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by William Atkins
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
The peak of the Leonid meteor shower for 2009 is Tuesday, November 17. Asia has the best viewing for the Leonids, with up to 500 per hour. North Americans will be missing some of the action, with only a prediction of up to 30 per hour.
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by William Atkins
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
The movie ‘2012’ has gotten some people wondering if the world really will come to an end on December 21, 2012, based on writings from the ancient Mayan culture. NASA says it’s just a global disaster movie and the Mayans didn’t predict the end of Earth, only the end of a calendar cycle. Calm down! Everything is ok!
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by William Atkins
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
The company LaserMotive has developed a laser-powered robot that can climb about one kilometer up a wire into the sky. The company just won part of the 2010 Space Elevator Challenge.
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by William Atkins
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 |
The NASA Messenger spacecraft has mapped another 6% of the surface of Mercury, leaving only the polar regions of the planet unseen by humans with the aid of spacecraft.
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by William Atkins
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Sunday, 01 November 2009 |
The Ares 1-X rocket, launched by NASA on its first test flight Wednesday, October 28, 2009, performed normally except for a parachute problem and performed even better than expected with respect to its thrust oscillations.
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