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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Mars mission enters danger zone - World - theage.com.au

Now there are 2 or even three functioning orbiters circling Mars. Mars mission enters danger zone - World - theage.com.au

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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Messenger Educator Ambassador Program

Via Tim Slater:

MESSENGER is a NASA Discovery mission that
was launched in 2004 and will reach Mercury in 2011. We are recruiting
30 practicing teachers or teacher trainers to become the next cadre of
MESSENGER Educator Fellows. These Fellows help bring the excitement of
this challenging mission to classrooms nationwide by training teachers
on the Solar System-focused education materials written in support of
the mission. The Fellowship includes an all-expense paid five-day
training workshop in Washington, DC, in June 2006.

We would like to request you to please pass on this Announcement of
Opportunity to appropriate candidates in your organization, as well as
any other interested parties of which you might be aware. This is a
national Announcement of Opportunity, and we wish the word to reach as
wide an audience as possible to help make the candidate pool, and,
therefore, the next cadre of Fellows, as strong as possible.
Applications are due March 31, 2006.

Please do not hesitate to contact me, or the MESSENGER Educator
Fellowship Coordinator (Ken Pulkkinen; messenger@usra.edu; 202-689-1238)
if you have any questions about this Announcement.

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Ed's ISS Transits Page

Wow! this is an incredible view of the space station in front of the moon. Blink and you miss it. Ed's ISS Transits Page

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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Planetary Protection Study Group Mulls Life On Venus - Yahoo! News

I remember when we all thought Venus was covered with clouds because it was a planetary jungle-- with dinosaurs!
Planetary Protection Study Group Mulls Life On Venus - Yahoo! News

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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Einstein's Theory 'Improved'

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Saturday, February 11, 2006

NASA climate researcher accuses 2nd agency of muzzling scientists

This is going to put just about every scientist in the country on the "Not-Bush" side in the next election, if much more of this leaks out without statements from the president.
NASA climate researcher accuses 2nd agency of muzzling scientists

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Chicago Tribune | Churches to mark Darwin's birthday

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Friday, February 10, 2006

NASA Watch

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United Nuclear - Aerogel

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Thursday, February 09, 2006

Google Moon - Lunar Landing Sites

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SPACE.com -- NASA Plans Six New Centennial Challenges

Nothing succeeds like success!

SPACE.com -- NASA Plans Six New Centennial Challenges

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Monday, February 06, 2006

NASA - Apollo Chronicles: Dark Shadows

This is one of the things the conspiracy theorists use to explain how we faked the moon landings. They say it is a spotlight not softened with a filter that causes the halo. NASA - Apollo Chronicles: Dark Shadows

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What causes layers in the sunset and sunrise?

I've been there and seen this effect. It's quite striking.

What causes layers in the sunset and sunrise?

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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library %u2013 DVD Micro-Documentaries of Exciting Jobs Using Math and Science

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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

New Planet Is Bigger Than Pluto

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