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World's researchers prepare for a cosmic encounter
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defence Conference is being held in Granada, Spain, on 27-30 April. Among the topics under discussion will be preparations for the ...
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Deep Impact 'celebrates' New Year's Eve with Earth flyby
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Jan 02, 2008 |
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Earth Flyby and Moon Pics Mark Start of Journey to Hartely 2 This New Year's Eve the University of Maryland-led Deep Impact team will again celebrate a holiday in a way that few can match, when their Deep ...
Magnetic Dance of Titan and Saturn To Be Main Attraction during Flyby
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it flies by Saturn's largest moon, Titan, this weekend, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will study the interactions between the magnetic field of Saturn and Titan. The flyby will take place ...
MESSENGER Spacecraft Flies by Mercury
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Shortly before 5:55 p.m. EDT, MESSENGER skimmed 228 kilometers (141 miles) above the surface of Mercury in its third and final flyby of the planet.
Triple Asteroid System Triples Observers' Interest
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on June 12 and 14, 2009, revealed that near-Earth asteroid 1994 CC is a triple system. Asteroid 1994 CC encountered Earth within 2.52 million ...
Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume (w/ Video)
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cassini has started sending data back from its Nov. 2 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
NASA's Messenger Spacecraft Returns To Mercury
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Oct 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA spacecraft will conduct the second of three flybys of Mercury on Oct. 6 to photograph most of its remaining unseen surface and collect science data.
Cassini Begins Transmitting Data From Enceladus Flyby
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Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after 9:03 p.m. Pacific Time, the Cassini spacecraft began sending data to Earth following a close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus. During closest approach, Cassini successfully passed ...
Space Station Marathon
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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The International Space Station (ISS) is about to make a remarkable series of flybys over the United States. Beginning this 4th of July weekend, the station will appear once, twice, and sometimes three times ...
Cassini Gets Close-Up Views of Saturn's Moon Iapetus
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Sep 12, 2007 |
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Cassini completed its closest flyby of the odd moon Iapetus on Sept. 10, 2007. The spacecraft flew about 1,640 kilometers (1,000 miles) from Iapetus' surface and is returning amazing views of the bizarre moon. ...
Space rock gives Earth a close shave
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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.
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