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Small Asteroid To Pass Within Earth-Moon System TuesdayPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 12, 2010 A small asteroid will fly past Earth early Tuesday within the Earth-moon system. The asteroid, 2010 TD54, will have its closest approach to Earth's surface at an altitude of about 45,000 kilometers (27,960 miles) at 6:50 EDT a.m. (3:50 a.m. PDT). At that time, the asteroid will be over southeastern Asia in the vicinity of Singapore. During its flyby, Asteroid 2010 TD54 has zero probability of impacting Earth. A telescope of the NASA-sponsored Catalina Sky Survey north of Tucson, Arizona discovered ... read more |
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Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 8, 2010A newly modernised Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts blasted off Friday for the International Space Station, watched in an unexpected twist by glamorous spy Anna Chapman. The rocket, carrying two Russians and an American, took off into the night sky on schedule at 3:11 am Moscow time (23:11 GMT Thursday) from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Russian space official ... more  
Aylesbury, UK (SPX) Oct 11, 2010COM DEV Europe has announced that it has signed a (euro)5 million contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of new SB-SAT (SwiftBroadband for Satellite) technology. Partnered with Inmarsat and Broad Reach Engineering (US), COM DEV Europe will develop an SB-SAT terminal that will enable 24/7 access to Low Earth Orbiting spacecraft, utilising Inmarsat's existing I-4 s ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2010Various orbiters, landers and rovers that have explored Mars in the past three decades have revealed tantalizing evidence of the conditions for life, from frozen water at the planet's North Pole to methane plumes in the atmosphere. For atmospheric scientist Joel Levine, the evidence has made the case for flying an airplane over Mars stronger than ever. Levine champions the ARES Mars airpla ... more |
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Cassini Catches Saturn Moons In Paintball FightPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 08, 2010 Scientists using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have learned that distinctive, colorful bands and splotches embellish the surfaces of Saturn's inner, mid-size moons. The reddish and bluish hues on the icy surfaces of Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione and Rhea appear to be the aftermath of bombardments large and small. A paper based on the findings was recently published online in the journal Icarus. In it, scientists describe prominent global patterns that trace the trade routes for material ex ... read more |
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