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- 20 May 2013
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10:00 UTC
Bob Moler's Ephemer...
05/20/2013 – Ephemeris – Silicon rings around old stars i...
Ephemeris for Monday, May 20th. Today the sun will be up for 15 hours and 0 minutes, setting at 9:09. The moon, 2 days past first quarter, will set at ...
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09:00 UTC
AmericaSpace
Boeing Selected to Build ViaSat-2 Satellite
Image Credit: The Boeing Company EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 16, 2013 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has a new satellite customer under a contract to design and deliver one Boeing 702HP ...
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08:05 UTC
NASA Astrobiology
Rethinking Early Atmospheric Oxygen
Field sampling of a pyrite-rich black shale outcrop. Credit: Chu Research Group, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of SciencesAstrobiologists supported in part by the Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology ...
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08:03 UTC
Supernova Condensat...
Welcome to Monday…
Tagged: silliness
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07:12 UTC
Space Fellowship
This Week On The Space Show
The Space Show, hosted by David Livingston under www.TheSpaceShow.com, will have the following guests this week: 1. Monday, May 20, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PDT (21-22:30 GMT) KIMBERLY ARCAND & MEGAN ...
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07:10 UTC
SALT Astronomy
Night Log 2013-05-19
SA: Tim SO: Siphelo Others: amanda gr. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a night that started off with a bang in the form of a fairly hectic thunder and hail storm settled ...
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06:58 UTC
OpenLuna Foundation
Commercial office interior
When you run a business, you are necessary to invest in several effects, which include putting money in a couple of things, which are not the core of your business ...
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06:31 UTC
The Planetary Socie...
Many More Colors than Red: Exploring Mars with Spectrosco...
Mars gives up its secrets through the unseen colors of its rocks.
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05:46 UTC
OpenLuna Foundation
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05:10 UTC
The Half-Astrophysi...
Coke Commercials Go South (of the equator, that is)
I went to see Iron Man 3 today and the played a Coke commercial before the movie. Watch the first few seconds of it and note the sunrise in particular. ...
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04:26 UTC
astropixie
care for a cuppa?
this is an amazing skill that i would practice it i had an appropriate pot!
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04:18 UTC
NASA Watch
Another NASA Technology Data Dump No One Will Know About
Keith's note: NASA just loves to tell everyone about its spinoffs, commercial applications, tech transfer, and the ways that the private sector uses things developed at NASA. As such, you'd ...
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04:00 UTC
SpacePolicyOnline.c...
White House, NASA Honor Sally Ride
NASA announced today that President Obama will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first American woman to make a spaceflight. Ride died on July 23, ...
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04:00 UTC
SpacePolicyOnline.c...
Patti Grace Smith: Extend Indemnification for 10 Years, A...
Patti Grace Smith called on Congress last week to extend the FAA’s authority to provide third party indemnification for commercial launch services companies for 10 years or, better yet, permanently. ...
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04:00 UTC
SpacePolicyOnline.c...
Hale: Logistics Key To Deep Space Human Exploration, and ...
Former NASA space shuttle program manager Wayne Hale told the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space Thursday that it is difficult for his generation to change its “mental model” ...
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04:00 UTC
Astrobiology Magazi...
A Roadmap for the Future of Astrobiology
The NASA Astrobiology Program is now outlining the new 2013 Astrobiology Roadmap, which charts future directions for astrobiology research and technology development at the organization. The process h
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04:00 UTC
NASA: Earth Observa...
Korangi, Pakistan
This highly urbanized and industrialized area stands in stark contrast next to dense green mangrove forests and waterways of the Indus River Delta.
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01:28 UTC
Spaceports
Bion-M space research lands with casualties
After spending a month in orbit around the earth, the Russian Bion-M space capsule carrying a menagerie of small animals has returned home --- with most of its passengers dead ...
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00:44 UTC
Space Safety Magazi...
The Plan to Save Skylab
By Ben Evans This article continues the history recounted in Part 1: The Fateful Launch of Skylab The month of May 1973 quickly turned from one of euphoria into, potentially, ...
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00:43 UTC
People's Astronomy
I'm Sorry
I know sooner or later you'll come stalking me here. I'm sorry. That's all. Maybe I have more to say, maybe I don't, but I'm sorry for the way it ...
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00:34 UTC
The Daily Galaxy
Complex Biochemistry Possible at Origins of Life on Earth
A new study shows that RNA is capable of catalyzing electron transfer under conditions similar to those of the early Earth. Because electron transfer, the moving of an electron from ...
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00:17 UTC
Space Safety Magazi...
NASA Records Most Powerful Lunar Meteorite Impact
On March 17, NASA lunar observing telescopes detected a meteorite crashing into the Moon’s surface. The impact – later estimated at the equivalent of 5 tons of TNT – was ...
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00:01 UTC
Pale Blue Blog
@HabWorlds Twitter Digest, 2013-05-13 to 2013-05-19
Here are the tweets from Ariel Anbar, author of the @HabWorlds twitter feed for the week of 2013-05-13 to 2013-05-19 Continue reading → Kepler's planet-finding mission may be at an ...
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00:00 UTC
MessageToEagle.com
The Future Of The Sun: 6.7 Billion Years Old And Most Dis...
Astronomers systematically enrich their knowledge of stars located in our neighborhood and far away. Naturally, the most interesting stars are those that can help to reveal the future of our ...
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00:00 UTC
MessageToEagle.com
Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues In Rock Altere...
NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by ...
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00:00 UTC
MessageToEagle.com
Ring Of Fire That "Burns Burns Burns" With Young Stars
The spiral galaxy M94 also known as NGC 4736 is somewhat unusual in that it shows a great ring of bright young stars. How many rings do you see...
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00:00 UTC
MessageToEagle.com
Bacteria Produce Electricity Using Hydrogen And Carbon Di...
We have reported genetically modified E. coli bacteria that turn waste into fat for fuel and the metal-tolerant bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans can withstand incredible amounts of toxicity in the process ...
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00:00 UTC
MessageToEagle.com
War Of The Ants Worsens - Fire Ants vs. Crazy Ants - Who ...
Invasive fire ants have been the real problem for residents of the Gulf Coast for years, but now, the situation worsens. The so-called "crazy ants" (tawny crazy ants) - Nylanderia ...
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00:00 UTC
MessageToEagle.com
Small Quantum Computer Can Simulate Physical Phenomena A ...
Innsbruck physicists led by Rainer Blatt and Peter Zoller experimentally gained a deep insight into the nature of quantum mechanical phase transitions. They are the first scientists that simulated the ...
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00:00 UTC
Astronomy.com News
Scientists witness bright explosion on the Moon
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:5/20/2013
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00:00 UTC
Astronomy.com News
Asteroid nine times larger than cruise ship to sail past ...
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:5/20/2013
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00:00 UTC
Astronomy.com News
Mars rover Opportunity examines clay clues in rock
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:5/20/2013
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10:00 UTC
Bob Moler's Ephemer...
- 19 May 2013
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23:55 UTC
New Papyrus
Stanford Torus Redux
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22:58 UTC
Space Safety Magazi...
As ATV Launch Approaches, Damage to Docking Sensor Still ...
While the fourth European ATV has been sitting on top of an Ariane 5 launcher set for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5, engineers are still ...
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22:42 UTC
Universe Today
Drill, Baby, Drill! – How Does Curiosity ‘Do It’
It’s time at last for “Drill, Baby, Drill!” – Martian Style. Ever wonder how Curiosity “Does It” Check out this enlightening and cool new NASA video for an exquisitely detailed ...
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21:34 UTC
Carbon Based
RIP Herschel space observatory
How am I just now hearing about this?!
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21:27 UTC
moonandback
NASA-Built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System Ready for ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Nanosatellites now have their own mass transit to catch rides to space and perform experiments in microgravity. A new NASA-designed and developed satellite deployer, dubbed the ...
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21:13 UTC
Parabolic Arc
Hale: Approach to Funding Commercial Crew is Penny Wise, ...
In prepared testimony last week before the Senate Subcommittee on Science and Space, former space shuttle program manager Wayne Hale urged lawmakers to boost spending for the commercial crew program: ...
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20:00 UTC
Sydney Observatory
Daily cosmobite: large telescopes
With optical telescopes bigger is better. The important size in a telescope is the width of the mirror that collects starlight. A wide mirror can collect more light than a ...
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18:54 UTC
AmericaSpace
Photo Feature: Launch of GPS IIF-4
Photo Credit: Alan Walters / awaltersphoto.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — For those used to archival footage of the early days of space flight, watching modern-day launches must seem a tad ...
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18:35 UTC
Discovery News - Sp...
Rodent Space Travelers Perish in Orbital Test
A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule perished during their journey, after a month-long mission touched back down on Earth.
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18:04 UTC
Starts With A Bang!
Weekend Diversion: Against Scientific Racism
“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” -Frederick Douglass ...
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17:31 UTC
Astro Bob
Don’t let Comets PANSTARRS and Lemmon out of your sight …...
What the heck have comets L4 PANSTARRS and Lemmon been up to anyway? Well, they’re still visible in 50mm binoculars and small telescopes. You can see them both sans moonlight ...
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17:30 UTC
SPACE.com
Space-y Photos from Maker Faire Bay Area 2013
See space crafts photos, homemade tech and more from the Maker Faire Bay Area in May 2013.
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17:29 UTC
Space Politics
Differing perspectives on commercial crew
Speaking at the meeting Wednesday of the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) in Washington, NASA administrator Charles Bolden made another pitch—this time to a rather sympathetic audience—for the ...
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17:08 UTC
NASA Watch
Senate Hearing on Partnerships to Advance the Business of...
Prepared Statement by Wayne "Poised on the cusp of these new systems, we run the risk of being penny wise and pound foolish as we make the same mistake that ...
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17:00 UTC
Astronomy Box
A Week In Tenerife - The Mt Tiede Observatory Part 5
Finally, it's my great pleasure to show you all the fruits of our labor on the Tenerife trip. I hope this journey will help and inform anyone considering studying physics ...
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16:57 UTC
Tom's Astronomy Blo...
Impact!
I put up a picture of a relatively new crater on the moon a few days back. Some good questions came up and I thought I’d post a link to ...
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16:50 UTC
SPACE.com
How Space Tourism Could Help Save Planet Earth
Seeing our fragile Earth hanging alone in space could inspire people to take the long view.
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16:50 UTC
SPACE.com
How Space Tourism Could Help Save Planet Earth
Seeing our fragile Earth hanging alone in space could inspire people to take the long view.
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23:55 UTC
New Papyrus



