Planet
Saturn shining brightly in Northern Hemisphere sky
By: William Atkins
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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By: William Atkins
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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Sun to destroy Earth in 7.6 billion years
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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Life-supporting Earth-like planets could be common
By: William Atkins
American astronomer Michael R. Meyer and his team of scientists studied over three hundred stars with Sun-like masses, and concluded that rocky planets like Earth could be orbiting about at least half of the Sun-like stars found in the Milky Way galaxy—and supporting intelligent and/or primitive life.
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By: William Atkins
American astronomer Michael R. Meyer and his team of scientists studied over three hundred stars with Sun-like masses, and concluded that rocky planets like Earth could be orbiting about at least half of the Sun-like stars found in the Milky Way galaxy—and supporting intelligent and/or primitive life.
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Fly with Cassie to the planet Saturn
By: William Atkins
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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By: William Atkins
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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First Mercury flyby by MESSENGER shows past lava flows
By: William Atkins
Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.
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By: William Atkins
Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.
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GRAIL: New NASA robotic mission to explore inside of Moon
By: William Atkins
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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Historic return to planet Mercury set for January 14, 2008
By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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Asteroid 2007 WD5 is poor marksman: Now predicted to totally miss Mars
By: William Atkins
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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By: William Atkins
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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Another update: asteroid has only 1-in-40 chance (2.5%) of hitting Mars
By: William Atkins
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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By: William Atkins
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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Building blocks of life found around star HR 4796A
By: William Atkins
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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By: William Atkins
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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NASA’s Mars Scout 2 is earthbound for two more years
By: William Atkins
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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Place your bets: Will asteroid hit Mars in January?
By: William Atkins
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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By: William Atkins
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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First direct evidence of early flattening as planets form
By: William Atkins
Illinois astronomers used the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope to show that early in the planet-forming phase a spinning cloud of gas and dust flattens as it begins to develop into a planet. This discovery will help astronomers learn more about how our own Sun looked when it was first born.
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By: William Atkins
Illinois astronomers used the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope to show that early in the planet-forming phase a spinning cloud of gas and dust flattens as it begins to develop into a planet. This discovery will help astronomers learn more about how our own Sun looked when it was first born.
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