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Earth like planets should be quite common in the universe
telegraph.co.uk — A new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 planets discovered orbiting other stars, turns that view on its head.The study illustrates that if early conditions had been just slightly different, very unpleasant things could have happened - like planets being thrown into the sun or jettisoned into deep space.More… (Space)
optimusprime01U.S. satellite shootdown: The inside story
spectrum.ieee.org — While assessing the hazards of hydrazine re-entry from space, a journalist discovers the hazards of media commentary as well.More… (Space)
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Cassini Prepares to Swoop by Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon
jpl.nasa.gov — Cassini will zoom past the tiny moon a mere 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the surface. Just after closest approach, all of the spacecraft's cameras -- covering infrared wavelengths, where temperatures are mapped, as well as visible light and ultraviolet -- will focus on the fissures running along the moon's south pole.More… (Space)
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Clumps and Streams of Dark Matter May Lie in the Milky Way
sciencedaily.com — Using one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world to simulate the halo of dark matter that envelopes our galaxy, researchers found dense clumps and streams of the mysterious stuff lurking in the inner regions of the halo, in the same neighborhood as our solar system.More… (Space)
irfanmpSolar Images Through Deverse Teleskop view!
erichansaAPOD: At the Sun's Edge view!
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NASA Insists Perchlorate Doesn't Rule Out Life On Mars
blogs.guardian.co.uk — Martian soil appears to contain perchlorate salts, according to the latest twitterings from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The presence of perchlorate generated rumours this week because of suggestions that it meant that the soil is less friendly to life than previously thought.More… (Space)
Senator Barack Obama No Longer Favors Slashing NASA's Budget
orlandosentinel.com — "The Illinois senator promised he would work to add one more space-shuttle flight beyond 2010, the shuttle program's scheduled end. He said he wanted to ensure thousands of contract workers didn't lose their jobs. 'We cannot afford to lose their expertise,' he said."More… (Space)
vroom101Amateur Astronomer Spots ‘Cosmic Ghost’ Unknown Until Now
msnbc.msn.com — A Dutch primary school teacher and amateur astronomer has discovered what some are calling a "cosmic ghost," a strange, gaseous object with a hole in the middle that may represent a new class of astronomical objectMore… (Space)
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Dark Energy's Fingerprint Found in Distant Galaxies
dsc.discovery.com — Scientists don't know much about the mysterious phenomenon known as dark energy, but they do have a picture of what it's doing to the universe, namely, driving it apart. In what may be the clearest detection of dark energy to date, astronomers looked at microwaves left over from the beginning of the universe some 13.7 billion years ago.More… (Space)
NASA shoots down Mars rumors: We're not sure what we've got
arstechnica.com — As rumors swirled over the weekend, NASA convinced the scientists running the experiments on its Mars Phoenix lander to open up to the public about the scientific process that's still trying to figure out just what we've found out about our neighboring planet.More… (Space)
Inside Story of the Telescope That Nearly Wasn’t Built
nytimes.com — “The Universe in Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It” is a breezy behind-the-scenes account.More… (Space)
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NASA Scientist: Reports of Mars Life Finding Are 'Bogus'
space.com — Rumblings in the media suggest some intriguing findings from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission that relate to the question of life, specifically whether it could have survived on Mars in the past. Phoenix principal investigator Peter Smith denied that any details of the MECA findings had been shared.More… (Space)
New Data Suggest Mars Soil Not As Life-Friendly As Thought
space.com — New results from NASA's Phoenix Mars lander suggest that the surface layers of the Martian arctic region may not be as friendly to life as initial results suggested, NASA said today. Two samples analyzed within the last month suggest that the Martian dirt may contain perchlorate, which would create a harsh environment for any potential life.More… (Space)
The Lede: Missing Rocket, Missing Remains
thelede.blogs.nytimes.com — When a spacecraft headed for Earth orbit was lost Saturday, portions of the cremated remains of 208 people who were being sent into orbit went missing as well. More… (Space)
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