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Building blocks of life found around star HR 4796A
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 08:42:02
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 08:42:02
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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Update on asteroid hitting Mars: Now 1-in-28
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 08:16:41
The chance that asteroid 2007 WD5 will hit the planet Mars on January 30, 2008, has been slightly reduced from 1-in-25 (4%) to 1-in-28 (about 3.6%) based on observations at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 08:16:41
The chance that asteroid 2007 WD5 will hit the planet Mars on January 30, 2008, has been slightly reduced from 1-in-25 (4%) to 1-in-28 (about 3.6%) based on observations at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
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Quadrantid meteor shower: January 3-4, 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-03 08:30:45
The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to produce a brief-but-intense number of meteors between the hours of 9:00 p.m. Thursday night to 2:00 a.m. Friday morning (0200 UTC and 0700 UTC) over the Northern Hemisphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-03 08:30:45
The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to produce a brief-but-intense number of meteors between the hours of 9:00 p.m. Thursday night to 2:00 a.m. Friday morning (0200 UTC and 0700 UTC) over the Northern Hemisphere.
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Possibility of asteroid hitting Mars upped to 1 out of 25
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-29 09:14:03
One week ago the chance of Mars getting smacked by 2007 WD5 asteroid was 1 out of 75. Based on historical data of the asteroid’s path, that possibility of a collision has been raised to 1 out of 25, or four percent.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-29 09:14:03
One week ago the chance of Mars getting smacked by 2007 WD5 asteroid was 1 out of 75. Based on historical data of the asteroid’s path, that possibility of a collision has been raised to 1 out of 25, or four percent.
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Sandia simulation shows small near-earth objects can cause big troubles
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-22 10:02:05
A Sandia supercomputer has found that the space body causing the Tunguska explosion, which destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres and thousands of animals, in Siberia in 1908 was 3-4 times smaller than what first thought. Humans should pay attention to these smaller space bodies for the sake of millions of lives.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-22 10:02:05
A Sandia supercomputer has found that the space body causing the Tunguska explosion, which destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres and thousands of animals, in Siberia in 1908 was 3-4 times smaller than what first thought. Humans should pay attention to these smaller space bodies for the sake of millions of lives.
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Place your bets: Will asteroid hit Mars in January?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
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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December’s Geminid meteor shower promises to be best of 2007
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-03 09:10:27
The late evening of Thursday, December 13, and continuing on to dawn Friday morning, December 14, is the time frame to see the Geminid meteor shower in North America.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-03 09:10:27
The late evening of Thursday, December 13, and continuing on to dawn Friday morning, December 14, is the time frame to see the Geminid meteor shower in North America.
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Actor George Takei (“Sulu”) gets an asteroid named after him
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 08:18:56
Asteroid 1994 GT9 has been renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as 7307 Takei, in honor of Japanese American actor George Hosato Takei.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 08:18:56
Asteroid 1994 GT9 has been renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as 7307 Takei, in honor of Japanese American actor George Hosato Takei.
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NASA liftoff: Dawn brightens the early morning
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-27 08:15:54
The NASA Dawn spacecraft was launched onboard a Delta 2 rocket at 7:34 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007—about twenty-one minutes after the dawning of the day—on a mission to learn about the early history of the solar system from two large asteroids.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-27 08:15:54
The NASA Dawn spacecraft was launched onboard a Delta 2 rocket at 7:34 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007—about twenty-one minutes after the dawning of the day—on a mission to learn about the early history of the solar system from two large asteroids.
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Dawn arrives at 7:13 a.m., then exits 7:20 a.m. at Cape Canaveral
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-26 08:22:09
The natural dawn (daybreak) over Florida is expected at 7:13 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007, but the man-made Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to liftoff on its journey to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres at 7:20 a.m. (1120 GMT) —seven minutes later.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-26 08:22:09
The natural dawn (daybreak) over Florida is expected at 7:13 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007, but the man-made Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to liftoff on its journey to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres at 7:20 a.m. (1120 GMT) —seven minutes later.
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The search begins now for a few good NASA astronauts
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-18 17:59:50
NASA officials announced on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. The U.S. space agency states, “NASA HAS SPACE FOR YOU!”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-18 17:59:50
NASA officials announced on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. The U.S. space agency states, “NASA HAS SPACE FOR YOU!”
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Two asteroids collide, space rocks spew out, one kills dinosaurs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 21:01:37
In a nutshell, a new U.S. study states that two giant asteroids collided inside the asteroid belt about 160 million years ago, and two fragments hit the Earth and the Moon. Mass extinctions occurred on Earth, killing, among other creatures, the dinosaurs.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 21:01:37
In a nutshell, a new U.S. study states that two giant asteroids collided inside the asteroid belt about 160 million years ago, and two fragments hit the Earth and the Moon. Mass extinctions occurred on Earth, killing, among other creatures, the dinosaurs.
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Why car exhaust and exploded star N132D may help explain origins of life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-01 11:19:03
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants found in car exhaust and cigarette smoke. They are also found in supernova remnant N132D, the material left over after an old star exploded. Scientists theorize that PAHs play an essential role in the development of life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-01 11:19:03
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants found in car exhaust and cigarette smoke. They are also found in supernova remnant N132D, the material left over after an old star exploded. Scientists theorize that PAHs play an essential role in the development of life.
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Sharp eyes of geologist find meteorite debris from Sudbury crater in Minnesota
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-16 12:20:52
The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-16 12:20:52
The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.
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