Monday, January 31, 2011

Phillips, Apollo award recipient, dies at 92

Deep Space Communication Complex

Image by Niels Endres
NASA Deep Space Communication Complex in Camberra
Phillips, Apollo award recipient, dies at 92
FULLERTON - Horace Pease Phillips, former longtime Whittier resident and production engineer, died Jan. 11 from heart failure. He was 92.
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Asteroid the Size of the Titanic Rocked Jupiter
The object that plowed into Jupiter in 2009, creating a giant scar, was most likely an asteroid the size of the

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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Lastest Observatory Telescopes News

Adirondack Public Observatory to start on first building
TUPPER LAKE - After years of fund raising and educational events around the community, the Adirondack Public Observatory is looking to start erecting buildings on its Big Wolf Road site, solidifying its public presence.
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Five-Beamed Mega-Laser to Help Capture Better Space Photos
A South America telescope is firing five lasers into the sky for ultra-clear photos.
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