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Una convergencia planetaria ofrece un espectáculo celeste el fin de semana
ReutersPor Irene Klotz CABO CAÃAVERAL, EEUU, 25 may (Reuters) - Venus y Júpiter, los dos planetas más brillantes en el cielo este mes, se unirán al minúsculo Mercurio en un extraño espectáculo celestial que tendrá lugar este fin de semana. Normalmente,... -
Planetary alignment peaks with celestial show this weekend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24 (Reuters) - Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky this month, will be joined by tiny Mercury for a rare celestial show this weekend. Typically, Venus, the second-closest planet to the sun, and Jupiter,...
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May 25 Letters: IOW emails, Oklahoma tornado, Fort Monroe security
Embarrassed I am a new resident of Isle of Wight. I moved to this county because of many reasons. I am proud of the people, the beauty of the county land, the ability of its public officials to maintain growth while maintaining the historical heritage...Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Smithfield, Public Officials, Racism, Hampton Roads
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Capture an asteroid? Piece of cake
“What could go wrong?” If you’re a woman, you’ve undoubtedly heard this phrase -- probably more than once -- from your father/grandfather/husband/boyfriend/male friends, shortly before the aforementioned types did something...Tags: The Home Depot, Jesse James, Virgin Group, Ltd., Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Director of academics-focused nonprofit in Pasadena announces departure
The executive director of a nonprofit that operates a number of tutoring programs and a summer school in Pasadena is stepping down after eight years. Randy Jurado Ertll, executive director of El Centro de Accion Social – which also offers...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Folklore and Mythology, 2012 Summer Olympics, Environmental Pollution, Richard Branson
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Dental clinic for HIV-positive, low income patients opens in Pasadena
Accessing much-needed dental care is no longer like pulling teeth for HIV-positive patients in San Gabriel Valley. A new dental clinic that recently opened in Pasadena fills a major health care gap for those who have HIV, but lack insurance. That’...
Tags: Root Canal, AIDS, Dentistry and Dental Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Asteroid capture: NASA plans to drag space rock into lunar orbit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden dropped by JPL on Thursday to outline the agency's plans to capture an asteroid, and to look at a model of a powerful new ion thruster that has enough strength to drag a space rock into orbit around the moon. NASA...
Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Barack Obama
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Estudio de la NASA prevé iniciativas comerciales en la Luna
ReutersCABO CAÃAVERAL, EEUU (Reuters) - Investigadores corporativos podrÃan estar viviendo en la Luna para el momento en que los astronautas de la NASA salgan a visitar un asteroide en su órbita en la década de 2020, dijo el jueves un estudio sobre las...Tags: Barack Obama
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NASA engineers, high school students team up to build pilot-disorientation chair
A worst-case scenario for pilots in flight is not knowing which way is up. It can happen when visual cues are gone and acceleration knocks sensory systems out of whack, leaving pilots temporarily disoriented and more prone to crash. "Public enemy No....Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Science, Nobel Prize Awards, High Schools, Technology
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NASA's JPL to 'lasso' an asteroid
A proposed mission to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit in the Earth-moon system is a stepping stone to sending humans to Mars, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said Thursday at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Bolden visited the La Cañada...
Tags: Science, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Google Inc., Space Programs
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Pentagon sees doubled cost for rocket launch program
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress that a recent restructuring of its heavy rocket launch program to add 60 more launches and extend the schedule for a decade would more than double the program's projected cost to $70.7 billion....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Space Programs, U.S. Military, Elon Musk, Lockheed Martin Corp.
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