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Image: First extra-solar organic molecule discovered

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a building block of life in the atmosphere of a planet that's orbiting another star. by CNET News.com

Tags: Hubble Space Telescope, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-03-20

Galaxies Galore Screensaver 1 (Windows)

14 out of this world images of galaxies captured by the Hubble space telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope HST is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Astronomer, Orbit, FeaturedScreensavers, Hubble Space Telescope, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-01-30

Hubble Space Telescope Screen Saver 1.0 (Mac)

This screensaver presents images sent to Earth from the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope is able to capture images of deep outer space that were not possible before this satellite was launched into orbit. This download is Mac OS X-native.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Cass Design Software, Hubble Space Telescope, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2002-08-13

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Photos: Hubble's newest visions of space

Exultant over the space telescope's new lease on life, NASA releases a series of photos that offer fresh and spectacular glimpses of the interstellar realm. by CNET News.com

Tags: Vision, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-11

SkyGazer 1.1 (Mobile)

SkyGazer is a planetarium program designed for beginners in astronomy. SkyGazer shows you every star the eye can see, 220 of the star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the sky. It displays the major planets and moons of the Solar System using NASA spacecraft imagery, and includes a database of...

Tags: NASA, Mobile, Sky, Carina Software, SkyGazer, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2009-08-11

Photos: Hubble Telescope takes center stage

Now that the Space Shuttle Atlantis has lifted off, the astronauts on board can get to work on their mission of doing the final repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope. by CNET News.com

Tags: Space Shuttle, Photograph, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-15

Astro_Mike to ground control: 'Launch was awesome'

A true landmark in Twitter PR: Astronaut Mike Massimino has delivered two tweets from space back to all of us on planet Earth. He's not floating in a tin can, though; he's getting ready to work on the Hubble Space Telescope. 18 hours...

Tags: Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Still waiting for space-tweet

Still waiting for space-tweetTwits from spaceBig deal, a few birdbrains aren't going to get a useless and silly message "from space". I think a bunch of people need to get a life. And I include the space twit who made the promise in that arena too. Now, let's...

Tags: Web 2.0, Now Let, Still Waiting, Big Deal

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Screenshots: Hubble Spacewalk simulator

A new educational project from NASA and DigitalSpace for K-12 students, as well as museums and planetaria is designed to simulate the spacewalks that astronauts will do to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. by CNET News.com

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Image galleries 2009-05-12

White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopes

White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopesWhen you quit...reading them.RE: White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopesThe Webb telescope that will be launched after Hubble is decomissioned will be able to measure infrared just as well as the Planck and Herschel. The upgrades that...

Tags: NASA, White House, Hubble

Discussion threads 2009-05-10

Free 3D Jupiter Screensaver 1 (Windows)

Take your chance to get a magnificent 3D view of planet Jupiter with this Free 3D Jupiter Screensaver. You will be deeply impressed by the highly realistic image of the largest planet of the Solar system. Jupiter was firstly visited in 1973. Today it is regularly observed by the Hubble...

Tags: 3D, Planet, Microsoft Windows, 3D Savers

Software downloads 2008-10-31

Space Envi Deluxe 1.1.3 (Mobile)

Space Envi Deluxe turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a Web-based space museum, with exhibits and archives from around the universe. It gives you easy, full-screen access to an out-of-this-world set of space photographs, grouped into major collections. From the Earth Observatory here at home, to the Space Shuttle...

Tags: Web, Mobile, Moon, Multi-touch, Space Shuttle, Open Door Networks, Space Envi Deluxe, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-24

Inside an early star-forming galaxy

U.S. astronomers from the California Institute of Technology Caltech have used adaptive optics AO on the 10-meter Keck Telescope in Hawaii in conjunction with other images provided by the Hubble Space Telescope to look inside a young star-forming galaxy as it appeared only two billion years after the Big Bang....

Tags: California Institute Of Technology, Image, Adaptive Optic, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-10-09

LHC a sure sign that Europe is the center of physics

LHC a sure sign that Europe is the center of physicsHmmm, the brain drain is more thanlosing our people to Europe... it's our poor education system. It's amazing how low on the scale we are for developed nations when it comes to education. Especially in the lower grades where it...

Tags: INTERNET, fascism, LHC, sure sign

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

Kids NetLinks NASA for Kids Browser 1 (Windows)

Kids NetLinks NASA for Kids Browser gives 1 click access to the top learning and games Web pages/sites NASA has to offer for Kids K-12. Learn about the hubble telescope, mars, the moon, NASA space shuttle, and more with a click of a button. Make your own MyNasa Page or...

Tags: NASA, Web Browser, Kids NetLinks, Microsoft Windows, Games, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Internet

Software downloads 2008-09-11

(Gallery: Scientists react to Hadron success)

(Gallery: Scientists react to Hadron success)Coilliding protons is nothing newAnd nothing to worry about. Humans have been doing it for years, and Nature has been doing it for much longer.As far as the LHC, they have accomplished what they set out to do: build a functioning collider which uses higher...

Tags: Hadron, Doomsday Machine, LHC

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

European telcos squeal: should we care?

One of the ongoing discussions among the Irregulars centers around telecommunications costs. Many of us travel internationally and bemoan the astronomical sic charges we're forced to pay by telecoms operators. Earlier today, I saw a statement from the GSMA, a global trade group  for the industry arguing...

Tags: Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Dennis Howlett, Government, Mobile, Networking, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Regulations, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Telephony, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Images: New red spot appears on Jupiter

Astronomers were amazed when a second giant red spot suddenly appeared on Jupiter two years ago. Now, there's a third one.Images from the Hubble Space Telescope confirm the appearance of a third giant red spot on Jupiter the smaller spot to the left. The new feature was recently seen as...

Tags: Spot, Jupiter, Great Red Spot, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-05-22

Deep Space: Above and Beyond 1.071 (Windows)

Peer into the farthest reaches of deep space on your PC. Featuring breathtaking images from the Hubble Space Telescope, inspiring original music, and new screensaver technology that is above and beyond ordinary slideshow screensavers you've seen before! Everything in this screensaver is real. There are no artist's impressions or computer-generated...

Tags: Screensaver, Microsoft Windows

Software downloads 2008-03-25

Image: First extra-solar organic molecule discovered

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered methane in the atmosphere of a planet that's orbiting another star. by Andy Smith

Tags: space, Hubble

Image galleries 2008-03-20