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3-D moon atlas will soon be available

No doubt, it’ll require 3-D glasses . . .

Amplify’d from www.dnaindia.com
the two-day science meeting is one of the several attempts to analyse and make available the “several terabytes” worth of data gathered by the satellite on the mission.Read more at www.dnaindia.com
 

New horizons in space exploration

Even under current policy, the space shuttle was scheduled to retire this year.

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The Obama administration’s surprising budget for NASA could provide a jump-start for the space program by encouraging greater involvement by commercial aerospace firms.Read more at www.kansascity.com
 

Iran claims launch of turtles, rodent into space

Ben, the two of us need look no more / We both found what we were looking for

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Iran said Wednesday it had launched a rocket carrying a rodent, two turtles and some worms into orbit, claiming it as a successful advance in a space program that has raised international concerns.Read more at www.cnn.com
 

ISRO launches ten rockets to study solar eclipse

Did you watch the moon’s shadow covering the sun?

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) launched a total of 10 Rohini series indigenous sounding rockets from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station here and the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota to investigate the effects of the longest annular solar eclipse of this millennium, which occurred on Friday, on the earth’s atmosphere.

Read more at www.hindu.com
 

The Real Science of ‘Avatar’

Unobtanium?

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The science fiction blockbuster “Avatar” is set on a mysterious alien moon with out-of-this-world technologies. Its star director, James Cameron, has not only directed other science fiction epics like “Aliens, The Abyss” and the first two “Terminator” films, but was apparently the president of his high school science club, a physics major in college and has an engineer brother who has designed underwater robots.
So how much science is there in “Avatar”? Read more at www.space.com
 

The year in space

And oh, what a year it was.

Amplify’d from cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com

The highest highlight of 2009 was clearly the revival of the Hubble Space Telescope, a mission that blended moments of beauty and brute force 350 miles above the earth.

Or was it?

Read more at cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
 

Mars Rover Makes Discovery While Spinning Its Wheels

These findings shed light on the history of water on Mars, which might once have supported life.

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Even though NASA’s Mars rover Spirit has been trapped in the sand for months, the robot has still managed to report new facts about the red planet — all by just spinning its wheels.Read more at www.space.com
 

Russian Satellite Debris Zooms by Space Station

Close only counts in what again?

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A tiny piece of a defunct Russian satellite zipped by the International Space Station Tuesday, but was far enough away that outpost’s two-man crew did not have to strap into their lifeboat to wait out the close shave, NASA officials said.Read more at www.space.com
 

Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe Standby

On your mark. Get ready. Stall.

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NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode on Saturday, Nov. 28, and the team operating the spacecraft has begun implementing careful steps designed to resume Odyssey’s science and relay operations within about a week. Read more at www.jpl.nasa.gov
 

New Ham Antenna Installed on the ISS Columbus Module

73 :-)

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ARISS US Hardware Manager Lou McFadin, W5DID says that all the teamwork and effort to expand the ARISS amateur radio station aboard the ISS were successful on November 21 when the new dual band 2m/70cm antenna was installed on the outside of ESA’s Columbus module.
Read more at www.amsat.org
 
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