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Asteroid scrapes past Earth just 8,700miles away
dailymail.co.uk — Although no one noticed at the time, the Earth was almost hit by an asteroid last Friday.The previously undiscovered asteroid came within 8,700miles of Earth but astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before it made its closest approach. (Submitted by Travelet) More…
Astronomers and US Air Force Face Off Over Lasers
blog.photonic-products.com — Astronomers are arguing with the Air Force over being allowed to use lasers pointed at the sky to adjust telescopes. The Air Force fears that satellites could be accidentally blinded while astronomers are concerned about missing significant heave (Submitted by photonicphred) More…
NASA Monkey Radiation Study Draws Group’s Ire
adyesha.com — Our story about a NASA space radiation study that will use squirrel monkeys as subjects caught the eye — and ire — of a group known as the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which is petitioning NASA administrator Charlie Bolden to stop the project. (Submitted by adyeshaaditi) More…
NASA IOD - The Birth of Stars
nasa.gov — The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is undergoing more rapid star formation than our own Milky Way galaxy, especially in its nucleu (Submitted by Theuderic) More…
Wild Solar System Spotted Around Distant Star - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — A young star observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope appears to be home to a wild – and young – planetary system that shares some of the frenetic dynamics thought to have shaped the early years of our own solar system. (Submitted by ParamjitSidhu) More…
Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail' by AP: Yahoo! Tech
tech.yahoo.com — Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle pressure of sunlight. (Submitted by ParamjitSidhu) More…
Planetary Nebula
hubblesite.org — NGC 2818 as seen by Hubble (Submitted by spifffan) More…
Vatican Holds Conference on Extraterrestrial Life
universetoday.com — Though it may seem an unlikely location to happen upon a conference on astrobiology, the Vatican recently held a "study week" of over 30 astronomers, biologists, geologists and religious leaders to discuss the question of the existence of extraterrestrials (Submitted by mklopez) More…
New Small Satellite To Be Propelled Entirely by Solar Sails
inhabitat.com — The Planetary Society — a non-profit space exploration organization — just announced that in 2010 it will send a satellite dubbed LightSail-1 into space that will be propelled by solar sails. The mylar-winged vessel will carry not a drop of fuel, it will aim to prove that solar sailing is a viable technology. (Submitted by Ricochetbiscuit) More…
Do aliens need to be saved? From us? | scrambledmegsntoast o
scrambledmegsntoast.xanga.com — Laura and I were watching "V" tonight and it made me think about how aliens are almost always portrayed as evil in movies, games and on TV. But what if we are the evil species? Is our search of space a lead-up to us brutally conquering some peaceful alien civilization? (Submitted by megank1991) More…
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