Wednesday, July 30, 2014

NASA Spacecraft Prepare for Close Comet Flyby of Mars

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This graphic depicts the orbit of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring as it swings around the sun in 2014. On Oct. 19, the comet will h...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Moon Set Favors July Meteor Shower; Also Web-Casts

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By Glenn A. Walsh Reporting for SpaceWatchtower While the Perseid Meteor Shower, next month, is considered the best meteor shower of th...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Earth Misses Catastrophe of 2012 Solar Storm

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If an asteroid big enough to knock modern civilization back to the 18th century appeared out of deep space and buzzed the Earth-Moon syste...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

European Space Probe Aims for 1 Comet, Finds 2

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(Image: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA) by Jacob Aron Comet-chaser Rosetta has lucked out wi...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

45 Years Ago: Man Lands on the Moon !

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The American Flag mounted at Tranquility Base on the Moon, after the landing of Apollo 11. (Image Source: NASA) By Glenn A. Walsh Repor...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Solar Sail Spacecraft Test in 2016

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LightSail is designed to be the first mission to demonstrate controlled solar sailing for small, affordable spacecraft called cu...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

NASA Visits Pluto in 2015, Plans Visit to Jupiter Moon Europa

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Compiled from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft data, this colorized surface image of Europa shows the blue-white terrains which indicate rela...