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Europe`s comet-chasing probe completes key flyby
"A billion-euro (1.45-billion-dollar) European scout craft completed a crucial fly-by of Earth to pick up speed on its 10-year mission to rendezvous with a distant comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.
"An important milestone has just been accomplished,"... Incredible Comet Now Bigger than the Sun
"A comet that has delighted backyard astronomers in recent weeks after an unexpected eruption has now grown larger than the sun. Comet Holmes has released so much gas and dust that its extended atmosphere, or... MYSTERY COMET/HOLMES TAKES ON A STRANGE LOOK: BAFFLES ONLOOKERS
"Comet Holmes Continues to Baffle and Amaze Onlookers Astronomers around the world agree. Exploding Comet 17P/Holmes is one of the strangest things they've ever seen."Video and Photos at The Great Red CometA Strange Planet-Like Comet Lights Up the Evening Skies
"ASTRONOMERS ARE BEWILDERED OVER A STRANGE COMET NOW APPEARING IN THE EVENING SKY Astronomers around the world agree, Comet 17P/Holmes is one of the strangest things ever to explode in the night sky. It's a...Kesa electrical retail profits plunge
"Kesa Electricals, owner of the Comet chain and Europe's third largest electrical retailer, today reported a 20.4 per cent fall in interim retail profits and warned that the rest of the year could be tough. Kesa shares fell 5.5 per cent to 261p in early trading while rival... Keith Olbermann Speaks Out: The Secret Truth About Bush's War
"Last night msnbc "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann spoke out about Mr. Bush's secret trip to Iraq and his startling admission of his true motive for his Iraq war, which was revealed in his absence from the... FIERY UFO EXPLODES OFF NEW JERSEY COAST
"September 2, 2007 -- Head for the hills! A mysterious giant "fireball" was spotted exploding over the ocean off the Jersey Shore last night, but officials had no idea last night what it was."'This is our tsunami. Our 9/11'
"The fires that have reduced vast swaths of Greece to a stinking, charred vision of hell have shocked the world. For those who live in Greece, the catastrophe is the worst thing to have hit the country since the... Sleet Storm in Space
"Astronomers are pretty sure that most of the water on Earth — and the water that probably flowed billions of years ago on the surfaces of Mars, and maybe Venus as well — came from icy comets, raining down on... 2000-Year-Old Meteors to Rain Down on August 31, 2007
The meteors that are about to rain down in the early morning of September 1 date from around 4 A.D., the latest calculations show. It is not often that we can tell when a shooting star was first released from a...
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2000-Year-Old Meteors to Rain Down on Earth August 31
"The oldest such shower, but only one revolution old, is due in the early morning of September 1, 2007. Our calculations indicate Earth is about to cross the dust trail of comet Kiess, a comet that takes some 2000... Rare Meteor Shower on August 31
If you happen to be up this Friday, August 31st at 4 am you could see a meteor that is 2,000 years-old. The Aurigid meteor has a narrow tail and will approach the Earth from the direction of the Auriga...
created by Victoria Revay | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Record 30 Days of Excessive Heat
"PHOENIX (AP) - A heat advisory has been posted for Phoenix, which Wednesday broke its record for most days during a calendar year of temperatures of at least 110. Phoenix has had 29 days this year where the...Lunar Eclipse Dazzles Onlookers
"Observers described the Moon as "dark and coppery," and there was a beautiful flash of turquoise at the onset of totality caused by the filtering effects of Earth's ozone layer. " Additional PhotosHurtling Toward Mars
"By the time you finish reading this sentence, you'll be 25 miles closer to the planet Mars. Earth and Mars are converging, and right now the distance between the two planets is shrinking at a rate of 22,000...
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