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Scientists Confirm Comet Samples; Briefing Set For Thursday |
| Scientists have confirmed that particles from a comet and interstellar dust have been returned to Earth by NASA's Stardust mission - NASA/JPL |
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NASA's Pluto Mission Launched Toward New Horizons |
| The first mission to distant planet Pluto is under way after the successful launch today [Jan. 19] of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. - NASA |
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Dusty Planetary Disks Around Two Nearby Stars Resemble Our Kuiper Belt |
| These two bright debris disks of ice and dust appear to be the equivalent of our own solar system's Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy rocks outside the orbit of Neptune and the source of short-period comets - Space Telescope Science Institute |
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Martian Glaciers: Did They Originate From The Atmosphere? |
| The spectacular features visible today on the surface of the Red Planet indicate the past existence of Martian glaciers, but where did the ice come from? - ESA |
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Asteroid Smashup Yields Dust Shower On Earth |
| Deep-sea sediments provide conclusive evidence that the collision of two large asteroids about 8 million years ago showered Earth with a gentle rain of dusty debris - Sky and Telescope |
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Phenomena May Heat Space |
| A new image may lead astronomers to the furnace that heats the gas throughout space. The superbubble inside N44 may be an important clue for astronomers seeking a source of space’s million-degree gas - Astronomy |
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Tidal Tales of Minor Mergers: Young Stars Where They Shouldn't Be |
| Arizona astronomers have discovered a population of what appear to be young star clusters where they aren't supposed to be - University of Arizona |
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Seeing Red With Nanodiamonds |
| Astronomers have puzzled over the phenomenon for more than 3 decades. Now, a team led by Huan-Cheng Chang of Taiwan's Academia Sinica claims the glow comes from nanodiamonds in space - Astronomy |
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Critical Space Junk Threshold Approaching |
| Even with no more launches, the number of fragments created by collisions will exceed those falling to Earth by 2055 – in reality, the tipping point will arrive much sooner
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Ion-Propulsion Advance |
| A breakthrough in ion-propulsion technology has resulted in a new ion thruster with more than a tenfold increase in fuel efficiency over the ion engine now in use on the European
Space Agency's (ESA) SMART-1 Moon mission - Astronomy |
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