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Fengyun 1C Debris Collided with BLITS Satellite

By Merryl Azriel on March 9, 2013

BLITS was composed of a high refractivity inner sphere and low refractivity outer sphere. It had an outer diameter of 17 cm (Credits: ILRS). A... Read more →

Asteroids and Comets

Comet ISON: What to Expect

By Staff Writers on March 8, 2013

Skywatchers are getting excited about the passage of Comet ISON, even though it's months away, at the end of November. Why all the fuss? ISON is... Read more →

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Comet Close to Mars in 2014 and Curiosity Delayed by Space Weather

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 8, 2013

Path of comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) in the inner solar system (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech). A newly discovered comet will make a close shave by... Read more →

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Expedition 35/36 Passes Test, Ready for Quick Trip to ISS

By Giulia Federico on March 8, 2013

The Soyuz simulator in Star City (Credits: Travelosophy). Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut... Read more →

Kessler Syndrome

Why Satellites Fail

By Merryl Azriel on March 7, 2013

Assistant Professor Sigrid Close won the Hellman Fellowship to pursue her research on the electromagnetic effects of hypervelocity impacts (Credits:... Read more →

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NASA Launches Trajectory Browser to Map Interplanetary Missions

By Merryl Azriel on March 7, 2013

NASA's Trajectory Browser allows users to determine viable launch windows for various celestial targets (Credits: NASA). The Mission Design... Read more →