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Boulder-sized Asteroid Will Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere Tonight
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A tiny asteroid discovered just hours ago at an Arizona observatory will enter Earth's atmosphere harmlessly at approximately 10:46 p.m. Eastern time tonight (2:46 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time). ...
Mistaken near-miss asteroid alert defended
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2007 |
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Astronomers defend a U.S.-run system intended to warn of pending asteroid impacts after it mistook a European Space Agency's spacecraft for an incoming rock.
Asteroid Named in Honor of 50th Anniversary of the Space Age
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2007 |
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In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the start of the Space Age, an asteroid has been named "Astronautica." Minor planet number 100,000 (also known as 1982 SH1) was chosen for this honor because space ...
Huge asteroid hurtles toward Earth
Jun 29, 2006 |
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An asteroid that's about one-half-mile wide is hurtling toward Earth, expected to narrowly miss the planet early Monday.
Astronomers React to Pluto's Planetary 'Demotion'
Aug 25, 2006 |
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Several Johns Hopkins University astronomers described a decision Thursday to strip Pluto of its planetary status as a "muddled" ruling that is unlikely to settle ongoing debates over how to define a planet and whether the ...
Space rock gives Earth a close shave
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2009 |
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An asteroid of a similar size to a rock that exploded above Siberia in 1908 with the force of a thousand atomic bombs whizzed close past Earth on Monday, astronomers said on Tuesday.
Calif. students discover three asteroids
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2007 |
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Six students from Cordova High School in California recently discovered three new asteroids through the International Asteroid Search Campaign.
Taiwan names small astral body
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2007 |
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Astronomers in Taiwan have named a small astral body they discovered between Mars and Jupiter Chiayi after the county where their observatory is located.
Future Space Telescopes Could Detect Earth Twin
Apr 11, 2007 |
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For the first time ever, NASA researchers have successfully demonstrated in the laboratory that a space telescope rigged with special masks and mirrors could snap a photo of an Earth-like planet orbiting a ...
Astronomers Detect Sodium Gas Ejected by Lunar Impact
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston University astronomers announced today observations of a cloud of sodium gas ejected from the Moon’s surface as a result of the NASA impact experiment that was part of its Lunar Reconnaissance ...
Mystery Comet Explodes into Brightness
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2007 |
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A once-faint comet has made a sudden leap from obscurity to center stage. Comet 17P/Holmes, now visible to northern hemisphere residents, increased its brightness by a factor of one million this week, going ...
Driver misjudgment and landscape variations cause collisions at stop sign intersections
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stop signs are supposed to be traffic safety tools, but how effective are they? According to one Ryerson University researcher, intersections with stop signs can be some of the deadliest places ...
Craters on Vesta and Ceres Could Hold Key to Jupiter's Age
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Crater patterns on Vesta and Ceres could help pinpoint when Jupiter began to form during the evolution of the early solar system.
New research reveals 41 percent increase in children's short stay hospital admissions
Oct 15, 2009 |
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The number of children being admitted to hospitals in England for short stays increased by 41 per cent between 1996 and 2006, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial Colleg ...
1 in 8 strokes is preceded by 'warning stroke'
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 28, 2009 |
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One out of every eight strokes is preceded by a "warning stroke," which is a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mild stroke, according to research published in the September 29, 2009, print issue of Neurology.
