Stories indexed under: Space science

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• Suomi satellite reveals Earth’s dark side Dec. 5, 2012 A remarkable new view of the dark side of our planet from space released today by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is just a peek at the nighttime capabilities of the agencies' newest weather satellite, the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.
• A Hubble Space Telescope original returns to Wisconsin July 17, 2012 After a journey of some 535 million space miles, give or take, and years languishing in a cavernous government warehouse, one of the original scientific instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope has splashed down in Wisconsin.
• Launch of new satellite will sharpen weather observations Oct. 28, 2011 From a launching pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base our newest weather satellite rose into orbit this morning, buoyed by know-how from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's atmospheric and space science community.
• Recent sightings: Nighttime fireball April 15, 2010
• Satellite anniversary marks 50 years of studying climate from space Oct. 13, 2009 On Oct. 13, 1959, University of Wisconsin-Madison professors Verner Suomi and Robert Parent crouched in a bunker at Cape Canaveral, sweating through the countdown for the Juno II rocket perched on its launching pad 150 yards away.
• Associate dean advises NASA on human challenges in space programs July 15, 2008 A UW-Madison associate dean is part of a committee advising NASA on issues related to a new space program that will send human astronauts to Mars.
• Milky Way’s infrared portrait gives new view of galaxy June 3, 2008 Astronomers have obtained an entirely new perspective of our home galaxy: a complete mosaic portrait of the Milky Way in infrared light, a picture that when printed measures 180 feet long by 4 feet wide.
• UW space science technology powers Google Earth images Dec. 12, 2007 Satellite images provide a dramatic view of the Earth and its atmosphere. For timely views of winter weather in Wisconsin or wild fires in California, Google Earth users can now access the most recent high-quality satellite images generated at the Space Science and Engineering Center.
• Curiosities: What is the surface of the Sun like? July 5, 2007
• Jets from neutron star rival those made by black holes June 27, 2007 A team of astronomers led by a UW-Madison scientist has found that neutron stars produce jets of energy and matter that rival those produced by black holes.
• With a big assist from NASA, UW-Madison launches astrobiology push May 31, 2007 With the help of a $6.5 million grant from NASA, Wisconsin researchers will join the hunt for extraterrestrial life and early life on Earth by developing techniques and instruments to read the chemical signatures living organisms leave in rocks and minerals.
• Preparing for better weather forecasts March 27, 2007 UW–Madison scientist Allen Huang is at the forefront of preparations for new satellite instruments and the predicted data deluge.