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Meteor in Russia was too small to spot in advance, scientists say
This post has been updated. See note below. If a meteor was heading toward California, would residents have any warning? It all depends on the size of the space rock and the time of day. At night, astronomers can see an object hurtling toward...Tags: Russia, Injuries and Wounds, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, 2012 DA14 (asteroid)
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GRAIL mission delivers a hi-fi map of the moon
A pair of NASA orbiters has given scientists their highest-fidelity look at the moon, a leap that could help explain the evolution of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth. Scientists announced the first results Wednesday from the $496-...
Tags: Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Space Programs
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Rover? Astronaut? NASA officials probe future of Mars exploration
With budget cuts looming and no clear flagship mission on the horizon, the Mars program has been looking to rechart its course in the coming years. Sending a spacecraft to the Red Planet to return a sample of rock may be the way to go, according to a...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, NASA, Space Programs, Science, Science and Technology
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NASA's Kepler telescope finds unlikely pair of planets orbiting distant star
NASA's orbiting Kepler telescope has discovered an unlikely pair of planets orbiting a distant star. One is small and rocky, the other is large and gaseous. What makes them unusual is that both are orbiting close to their parent star and they routinely...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, NASA, Space Programs, Science, Science and Technology
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Congress looks at boosting JPL budget
Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s missions to Mars have gotten a boost from congressional leaders, who this week found up to $100 million more for NASA’s planetary science program. The White House’s initial proposal for the 2013 NASA budget...
Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Space Programs
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Caltech astronomer lauded for 'killing' Pluto
The Caltech astronomer responsible for demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet has been awarded for his efforts. Mike Brown shares the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics with UCLA’s David Jewitt and MIT’s Jane Liu for understanding the history of our...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science, SpaceX, Science and Technology
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Caltech's 'Pluto killer' gets a reward
Having slain Pluto, Caltech astronomer Mike Brown is looking to the heavens again even as he is honored for his work here on Earth. Last week, Brown was one of three scientists awarded the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics. It came for his research on...
Tags: Fossils, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, Science, Princeton University
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NASA advocates trade baked goods for support
The exchange was simple and sweet: free “planetary” baked goods — asteroid Rice Krispie treats, deep space cupcakes — for a few signatures. As some of the thousands of visitors to Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Saturday open house...
Tags: NASA, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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This video is a trip -- through the known universe
Astronomers have put the known universe in a box on your computer screen – the 120 million light-years of it within our grasp, at least. With a mellifluous French-accented narration, some light piano music and sweeping computer animation, the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, MTV (tv network)
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Smallest galaxy sheds light on evolution of dark matter in Universe
Astronomers have discovered a strangely tiny galaxy in the Milky Way’s neighborhood -- one with less than 1,000 stars held together by the smallest dark matter halo ever observed. The galaxy known as Segue 2, described in the Astrophysical...
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Newly discovered alien world is giant, hot and 300 light-years away
Scientists have snapped an image of a newly discovered alien world that is just 300 light-years from Earth. The planet, dubbed HD 95086 b, is huge--four to five times the size of Jupiter -- and it makes a wide circle around its young sun, orbiting the...Tags: NASA, Science, Science and Technology
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How to survive a zombie apocalypse
chrisc@herald-mail.comZombies. Giant super-storms. Runaway climate change. Alien invasions. Sneak attacks by invading enemy nations. Thrilling stuff of end-of-life-as-we-know-it science fiction books and movies. But as recent news coverage reminds us — Superstorm...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Chemical Industry, World War Z (movie), Solar Storms (2012)
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