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  1. Researchers Say Asteroid Has 1 in 1,000 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2182

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    Doppler data on asteroid 1999 RQ36 from Goldstone. Credit: NASA Asteroid trackers from Spain have upgraded the chance that asteroid 1999 RQ36 has a one-in-a-thousand chance of impacting the Earth in the ... Tuesday, 27 July 2010
  2. WISE Mission Completes All-sky Infrared Survey

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    ... blanks on the infrared properties of everything in the universe from nearby asteroids to distant quasars," said Peter Eisenhardt of JPL, project scientist for WISE. "But the most exciting  ... Tuesday, 20 July 2010
  3. Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: July 16-19, 2010

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    ... up your evenings! If you'd still like a challenge, then why not chase bright asteroid Ceres with binoculars – or look up a challenging globular cluster? If you still need appeal, then there ... Friday, 16 July 2010
  4. Your Chance to Weigh in on NASA's Future Destinations

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    Where do you think NASA's next destination should be in space? Asteroid? The Moon? Mars? The Planetary Society is hosting an interactive Ustream chat where you can put in your 2 cents. "Tell ... Tuesday, 13 July 2010
  5. Farewell Lutetia

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    On its way to a 2014 rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, with NASA instruments aboard, flew past asteroid Lutetia on Saturday, July 10. The ... Monday, 12 July 2010
  6. Rosetta Meets Asteroid Lutetia

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    Lutetia at closest approach. Image credit: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA Over the weekend, the Rosetta spacecraft flew by asteroid Lutetia, returning the first close ... Monday, 12 July 2010
  7. Watch Live Webcast of Rosetta Flyby of Asteroid Lutetia July 10

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    Rosetta captured this image of asteroid (21) Lutetia on July 9, 2010, at 01:00 UTC, when the spacecraft was still about two million kilometers (and 36 hours) from the asteroid. Credit: ESA 2010 MPS for ... Friday, 09 July 2010
  8. Smoother Landings

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    ... moon, an asteroid or another planet. The Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine, also known as CECE, recently completed the fourth and final series of hot-fire tests on a 15,000-pound thrust class cryogenic ... Wednesday, 07 July 2010
  9. Hayabusa Sample Return Canister Opened, Contains Material

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    ... dust particles, according to the JAXA website. This is very encouraging news! However, it is not yet known if the dust is from the asteroid Itokawa, where Hayabusa briefly touched down, or if it could ... Tuesday, 06 July 2010
  10. A Matter of Perspective

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    ... whole sky -- from asteroids to stars to powerful, distant galaxies. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA ... Tuesday, 22 June 2010
  11. Fully Functional Pan-STARRS is now Panning for Stars, Asteroids and Comets

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    Pan-STARRS PS1 Observatory just before sunrise on Haleakala, Maui. Credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophyiscs There's a new eye on the skies on the lookout for 'killer' asteroids ... Wednesday, 16 June 2010
  12. Hayabusa Sample Return Capsule Retrieved

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    ... spacecraft, which is hoped to contain the first piece of asteroid ever brought to Earth, perhaps providing insight into the origins of asteroids – and our universe. The capsule was ejected three hours ... Monday, 14 June 2010
  13. Hayabusa Returns!

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    ... from asteroid Itokawa. The canister separated about three hours before reaching Earth, and returned to Earth via parachute. The canister has been recovered, and will be taken to Japan where scientists ... Sunday, 13 June 2010
  14. Hayabusa on the Homestretch on Return to Earth

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    ... an asteroid. (...) Read the rest of Hayabusa on the Homestretch on Return to Earth (485 words) © nancy for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Asteroids, ... Saturday, 12 June 2010
  15. Astronomers Zoom in on Solar Systems in the Making

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    ... disks – swirling clouds of gas and dust that feed the growing star in its center and eventually coalesce into planets and asteroids to form a solar system. What they saw is providing insight into the ... Friday, 11 June 2010
  16. Dawn Journal - May 27, 2010

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 04, 2010 - After more than 2.5 years of spaceflight, and more than 6 months in the asteroid belt, Dawn's interplanetary journey continues smoothly. The mission remains on course and ... Thursday, 03 June 2010
  17. Hubble Images Suggest Rogue Asteroid Smacked Jupiter

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    Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 04, 2010 - Without warning, a mystery object struck Jupiter on July 19, 2009, leaving a dark bruise the size of the Pacific Ocean. The spot first caught the eye of an amateur astronomer ... Thursday, 03 June 2010
  18. Astronaut Demonstrates Gravity on Different Planetary Bodies (Video)

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    ... habitat simulating a long-duration space mission. The crew put together this great video showing what it would be like to walk and jump on the Moon, Mars and an asteroid. The "Aquanauts" and ... Thursday, 03 June 2010
  19. New Hubble Images Zoom In on Asteroid Impact on Jupiter

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    ... It didn't take long for other astronomers to confirm Jupiter had been hit by an object, either an asteroid or a comet. Of course, the world's most famous telescope, Hubble, zeroed in on this ... Thursday, 03 June 2010
  20. Post-Mortem Of A Comet

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    ... study asteroids and the planets in unprecedented detail." Using a globally unique technique at Diamond which enables the mapping of the widest range of elements, the group found X-ray signatures of ... Monday, 31 May 2010
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