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

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   ...  (...) Read the rest of Researchers Say Asteroid Has 1 in 1,000 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2182 (621 words) © nancy for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | 4 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post ... Tuesday, 27 July 2010

2. Comet Whacked Neptune 230 Years Ago

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   Neptune. Credit: NASA Researchers studying Neptune's atmosphere found evidence that a comet may have hit the planet about two centuries ago. Was this a "cold-case" file re-opened, or did ... Wednesday, 21 July 2010

3. Comet Whacked Neptune 200 Years Ago

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   Neptune. Credit: NASA Researchers studying Neptune's atmosphere found evidence that a comet may have hit the planet about two centuries ago. Was this a "cold-case" file re-opened, or did ... Wednesday, 21 July 2010

4. Lunar Forums and Anniversaries

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   Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of the Apollo 11 landing site. Credit: NASA I'm attending the NASA Lunar Science Institute's Lunar Forum at Ames Research Center in California, which will ... Tuesday, 20 July 2010

5. Developers Say Lunar Elevator Could be Built Within a Decade

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   Concept for a lunar elevator. Credit: Liftport, courtesy Michael Laine The idea of a space elevator has been around since the late 1800's, but despite big dreams and years of research, the low-cost, ... Monday, 19 July 2010

6. Making Home a Safer Place

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   One day homeowners everywhere may be protected from deadly carbon monoxide fumes, thanks to a device invented at NASA's Langley Research Center. The device uses a new class of low-temperature oxidation ... Sunday, 18 July 2010

7. Securing a Place for History

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   A piece of NASA history landed at the Glenn Research Center's Visitor Center, now located at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The Apollo Command Module, used for the Skylab 3 mission ... Sunday, 11 July 2010

8. Standing on the Chukchi Sea

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   Scientists on the sea ice in the Chukchi Sea off the north coast of Alaska disperse equipment on July 4, 2010, as they prepare to collect data on and below the ice. The research is part of NASA's ICESCAPE ... Thursday, 08 July 2010

9. Celestial Fireworks

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   ... Space Research Association/Ames Research Center), the WFC3 Science Oversight Committee, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) ... Monday, 05 July 2010

10. Astronomy Without A Telescope – Animal Astronomy

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    Avian astronomers at work. Credit: abc.net.au. In the 1950s, the Sauer research team locked some birds in Olbers planetarium and started messing with them. First they projected a northern hemisphere autumn ... Saturday, 03 July 2010

11. Graphite 'Whiskers' Found in Apollo Moon Rocks

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    ...  Credit: A. Steele, et al. Long-held secrets continue to be unlocked from the Moon. Researchers taking a new look at a rock brought back by the Apollo 17 mission have discovered graphite in the form ... Thursday, 01 July 2010

12. Finding the Origin of Milky Way's Ancient Stars

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    ... Society Many of the Milky Way’s ancient stars are remnants of other smaller galaxies torn apart by violent galactic collisions around five billion years ago, according to researchers at Durham University, ... Tuesday, 29 June 2010

13. Supersonic Green Machine

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    ... This supersonic cruise concept is among the designs presented in April 2010 to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate for its NASA Research Announcement-funded studies into advanced aircraft ... Thursday, 24 June 2010

14. NASA Day on the Hill

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    Exhibits highlight NASA's Earth and space science portfolio, cutting-edge aeronautics research and technology development and continued leadership in human space flight and exploration for NASA Day on ... Tuesday, 22 June 2010

15. Hubble Delves into Two Recent Jupiter Mysteries

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    Detailed observations made by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have led researchers to believe that the flash of light seen on Jupiter on 3 June was a meteor. Credit: NASA, ESA, M. H. Wong (University ... Wednesday, 16 June 2010

16. Latest Satellite Views of Oil Leak, Plus Dramatic Video of Where the Oil May End Up

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    ... wonders how far the oil will travel. Researchers National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have completed a detailed computer modeling study that indicates the oil might soon extend along thousands ... Monday, 14 June 2010

17. Water Could Be Widespread in Moon's Interior

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    ... minimum water content ranged from 64 parts per billion to 5 parts per million—at least two orders of magnitude greater than previous results. The science team says their research suggests that the water ... Monday, 14 June 2010

18. Centaur's Rocket Engine

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    In this image, engineers test the RL-10 engine in NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center's Propulsion Systems Laboratory. Developed by Pratt & Whitney, the engine was designed to power the Centaur second-stage ... Tuesday, 08 June 2010

19. The Earth and Moon May Have Formed Later Than Previously Thought

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    ... or approximately 4.5 billion years ago. But new research shows that the Earth and Moon may have formed much later – perhaps up to 150 million years after the formation of the solar system. (...) Read ... Tuesday, 08 June 2010

20. Man-Made Aurora Will Help to Better Predict Space Weather

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    The Aurora Borealis seen in Alaska. New experiments that create a man-made aurora are helping researchers better understand how nitrogen in our atmosphere reacts when it is bombarded by the solar wind. ... Monday, 07 June 2010