marshall Center Inspires Minority Students to Pursue Aerospace Careers
Rudy Gostowski hoped for a new challenge when he was accepted into the NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program. He got that challenge -- and much more.
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David Beaman Appointed to Senior Executive Service at NASA's Marshall Center
David E. Beaman has been appointed to the federal Senior Executive Service and named manager of the Reusable Solid Rocket Booster Project, Shuttle Propulsion Office.
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Oldest Known Objects Are Surprisingly Immature
A new study using Chandra X-ray Observatory data shows globular clusters might be surprisingly less mature than previously thought.
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Energetic Jets from a Budding Solar System
Chandra's observations of a young star in nearby Taurus may shed light on early solar system development.
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Huntsville, Ala., Native Thomas Williams Named To Senior Executive Service as Manager of Propulsion Systems at NASA's Marshall Center
Thomas Williams has been named to the Senior Executive Service position of manager of the Propulsion Systems Department at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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University of Evansville, Ind., Students Rocket to First Place in College Division of NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race
Students from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Ind., steered past competition from around the nation and the world to take home the winning trophy in the college division of NASA's 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race.
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Erie High Team From Erie, Kan., Overcomes Moonscape, All Competitors To Win High School Division Of NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race
Students from Erie High School Team II in Erie, Kan., won the high school division of NASA's 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.
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NASA's Marshall Center Readies Historic, Apollo-Era Test Stand for Testing of Ares I -- America's New Rocket
Engineers have begun preparations to renovate the historic, 360-foot-high Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand at Marshall Space Flight Center.
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NASA Opens the GLAST Burst Monitor Instrument Operations Center
Today, NASA opens the Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) Burst Monitor Instrument Operations Center, the focal point for observing gamma ray bursts.
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Gurley, Ala., Native And NASA Marshall Center's Bennie Jacks Named 'Local Hero' of BMW's Ultimate Drive
Bennie Jacks will be honored this month in Huntsville during BMW's "Ultimate Drive" as a cancer survivor, and for her volunteer work.
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Workers Ready 'Moonscape' Course for NASA's 15th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race April 4-5
The 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race between student engineers at high schools, colleges and universities around the globe begins April 4.
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GLAST Spacecraft Arrives in Florida to Prepare for Launch
NASA’s Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, arrived Tuesday at the Astrotech payload processing facility near the Kennedy Space Center to begin final preparations for launch.
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Improving Weather Forecasts, One Storm -- and One Partner -- at a Time
NASA's Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center located at the National Space Science Technology Center aims to improve the accuracy of weather predictions by tapping information available from NASA instruments.