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Big Blue Marble: Hi Def Mother Earth -
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:33 PM EST ()
Amazing before and after photos the earth. Mullu-Kummik-Quae (Mother Earth) in all her glory.
Kepler telescope team finds 11 new solar systems|
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:07 PM EST (Reuters)
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said on Thursday.
New two-million degree laser could unlock the secrets of the universe | The State Column
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:56 PM EST ()
Two-million degrees Fahrenheit. That is temperature produced by a new laser beam, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Powerful Solar Storm Sets Off Amazing Northern Lights Show
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:45 AM EST (Space.com)
Lights Over Lapland photographer Chad Blakley captured this amazing view of the aurora borealis in Sweden on January 24th, 2012. The January 23rd solar flare and ensuing coronal mass ejection are the 'lighting engineers' of this incredible display.
Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:36 AM EST
The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.
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NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip
Fri Dec 9, 2011 1:22 PM EST
A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.
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Lunar Eclipse Will Supersize Blood-Red Moon Saturday | Dec. 10 Total Lunar Eclipse
Seeded on Fri Dec 9, 2011 8:21 AM EST ()
A total lunar eclipse will occur early Saturday morning (Dec.
US military pays SETI to check Kepler-22b for aliens
Seeded on Tue Dec 6, 2011 9:00 PM EST (The Register (UK))
The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has announced that it is back in business checking out the new habitable exoplanets recently discovered by NASA's Kepler space telescope to see if they might be home to alien civilisations.
Scientists: Osteoporosis drug useful for astronauts
Seeded on Tue Dec 6, 2011 4:54 PM EST ()
A team of researchers has confirmed five astronauts who stayed long-term at the International Space Station were able to prevent bone density loss by taking osteoporosis drugs. The finding is expected to draw attention as something to help astronauts maintain their health when …
Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
Seeded on Mon Dec 5, 2011 4:16 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the "habitable zone" around a star not unlike our own. The planet, Kepler 22-b, lies about 600 light-years away and is about 2.4 times the size of Earth, and has a temperature of about 22C. It is the closest …
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