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Article Archive
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Rosetta Discovers Haunting Beauty in Deep Space
July 14, 2010 - The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft hasbeamed back close-up photographs of asteroid Lutetia, an ancient, cratered relic from the dawn of the solar system. Scientists are abuzz about the stunning images, which reveal a worldlet of haunting, alien beauty.
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The Ultimate Road Trip
July 9, 2010 - Imagine that you are planning a family road trip cross-country. Now, think about what you would want to do and see on that trip using all your existing resources in the best way. There are many factors that go in to planning such a trip: For starters, you'll need to determine what the end destination point will be and what you plan to do there. Once this has been decided, where will you stop along the way and for how long?
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Meet Comet McNaught (C/2009 R1)
May 19, 2010 - A fresh comet is swinging through the inner solar system, and it is brightening rapidly as it approaches Earth for a 100 million mile close encounter in mid-June. Comet McNaught (C/2009 R1) has a vivid green head and a long wispy tail
that look great through small telescopes.
By the end of the month it could be visible to the naked eye perhaps as bright as the stars of the Big Dipper.
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2010 JPL Open House
May 17, 2010 - Nearly 40,000 people attended the 2010 JPL Open House event, themed "Worlds Beyond," which featured displays and demonstrations from numerous space missions, and a first look at JPL's recently renovated von Karman Visitor Center.
On special display was the JPL-built Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, retrieved from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope last year by space-walking astronauts. The instrument, affectionately known as the "Camera that Saved Hubble," is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. The camera captured many of Hubble's iconic space images.
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