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First rocky planet discovered outside Earth’s solar system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-16 08:25:00
Astronomers have found over 300 exosolar planets (or exoplanets, those orbiting about stars other than the Sun). However, they have all been gaseous objects without a solid surface. For the first time, a rocky exoplanet has been discovered.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-16 08:25:00
Astronomers have found over 300 exosolar planets (or exoplanets, those orbiting about stars other than the Sun). However, they have all been gaseous objects without a solid surface. For the first time, a rocky exoplanet has been discovered.
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U.S. successful at lunar orbit with LRO spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-23 07:41:34
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the necessary maneuvers for insertion into orbit about the Moon. NASA confirms its preliminary lunar orbit at 6:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-23 07:41:34
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the necessary maneuvers for insertion into orbit about the Moon. NASA confirms its preliminary lunar orbit at 6:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
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Japanese Kaguya seen crashing into Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-15 08:57:23
AT 3:25 a.m. Japanese time (1825 GMT) the Kaguya spacecraft made a controlled hard crash onto the Moon ending a successful mission to comprehensively map the lunar surface. It was seen on Earth by professional and amateur astronomers.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-15 08:57:23
AT 3:25 a.m. Japanese time (1825 GMT) the Kaguya spacecraft made a controlled hard crash onto the Moon ending a successful mission to comprehensively map the lunar surface. It was seen on Earth by professional and amateur astronomers.
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Asia, Australia may see Kaguya and Moon crash
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-10 08:19:29
The Japanese Kaguya spacecraft will end its mission with an impact on the Moon. The Wednesday, June 10, 2009 crash is likely to be seen by people in Asia and Australia at approximately 1825 Universal Time (UT). Find out what time the crash will occur locally for you.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-10 08:19:29
The Japanese Kaguya spacecraft will end its mission with an impact on the Moon. The Wednesday, June 10, 2009 crash is likely to be seen by people in Asia and Australia at approximately 1825 Universal Time (UT). Find out what time the crash will occur locally for you.
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Never before seen wrinkles: On Mercury
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-25 08:13:33
NASA’s Messenger space probe has found "wrinkle ridges" on the planet Mercury and U.S. mission team members say they look "bizarre" and something "we’re never seen anything like that" before in the Solar System.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-25 08:13:33
NASA’s Messenger space probe has found "wrinkle ridges" on the planet Mercury and U.S. mission team members say they look "bizarre" and something "we’re never seen anything like that" before in the Solar System.
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