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[ Watch the Video: ScienceCasts: Comet ISON Meteor Shower ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Astronomers have been given the clearest view yet of a comet that is supposed to light up the skies later this year. Comet ISON is expected to create a spectacular show in the night sky in November, and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided scientists with a great preview, months before its premier debut. Comet ISON is a "dirty snowball," meaning it is a clump of...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Like many of his colleagues at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., Shyam Bhaskaran is working a lot with asteroids these days. And also like many of his colleagues, the deep space navigator devotes a great deal of time to crafting, and contemplating, computer-generated 3-D models of these intriguing nomads of the solar system. But while many of his coworkers are calculating asteroids' past, present and future locations in the cosmos,...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The combination of new technology, a growing interest in astronomy, and more media hype has led to an even bigger fear of "what if" scenarios for potentially hazardous asteroids. However, Iowa State engineers say they are coming up with a few ideas to help save our planet from a repeat of the asteroid-impact that led to the dinosaur annihilation. Bong Wie and colleagues from Iowa State will be presenting a paper as part of NASA's...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Kislovodsk, literally translated, means “sour water.” It was in this town, named for the sour water in the springs that surround it, that Russian astronomers Vitali Nevksi and Artyom Novichonok made a very sweet discovery in September of last year. Officially, the comet they discovered was named C/2012 S1, but since the two astronomers were using the International Scientific Optical Network’s (ISON) 15.7-inch reflecting...

BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. employees Dr. Jeanette Domber and Dr. Lisa Hardaway have been elected Associate Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Domber and Hardaway will be inducted with 175 other new Associate Fellows from around the world at the 51(st) AIAA Sciences Meeting on Jan. 7, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130107/LA37340-a) (Photo:...

BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and the non-profit B612 Foundation have signed a contract for Ball to create prototype infrared imaging sensors for the Sentinel Mission, a deep space mission to protect Earth by providing early warning of threatening asteroids. Ball's detector design characterization initiates the first phase of developing Sentinel's 20-inch diameter, space-based infrared telescope. (Photo:...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online An asteroid approximately the size of a city block will be completing its closest ever fly-by in our planet's history early next year, and one prominent American university is planning a "viewing party" to commemorate the occasion. The University of Central Florida (UCF) announced on Saturday that they would be hosting a special event on February 15, 2013, to watch asteroid 2012 DA14 come within 14,000 miles of Earth. Several...

MIAMI, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In less than a week, Miami-based brand Deep Impact Boats will exhibit over 6 new, custom built boats at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show (October 25-29th.) Each boat is unique as they each have tailored parts and finishes to demonstrate the unlimited options available to customers. According to General Manager Tim Gallagher, Deep Impact boats are perfect for those customers with selective taste, they are able to manufacture the boat...

MIAMI, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just like in a scene right out of a James Bond movie, boat enthusiasts who will be visiting the Palm Beach International Boat Show this weekend will be in for a visual treat. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120323/CL75726 ) Deep Impact Boats, one of the leading South Florida custom boat manufacturers, will be delivering a fully customized Deep Impact 399' open that will serve as the "runabout" tender vessel for the ultra luxurious...

BOULDER, Colo., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.'s Kepler Mission for NASA has been honored by Aviation Week and Space Technology with the publication's prestigious Laureate Award. The annual awards recognize individuals and teams for their extraordinary accomplishments and the inspiration they provide for others to strive for significant, broad-reaching progress in aviation and aerospace. (Photo:...