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Esther Dyson: Release 0.9: Back to (flight) school
huffingtonpost.com — Here is a story from this absolutely amazing woman! Wish her well and hope her space dreams will come true!More… (Space)
technewsupdatesAsteroid Enters Atmosphere, Just As Predicted
ktvu.com — So far there are no reports of damage. It is believed that the space rock burned up before reaching the ground, although small pieces could have made it to the ground.More… (Space)
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Messenger images may be seen by 10 a.m.
floridatoday.com — Scientists this morning expect NASA's Messenger spacecraft to send back images from its second close encounter with Mercury on Monday.More… (Space)
Mercury, up close and personal: Photos to be revealed today
edition.cnn.com — An U.S. spacecraft was scheduled to beam hundreds of photos of Mercury back to Earth on Tuesday after a close encounter with the planet closest to the sun.More… (Space)
New views of Mercury arriving today
baltimoresun.com — New views of Mercury arriving today More… (Space)
NASA's Legacy: The Quest for the Moon
livescience.com — The space race was "war by another means," said Roger Launius, senior curator at the National Air and Space Museum here. The Cold War rivals were engaging in a technological rivalry and wanted to prove to non-aligned nations and the rest of the world that they were "second to none." More… (Space)
hdar3415Doncaster observatory
doncasterfreepress.co.uk — Doncaster Council has installed nine cut-off lights near the scoiety's Austerfield observatory allowing the night sky to be seen clearlyMore… (Space)
Jupiter-sized object that's twice as heavy as lead
mailonsunday.co.uk — Astronomers have been thrown into a quandary after discovering a massive planet-sized object that orbits its parent star in just four days and six hours. (ie, Is this old news, or not?)More… (Space)
Predicted meteor may have been sighted
weblogs.marylandweather.com — "Yes, I saw it from over central Europe - a bigger brighter trail than the usual shooting star, terminated by an explosion. All over in about a second, but definitely an unusual event." More… (Space)
Telescope detects odd-ball object
news.bbc.co.uk — The European planet-hunter Corot has spotted an object orbiting a star that is quite unlike anything seen before. It is about the size of Jupiter, but packs more than 20 times the mass.Scientists say they are not sure if the object is a planet or a type of failed star known as a brown dwarf - neither description really seems to fit. More… (Space)
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Millions of Names Sent to Space
livescience.com — There was a time when the only interaction the general public had with space exploration was passively via the media. Consequently, many people felt indifferent to space missions as they just didn't connect with them on a personal level.More… (Space)
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Collecting 50 Years of NASA Space History
livescience.com — At a celebration of NASA's 50th anniversary held outside Washington, DC late last month, a champagne toast was offered in recognition of the five decades of exploration that the agency had accomplished. NASA had put men on the moon, sent probes to the planets, and improved our understanding of life here at home.More… (Space)
Telescope detects odd-ball object
news.bbc.co.uk — The European planet-hunter Corot has spotted an object orbiting a star that is quite unlike anything seen before. It is about the size of Jupiter, but packs more than 20 times the mass. More… (Space)
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