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  'Deep Impact' Of Pulsar Around Companion Star

  February 28, 2006 — Astronomers have witnessed a never-seen-before event in observations by ESA’s XMM-Newton spacecraft - a collision between a pulsar and a ring of gas around a neighbouring star. The rare ... > full story
• Geomagnetic Storms
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  Satellites See Largest Jet Of Particles Created Between Sun And Earth

  January 13, 2006 — A flotilla of space-weather satellites – ESA’s Cluster and NASA’s ACE and Wind - observed for the first time steady large-scale jets of charged particles in the solar wind between ... > full story
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  'Quiet' Mach 6 Wind Tunnel At Purdue Helps Shape Future Aircraft

  January 6, 2006 — Purdue University engineers have developed a wind tunnel that is the only one of its kind in the world capable of running quietly at "hypersonic" speeds, helping researchers to design advanced ... > full story
• Atmosphere
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  Mountain Winds May Create Atmospheric Hotspots

  October 18, 2005 — Rapidly fluctuating wind gusts blowing over mountains and hills can create "hotspots" high in the atmosphere and significantly affect regional air temperatures. Such winds can create high-frequency ... > full story
• Wind Energy
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  New Equation Helps Unravel Behavior Of Turbulence

  October 18, 2005 — Researchers have discovered a mathematical formula that may enable more precise models of turbulence, with practical implications in areas as diverse as weather forecasting, pollutant control, engine ... > full story
• Weather
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  Scientists Unravel How The Brits May Have Struck Gold In Olympic Sailing

  October 10, 2005 — A study led by UCL (University College London) scientists has unravelled the physical mechanism behind the poorly understood weather phenomenon of coastal wind jets - which are thought to have helped ... > full story
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
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  Envisat And ERS-2 Reveal Hidden Side Of Hurricane Rita

  September 23, 2005 — As Hurricane Rita entered the Gulf of Mexico, ESA's Envisat satellite's radar was able to pierce through swirling clouds to directly show how the storm churns the sea surface. This image has then ... > full story
• Wind Energy
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  Solutions To Abrasion And Erosion In Wind Generator Vanes

  September 19, 2005 — Wind generator vanes can suffer degradation by erosion, particularly at their outer edge, produced by particles (dust, sand, etc.) which are present suspended in the ... > full story
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  Supernova 1987A: Fast Forward To The Past

  August 21, 2005 — Recent observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed new details about the fiery ring surrounding the stellar explosion that produced Supernova 1987A. The data give insight into ... > full story
• Renewable Energy
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  Researchers Make Advances In Wind Energy Generation

  July 19, 2005 — Engineers at the University of Alberta have created a wind energy generator that they hope people will one day be able to use to power their own ... > full story

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