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by Peter Dinham
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 |
The Western Australian town of Geraldton, 460 kilometres north of Perth, is set to play a key role in Australian astronomy in support of the bid to host the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio-telescope, with the Australian Government’s announcement today that a new research facility is to be built in the town.
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by William Atkins
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
Founder of Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun"), Guy Labiberté, was blasted into space onboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on September 30, 2009. The Canadian space tourist will promote water awareness during his stay at the International Space Station.
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by William Atkins
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
According to a leader of the Chang'e 1 mission to the Moon, the Chinese have completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the lunar surface. In fact, this mapping is the most detailed imaging of the Moon so far taken by any spacecraft of the entire lunar surface.
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by William Atkins
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
Astronomers on Earth are about to learn a whole lot more about the planet Mercury as NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft passes less than 229 kilometers (142 miles) above the planet’s surface on September 29, 2009.
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by William Atkins
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Sunday, 27 September 2009 |
In a week where water ice (lunar ice) was found on the Moon, NASA scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission have found a new location to look for water ice (frozen water) on Mars: just under the surface at newly formed impact craters.
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