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The Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP) is primarily funded by the Canadian Space Agency's Canadian Analogue Research Network (CARN) program, with additional funding coming from NASA's ASTEP and Spaceward Bound Programs and the National Geographic Society. McMaster University and Nuytco...

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For 45 years, an unassuming tracking station tucked behind Kennedy Space Centre provided critical data, telemetry and voice communication links to hundreds of launching rockets, circling satellites and landing shuttles. But the station known as MILA -- short for Merritt Island Launch Annex --...

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NASA and Chevron Partner to Benefit the Energy Industry NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and Chevron Corporation in San Ramon, Calif., have announced a partnership to develop a range of advanced technologies that can be used in harsh environments, both on Earth and in space....

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Free binoculars offer new view of Great Falls Get a load of the view from Warden Park in Great Falls through a new public telescope and pair of binoculars. The equipment may not rival the many telescopes found at Mount Rushmore or the Empire State Building, but the telescope and binoculars in Warden Pa...

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A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 17:21:49 (UTC) on Monday, January 8, 2007 in the Kyrgyzstan region, 70 km ESE of Suluktu, at a depth of 14 km. Location 39.822°N, 70.301°E

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Trinitite, also known as Atomite or Alamogordo Glass, is the name given to the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The glass is primarily composed of silica and feldspar that was melted by the atomic...

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[url=http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18803650&B...

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NASA Simulates Space Exploration At Remote Arctic Crater Site NASA personnel are among a group of international researchers who are in the Canadian Arctic assessing concepts for future planetary exploration as part of the Haughton-Mars Project, or HMP-2010. Scientists are using the arid, rock...

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John A. Wheeler, a visionary physicist and teacher who helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, died Sunday morning at his home in Hightstown, N.J. He was 96. [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2...

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Pathfinder telescope Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, today launched a register of the opportunities available to industry to participate in building a $100 million radio telescope in Western Australia. "The Australian Square Kilomet...

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The Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, have been discovered to be the world's oldest open caves system. Scientists from the CSIRO, the University of Sydney and the Australian Museum dated the limestone caves to be 340 million years old, using clay-dating methods...

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Cosmic Call 2 interstellar radio message Cosmic Call 2 sent to Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri, HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris on July 6 , 2003. Cosmic Call was the name of two interstellar radio messages that were sent from RT-70 in Yevpatoria in 1999 and 2003 to various nearby stars. The messages were des...

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How do you build a tent fit for life on an asteroid? A group of UW-Madison students answered that question to win a NASA competition to design and build the best space habitat. The Badger X-Loft team beat teams from two other universities - Oklahoma State and Maryland - to win $10,000 and an opportunity...

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[url=http://www.northernlife.ca/news/lifestyle/2011/07/04-science-north-planetarium-sudbury.aspx]Read

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Western Nevada College celebrates the fifth anniversary of its Jack C. Davis Observatory on Sept. 20, with a star party and free lecture by a NASA scientist. Dana Backman will speak about how planets are formed at the annual Harlow Shapley Lecture offered by the American Astronomical Society. It be...

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	Pavilion Lake Research Project (Preview) The Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP) is primarily funded by the Canadian Space Agency's Canadian Analogue Research Network (CARN) program, with additional funding coming from NASA's ASTEP and Spaceward Bound Programs and the National Geographic Society. McMaster University and Nuytco...	Blobrana	8	Jul 30 22:41 2011 by Blobrana
	Merritt Island Launch Annex (Preview) For 45 years, an unassuming tracking station tucked behind Kennedy Space Centre provided critical data, telemetry and voice communication links to hundreds of launching rockets, circling satellites and landing shuttles. But the station known as MILA -- short for Merritt Island Launch Annex --...	Blobrana	0	Jul 29 10:23 2011 by Blobrana
	NASA and Chevron (Preview) NASA and Chevron Partner to Benefit the Energy Industry NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and Chevron Corporation in San Ramon, Calif., have announced a partnership to develop a range of advanced technologies that can be used in harsh environments, both on Earth and in space....	Blobrana	0	Jul 25 22:52 2011 by Blobrana
	Great Falls Warden Park (Preview) Free binoculars offer new view of Great Falls Get a load of the view from Warden Park in Great Falls through a new public telescope and pair of binoculars. The equipment may not rival the many telescopes found at Mount Rushmore or the Empire State Building, but the telescope and binoculars in Warden Pa...	Blobrana	0	Jul 20 10:46 2011 by Blobrana
	Kyrgyzstan Quake Earthquake (Preview) A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 17:21:49 (UTC) on Monday, January 8, 2007 in the Kyrgyzstan region, 70 km ESE of Suluktu, at a depth of 14 km. Location 39.822°N, 70.301°E	Blobrana	4	Jul 19 20:33 2011 by Blobrana
	Trinitite Atomic bomb (Preview) Trinitite, also known as Atomite or Alamogordo Glass, is the name given to the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The glass is primarily composed of silica and feldspar that was melted by the atomic...	Blobrana	1	Jul 15 23:25 2011 by Blobrana
	Plum Brook Station (Preview) [url=http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18803650&B...	Blobrana	1	Jul 14 17:37 2011 by Blobrana
	Haughton-Mars Project (Preview) NASA Simulates Space Exploration At Remote Arctic Crater Site NASA personnel are among a group of international researchers who are in the Canadian Arctic assessing concepts for future planetary exploration as part of the Haughton-Mars Project, or HMP-2010. Scientists are using the arid, rock...	Blobrana	2	Jul 9 18:50 2011 by Blobrana
	John A. Wheeler (Preview) John A. Wheeler, a visionary physicist and teacher who helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, died Sunday morning at his home in Hightstown, N.J. He was 96. [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2...	Blobrana	2	Jul 9 08:53 2011 by Blobrana
	Pathfinder telescope Observatory Radio SKA (Preview) Pathfinder telescope Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, today launched a register of the opportunities available to industry to participate in building a $100 million radio telescope in Western Australia. "The Australian Square Kilomet...	Blobrana	7	Jul 7 04:23 2011 by Blobrana
	Jenolan Caves Cave (Preview) The Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, have been discovered to be the world's oldest open caves system. Scientists from the CSIRO, the University of Sydney and the Australian Museum dated the limestone caves to be 340 million years old, using clay-dating methods...	Blobrana	3	Jul 6 05:40 2011 by Blobrana
	Cosmic Call 2 (Preview) Cosmic Call 2 interstellar radio message Cosmic Call 2 sent to Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri, HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris on July 6 , 2003. Cosmic Call was the name of two interstellar radio messages that were sent from RT-70 in Yevpatoria in 1999 and 2003 to various nearby stars. The messages were des...	Blobrana	0	Jul 5 23:20 2011 by Blobrana
	Space habitat (Preview) How do you build a tent fit for life on an asteroid? A group of UW-Madison students answered that question to win a NASA competition to design and build the best space habitat. The Badger X-Loft team beat teams from two other universities - Oklahoma State and Maryland - to win $10,000 and an opportunity...	Blobrana	0	Jul 5 15:49 2011 by Blobrana
	Science North planetarium (Preview) [url=http://www.northernlife.ca/news/lifestyle/2011/07/04-science-north-planetarium-sudbury.aspx]Read	Blobrana	0	Jul 5 14:14 2011 by Blobrana
	Jack C. Davis Observatory Observatory (Preview) Western Nevada College celebrates the fifth anniversary of its Jack C. Davis Observatory on Sept. 20, with a star party and free lecture by a NASA scientist. Dana Backman will speak about how planets are formed at the annual Harlow Shapley Lecture offered by the American Astronomical Society. It be...	Blobrana	3	Jul 5 14:05 2011 by Blobrana
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