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First pieces of destroyed Cosmos 2251 reentering Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-11 08:25:55
According to tracking data from the U.S. Strategic Command, the first fragments of the destroyed Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 will be entering the atmosphere of Earth in the last half of March 2009, with more debris following in April 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-11 08:25:55
According to tracking data from the U.S. Strategic Command, the first fragments of the destroyed Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 will be entering the atmosphere of Earth in the last half of March 2009, with more debris following in April 2009.
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Chang'e 1 crashes on Moon: No worries, it was supposed to
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-02 08:39:48
On Sunday, March 1, 2009, the Chinese Chang'e 1 space probe ended a 16-month mission when ground controllers remotely performed a maneuver to direct it toward the lunar surface. They were successful and the probe made a controlled crash into the Moon. Wham! Boom! Ting!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-02 08:39:48
On Sunday, March 1, 2009, the Chinese Chang'e 1 space probe ended a 16-month mission when ground controllers remotely performed a maneuver to direct it toward the lunar surface. They were successful and the probe made a controlled crash into the Moon. Wham! Boom! Ting!
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See real-time debris data from Iridium/Cosmos collision
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-28 10:35:29
The orbital debris from the collision of the U.S. Iridium 33 satellite and the Russian Cosmos 2251 satellite can now be tracked in real-time by using Google Earth and an Orbiting Frog. See how to do it here!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-28 10:35:29
The orbital debris from the collision of the U.S. Iridium 33 satellite and the Russian Cosmos 2251 satellite can now be tracked in real-time by using Google Earth and an Orbiting Frog. See how to do it here!
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Space highway crowded: Two major satellites collide
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-13 10:42:52
On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the Russian Kosmos 2251 satellite and the U.S. Iridium 33 satellite collided with each other about 790 kilometers (490 miles) above the surface of the Earth. The Secure Earth Foundation is calling for the establishment of a civil space traffic control system to prevent such problems in the future.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-13 10:42:52
On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the Russian Kosmos 2251 satellite and the U.S. Iridium 33 satellite collided with each other about 790 kilometers (490 miles) above the surface of the Earth. The Secure Earth Foundation is calling for the establishment of a civil space traffic control system to prevent such problems in the future.
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2009 BD: Curious cosmic clump co-orbits Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-26 08:59:51
A curious asteroid flew past Earth on Sunday, January 25, 2009. What is strange and curious about this asteroid called 2009 BD is that its orbit is almost identical with the orbit of Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-26 08:59:51
A curious asteroid flew past Earth on Sunday, January 25, 2009. What is strange and curious about this asteroid called 2009 BD is that its orbit is almost identical with the orbit of Earth.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Fast spinning, wildly orbiting pulsar puzzles astronomers
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-16 09:59:58
Astronomers are perplexed at a rapidly spinning pulsar, known as J1903+0327, because it is orbiting a star similar to the Sun in a very unusual orbit—two actions that haven’t been seen before.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-16 09:59:58
Astronomers are perplexed at a rapidly spinning pulsar, known as J1903+0327, because it is orbiting a star similar to the Sun in a very unusual orbit—two actions that haven’t been seen before.
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Where are the other moons of Earth?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-15 12:10:49
NASA researchers have postulated that when the Earth was hit by a large object about 4.5 billion years ago, it probably created many small moons around Earth, plus our large Moon. Many of them landed at stable points between the Earth and the Sun. They still should, theoretically, be here, but aren't. Where did they go? And why?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-15 12:10:49
NASA researchers have postulated that when the Earth was hit by a large object about 4.5 billion years ago, it probably created many small moons around Earth, plus our large Moon. Many of them landed at stable points between the Earth and the Sun. They still should, theoretically, be here, but aren't. Where did they go? And why?
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Jules Verne spacecraft takes ISS up, up, and away
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-25 15:48:28
On April 25, 2008, the European Space Agency announced that earlier in the day its first automated transfer vehicle (ATV), the "Jules Verne," increased the altitude of the International Space Station by about 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers)—the first time an ESA craft had performed such an important task.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-25 15:48:28
On April 25, 2008, the European Space Agency announced that earlier in the day its first automated transfer vehicle (ATV), the "Jules Verne," increased the altitude of the International Space Station by about 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers)—the first time an ESA craft had performed such an important task.
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Vietnam’s first space satellite Vinasat-1 launches
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-21 08:11:50
After well over a decade of preparations, Vietnam’s first satellite, Vinasat-1, was launched successfully at 6:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Friday, April 18, 2008 (5:17 a.m. Vietnamese time Saturday April 19, or 2017 GMT Friday).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-21 08:11:50
After well over a decade of preparations, Vietnam’s first satellite, Vinasat-1, was launched successfully at 6:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Friday, April 18, 2008 (5:17 a.m. Vietnamese time Saturday April 19, or 2017 GMT Friday).
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Space Junk: Maybe we need Andy Griffith’s Salvage 1?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-17 15:06:43
On late-1970s U.S. television, Harry Broderick (Andy Griffith) ran a space salvage operation (Salvage-1), in which he and partners used a spaceship made from junk to reclaim NASA Apollo debris left on the Moon and junk satellites in orbit about the Earth. Maybe we need an Andy Griffith-type Salvage-1 operation to clean up space around the Earth?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-17 15:06:43
On late-1970s U.S. television, Harry Broderick (Andy Griffith) ran a space salvage operation (Salvage-1), in which he and partners used a spaceship made from junk to reclaim NASA Apollo debris left on the Moon and junk satellites in orbit about the Earth. Maybe we need an Andy Griffith-type Salvage-1 operation to clean up space around the Earth?
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April 12, 1961: First human in space, Yuri Gagarin
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 10:15:55
Forty-seven years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin inside his Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched from the U.S.S.R. to become the first human to enter outer space. Celebrate "Yuri's Night" on April 12th.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 10:15:55
Forty-seven years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin inside his Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched from the U.S.S.R. to become the first human to enter outer space. Celebrate "Yuri's Night" on April 12th.
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First weather satellite, TIROS I, launched 48 years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 09:52:26
The Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the world’s first weather observation satellite, providing proof that weather forecasting could be accurately performed in space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 09:52:26
The Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the world’s first weather observation satellite, providing proof that weather forecasting could be accurately performed in space.
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Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008): “Birth, Death, and Future”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-19 09:25:51
Science fiction writer and inventor Arthur C. Clarke died on March 19, 2008. His "2001: A Space Odyssey" is considered one of the best movies ever made. His concept of geostationary satellites provides the world with communications. His life was about the future!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-19 09:25:51
Science fiction writer and inventor Arthur C. Clarke died on March 19, 2008. His "2001: A Space Odyssey" is considered one of the best movies ever made. His concept of geostationary satellites provides the world with communications. His life was about the future!
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