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Asteroid is just passin’ through

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at about 6:28 PM, a space rock a little over 1,300 feet in diameter will pass within about 202,000 miles of Earth. It will not hit our home planet nor will it have any other effect on … Continue reading →

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Comet Elenin poses no threat to Earth

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Often, comets are portrayed as harbingers of gloom and doom in movies and on television, but most pose no threat to Earth. Comet Elenin, the latest comet to visit our inner solar system, is no exception. Elenin will pass about … Continue reading →

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Oppy reaches Endeavour Crater

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

PASADENA, Calif. – After a journey of almost three years, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the Red Planet’s Endeavour Crater to study rocks never seen before. On Aug. 9, the golf cart-sized rover relayed its arrival at a … Continue reading →

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Target Mars: Gale Crater selected for Mars Science Laboratory

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet’s Gale Crater. The US space agency made the announcement Friday, July 22. The car-sized MSL (Mars Science Laboratory), or “Curiosity,” is … Continue reading →

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