Debris Strikes Endeavour?

By Tom

Discovery News is reporting NASA is thinking about a piece of debris that may have struck the shuttle Endeavour 10 seconds after launch. The odd thing is the debris might have hit Endeavour’s nose. They don’t know what debris is or if …


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A Death Star Pinwheel

By Professor Astronomy(Professor Astronomy)

Image Credit: Peter Tuthill and collaborators Astronomers (or at least the press who cover space news) seem to like the phrase "death star." I think of several reasons for this: it reminds everyone of Star Wars, and plays a little on …


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Found: Sandy Particles Around A Newborn Solar System

By News Account

"Precisely how and when planets form is an open question," said study co-author Christopher Johns-Krull, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University. "We believe the disk-shaped clouds of dust around newly formed …


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Avalanche of Attention Appreciated!

By Kite

There has been a lot of online and print news coverage: CNN, Time, Fox News, Astronomy, Space.com, New Scientist, National Geographic, and our local Arizona Daily Star, among many others. The New York Times made a really nice slide show …


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Astronews updates

By The Bad Astronomer

… climate at all or at most the effect is very subtle. All hail Hypnotoad! 5) Good news everyone! I Heart Chaos has an online and nearly complete timeline of Futurama events! It’s amazing, and if you’re a fan you’ll get a kick out of it.


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