- 14 Jun 2010
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02:32 UTC
NASA Watch
Why Isn't The Rest Of America Upset About This?
Keith's note: With the exception of national publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc. and space-related media, why does it seem that the only local/state level ...
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02:07 UTC
Discovery News - Sp...
Hayabusa: A 7-Year Asteroid Odyssey
After a dramatic re-entry over Australia on Sunday, what were the Hayabusa asteroid mission highlights and what challenges did Japanese scientists have to overcome to get their spacecraft home?
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01:09 UTC
Astrobiology Magazi...
Earth Blows Hot and Cold
New research shows that the climate change of 12,000 years ago could have been the first catastrophic climate event attributed to humans. In modern times, humans are continuing to have ...
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00:46 UTC
HobbySpace RLV Spac...
Bringing space tugs back into the picture
John K. Strickland has an excellent essay that makes the case for development of a space tug, which he nicely pairs with the use of propellant depots: Space Tugs: Filling ...
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00:28 UTC
NASA: Earth Observa...
Sunset Seen from the International Space Station
Acquired May 25, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows layers of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminated at sunset.
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00:26 UTC
HobbySpace RLV Spac...
SpaceX contracted for Taiwan observation satellite launch
An announcement from SpaceX: SpaceX And The National Space Organization (Nspo) Sign Contract To Launch Earth Observation Satellite Hawthorne, CA – June 14 2010 – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ...
- 13 Jun 2010
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23:33 UTC
Systemic - Characte...
The inverse problem
Transit timing variations have a certain allure. Most extrasolar planets are found by patiently visiting and revisiting a star, and the glamour has already begun to drain from this enterprise. ...
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23:23 UTC
The Planetary Socie...
Hayabusa sample capsule photographed on the ground in Aus...
Oh my wonderful little flying saucer, you have been to an asteroid and back -- and you were burning like a star last night! And there you are, sitting quietly ...
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22:45 UTC
HobbySpace RLV Spac...
Update on extra Atlantis launch
The status of efforts to add one more flight to the Shuttle manifest: Will NASA give shuttle Atlantis an encore? - Florida Today
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22:43 UTC
HobbySpace RLV Spac...
Thai rockets aim for a fertile sky
Long before sophomore Freudians first commented on the shape of rockets, farmers in a Thai province were using them to fertilize the cloud gods: Thailand: The power of a penis-shaped ...
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22:24 UTC
HobbySpace RLV Spac...
Japanese Hayabusa capsule returns to earth
Congratulations to the Japanese space agency JAXA on the successful return of the Hayabusa capsule, which (they hope) contains samples of the asteroid Itokawa: /-- Result of Capsule Search by ...
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22:06 UTC
NASA: Earth Observa...
Sunset Seen from the International Space Station
Acquired May 25, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows layers of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminated at sunset.
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22:00 UTC
NASA Watch
Space Tugs
Space Tugs: Filling The Space Jobs Gap and Privatization Too!, John Strickland "US space workers are currently faced with both the loss of the Shuttle program (correctly set in motion ...
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21:45 UTC
Parabolic Arc
Confident SpaceX Lobbies to Condense COTS Demonstration F...
SpaceX wants to reduce the number of demonstration flights required before it can deliver supplies to the International Space Station from three to two. SpaceX Seeks To Drop a Dragon ...
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21:39 UTC
LCOGT news
I Got A Candy Apple. I Got A Popcorn Ball. I Got A Rock.
I Got A Candy Apple. I Got A Popcorn Ball. I Got A Rock. read more »
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21:23 UTC
Parabolic Arc
NASA Selects 18 SBTT Projects for Phase 2 Awards
NASA has funded 18 projects as part of the second phase of its Small Business Technology Transfer program. NASA PROGRAM UPDATE NASA has selected 18 innovative technology proposals for negotiation ...
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21:20 UTC
The Discovery Enter...
Hayabusa lands in Australia!
Its been a good week for the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA. First they had the successful deployment of their solar sail now the Hayabusa spacecraft returns to Earth with its ...
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20:19 UTC
Aviation Week: On S...
Hayabusa Returns From Its Long Voyage to Asteroid
This morning's successful return of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa is a significant testament to the things we can do in space. Launched in May 2003, the mission sought out Itokawa, ...
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20:15 UTC
Young Astronomers
Special Spectral Classes
This is an extension to my post: – Spectral Classes Explained which can be found here http://ya.astroleague.org/?p=379. As I previously explained stars can be placed into groups based on their ...
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19:48 UTC
In the Dark
Homeopathic A&E
Just finished my last batch of exam marking and am off to do today’s Azed so no time for a proper blog but I couldn’t resist putting up this brilliant ...
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19:08 UTC
NASA Watch
Video: Hayabusa Reentry As Captured by NASA
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19:06 UTC
AstronomyQuest
This Week on Cheap Astronomy, June 13 2010
Artist's impression of JAXA's Hyabusa spacecraft landing on and sampling of asteroid 25143 Itokawa in 2005 (Credit: JAXA)Steve Nerlich presents a full history of and background to Japan's ground-breaking Hayabusa ...
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18:47 UTC
The Planetary Socie...
Hayabusa's return: a review
So it's been six hours now since the Hayabusa spacecraft ended its journey in a brilliant flash of light in the dark sky of southern Australia. It was a moment ...
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18:43 UTC
NASA Watch
More Commentary on Constellation Closeout
Constellation funding up to NASA backers to win over Congress, Bud Cramer, huntsville Times "The president's proposal includes a very different vision for NASA's future and begs the question: Will ...
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18:29 UTC
Starts With A Bang!
Weekend Diversion: Art imitating Space!
"All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life." -Oscar Wilde It isn't only the wonders of the ...
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18:23 UTC
Universe Today
Hayabusa Returns!
Japan's little spacecraft that could returned to Earth, putting on quite a show over the Australian outback, making a fiery reentry. Hayabusa returned around 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) in ...
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18:21 UTC
NASA CIO Blog
Creating a CIO Team That Rocks!
Had a meeting with NASA CIOs which by my own self-imposed performance measures was good – that means I didn’t cry (though I got close) and I didn’t have a ...
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18:16 UTC
Parabolic Arc
Decision on Additional Space Shuttle Flight Expected By M...
It looks like NASA is moving toward deciding whether to add an additional space shuttle flight to the remaining pair that it will fly to the International Space Station. The ...
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18:10 UTC
Parabolic Arc
KSC Infrastructure Overhaul Would Give Economic Stimulus ...
A $2 billion overhaul of Cape Canaveral's infrastructure would give an economic boost to the Space Coast, which will be hard hit when the space shuttle program ends. Vehicle Assembly ...
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17:59 UTC
Parabolic Arc
Video: Hayabusa Spacecraft Re-enters Atmosphere Over Aust...
NASA video of the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere over Australia. BBC News reports that a sample return capsule, which scientists hope contain samples from an asteroid, landed intact ...
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17:59 UTC
AstronomyQuest
Japanese Hayabusa Probe Lands in Southern Australia
JAXA's Hayabusa spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere over Southern Australia. Filmed from a DS-8 aircraft. (Credit: NASA) A Japanese space capsule returned to Earth and plunged through the atmosphere over the ...
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17:33 UTC
Pillow Astronaut
Mars 500 Q&A
With my apologies in advance to those who don't find the Mars500 simulation as exciting as I do, but now that they are sealed up for a year, I'll be ...
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17:33 UTC
AstronomyQuest
An Inspiration in Science Fiction
The Earth-orbiting Space Station in Stanley Kubricks classic 1968 motion picture "2001: A Space Odyssey", based on the novel by Arthur C Clarke.We're all aware of the awesome power of ...
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17:07 UTC
Astro Bob
After a perilous journey, the falcon returns
The Japanese asteroid probe Hayabusa returns to Earth in a fireball of light over Australia earlier this morning.
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17:03 UTC
Astroengine
Hayabusa Re-Entry Video: Spacecraft Destruction at its Be...
There’s not a lot to add to this video, it’s too awesome. It was captured by NASA’s converted DC-8 jet that was flying over Australia when the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft ...
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16:59 UTC
collectSPACE.com: T...
Hayabusa's homecoming
A 16-inch wide capsule possibly carrying the first samples ever collected and returned from an asteroid landed in southern Australia Sunday, after a seven year, 1.25 billion mile trip. The ...
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16:46 UTC
Tom's Astronomy Blo...
Soyuz Landing
The shuttle isn’t the fist spacecraft to land on hard ground instead of water. The Russians have been doing it for years. This video shows a new perspective on it. ...
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16:35 UTC
Young Astronomers
Astroleague Youth Awards
(Presentations to be made at National Convention in Tucson, Arizona) (Kansas City, MO) — The Astronomical League is pleased to announce the top finishers in the competitions for its National ...
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16:32 UTC
Bad Astronomy
Video of Hayabusa’s return
Emily Lakdawalla has been monitoring the return of Hayabusa feverishly, and tweeted a link to this amazing video of the Japanese space probe’s fiery return: Wow! In this footage obtained ...
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16:11 UTC
Discovery News - Sp...
NASA Aircraft Videos Hayabusa Re-Entry
A stunning video of Hayabusa's atmospheric re-entry has been released. The footage was taken by an airborne laboratory inside a converted DC-8 jetliner, showing the speeding capsule and spacecraft break-up.
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16:06 UTC
Lights in the Dark
A World of Secrets
Wrapped in its clouds and haze Saturn’s moon Titan teases us with its secrets. What sort of strange geologic events are happening on its surface? Volcanoes oozing water ice, natural ...
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15:32 UTC
AstronomyQuest
Bill Nye the Science Guy to Lead the Planetary Society
For the first time in 30 years, the Planetary Society has named a new chief, and it's Bill Nye the Science Guy. "We are very excited that Bill is taking ...
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15:21 UTC
Lunar Update
Hayabusa capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to...
------------------------------------------------------------- Capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to asteroidhttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/13hayabusaentry/BY STEPHEN CLARKSPACEFLIGHT NOWPosted: June 13, 2010Cutting across the night sky at more than 27,000 mph, a small Japanese capsule returned ...
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15:18 UTC
To the Moon, Mars a...
Hayabusa capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to...
------------------------------------------------------------- Capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to asteroidhttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/13hayabusaentry/BY STEPHEN CLARKSPACEFLIGHT NOWPosted: June 13, 2010Cutting across the night sky at more than 27,000 mph, a small Japanese capsule returned ...
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15:18 UTC
HobbySpace Blog
Winner announced in "NSS in Second Life" Machinima Contes...
The National Space Society held a "Machinima" competition and has announced the winner: National Space Society Announces "NSS in Second Life" Machinima Contest Winner - National Space Society Blog - ...
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15:14 UTC
Astroengine
Hayabusa Returns to Earth with a Flash
Staring hard at the live streaming video of the black Australian skies, I was hoping to see a faint streak of light glide across the camera’s field of view. But ...
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15:11 UTC
HobbySpace RLV Spac...
Platinum Moon, a novel by Bill White
Check out Bill White's new novel, Platinum Moon (www.platinum-moon.com) : The book is described as follows: After NASA abandons plans to return to the Moon, New Hampshire native and global ...
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15:06 UTC
HobbySpace RLV Spac...
Briefs: SpaceX views; Space prizes round-up
A couple of Florida items in praise of SpaceX and Falcon 9: /-- Kelly: Race on for new spaceship: Private SpaceX primed to prove Dragon can be shuttle's successor - ...
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15:00 UTC
Alien Life
Solar systems in the making and superintelligent ET
Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. Here's today's news:g Stars - For the first time, astronomers have observed ...
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14:38 UTC
Spaceports
Hayabusa Asteroid Capsule Has Landed
The Japanese capsule thought to contain the first samples grabbed from the surface of an asteroid has returned to Earth, according to the BBC and SpaceflightNow. Here is the first ...