12/19/2008
Our solar system isn't what it used to be (Belleville News-Democrat)
WASHINGTON — Move over, Copernicus. Your once-revolutionary idea — that the Earth revolves around the sun rather than the other way around — has been eclipsed.
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12/17/2008
Asteroid hunt goes granular (MSNBC)
A new telescope system featuring the world's largest digital camera will significantly increase the ability to find space rocks as it begins operation in Hawaii this month, scientists say.
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12/17/2008
Asteroid Hunt Goes Granular (SPACE.com)
New telescope system will look for asteroids, comets that could hit Earth.
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12/12/2008
Constant Comet Threat (SpaceDaily)
By Michael Schirber for Astrobiology Magazine Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2008 It certainly captures the imagination: a star passing silently by our solar system knocks a deadly barrage of comets towards Earth.
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12/11/2008
Comet Threat More Constant Than Thought (SPACE.com)
New research says nearby stars and the galaxy influence Earth-bound comets.
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12/11/2008
Time Magazine Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of 2008: Space and Physics Dominate (Universe Today)
2008 has been an astounding year of scientific discovery. To celebrate this fact, Time Magazine has listed the "Top 10 Scientific Discoveries" where space exploration and physics dominate. Other disciplines are also listed; including zoology, microbiology, technology and biochemistry, but the number 1 slot goes to the most ambitious physics experiment of our time. Can [...]
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