miercuri, 16 februarie 2011

NASA spacecraft clicks closest view ever of comet Tempel 1












- NASA spacecraft Stardust flew within 112 miles of the Tempel 1, revisiting a comet at close range for the first time in the history of space exploration. Full story:

* U.S. Must Be Ready to Meet Asteroid Threat, White House Science Adviser Says - National emergency plans for natural disasters can also work in the unlikely scenario of an asteroid strike on the U.S., according to a letter to Congress by the White House's top science adviser, SPACE.com has learned... . Cdn and American astronauts want world to start getting ready for asteroids... Our terrifyingly crowded solar system: New video reveals just how many asteroids are out there...

Another Flash on Jupiter!...

Californian Congressman for Planet X Forsight - The Sky is Falling...Stephen Hawking: "Asteroid Impacts Biggest Threat to Intelligent Life in the Galaxy:
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Gigantic hidden planet could be hurling comets at the rest of the solar system...

Up telescope! Search begins for giant new planet - Tyche may be bigger than Jupiter and orbit at the outer edge of the solar system: