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Spitzer Detects Message from Guardians of the Universe?

Posted by Warren Wong on Sunday, July 3, 2011, In : ring nebula 
  Green Lantern's emerald ring beams across space and time

Visitors from the stars have often been the main characters in myths, legends, comic book adventures and books and movies created by humans throughout the ages of mankind. Considering the diminutive knowledge humans have of space and time this choice provides the perfect context for adventure and the unknown. The Green Lantern is one of the most popular and beloved DC Comics heroes of all time and more recently a full length feature...


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Science is the Answer to Many of our Problems?

Posted by Warren Wong on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, In : NASA's 18th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race 

The results of NASA's 18th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race and American schools were once again beaten by racers from the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao and Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School Team II of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico for the second straight year. The closest American team was the team from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, who finished second in the college division competition, while a number of American teams placed third in the competitions.

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The Planets Dance Across September's Night Sky

Posted by Warren Wong on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, In : September 2010 night sky 

September is one of the year's most entertaining and awe-inspiring months to lay on your back on a dark hill and view the delights of the celestial dance in the sky above you as your ancestors once did on a nightly basis. Four of Sol's dance partners will be in the spotlight in September, 2010, taking part in a nightly dance that includes their less observable brothers and sisters, while Mercury will once again dance privately in the eastern sky each morning during September.

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One Decade Living Where no man has Lived Before

Posted by Warren Wong on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, In : International Space Station 

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Human beings have been living in space aboard the International Space Station for one decade on November 2, 2010, and the 10th anniversary of human beings living in permanently in space was celebrated this morning at 9:30 a.m. EDT with a new conference from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida featuring the six astronauts currently living on board the International Space Station. The subsequent news conference was open to accredited media representatives at participating NASA or ...


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