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	<title>This Crazy Cosmos</title>
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		<title>Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-130</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Endeavour has completed it&#8217;s latest mission, STS-130, and has safely landed at the Kennedy Space Center.  It&#8217;s one of the few remaining shuttle flights left in NASA&#8217;s aging fleet of space vehicles.  
The International Space Station is 98 percent complete, following NASA&#8217;s last big construction project, known as the Tranquility connecting node and cupola.  The project added a new room and observation deck to the space station, giving the ISS crew a 360 degree view of earth through it&#8217;s seven windows.
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		<title>Space Shuttle Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was February 1st, 2003, when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas during re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. All seven crew members aboard STS-107 were tragically lost.
Now seven years later, NASA&#8217;s Space Shuttle program is almost over.  There&#8217;s only five more shuttle flights planned before the space shuttle fleet is retired from service.  U.S. astronauts will then have to hitch a ride with the Russian Space Agency, whose Soyuz and Progress spacecraft have been participating in the International Space Station program for years.
President Barack Obama is calling for drastic changes in the U.S. space program, taking the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Space Shuttle Program", url: "http://www.mikiesoft.net/2010/02/space-shuttle-program.html" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Astrophotography by Anthony Ayiomamitis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently discovered a beautiful site.  Astrophotography by Anthony Ayiomamitis www.perseus.gr
It&#8217;s got a great collection of celestial objects captured in stunning detail; nebula, galaxies, star clusters, comets, plus images from our solar system.  The author also talks in great detail about astrophotography and offers tips and advice for the best imaging.

www.perseus.gr
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		<title>International Year of Astronomy ends January 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) officially ends on January 10th.  
The closing ceremony will be held in the Aula Magna of the University of Padova, where Galileo taught astronomy and physics, in Padova, Italy.  It&#8217;s the final event of a year long global celebration of astronomy and its contribution to society and culture.

Official Website:  www.astronomy2009.org/
IYA YouTube Channel:  www.youtube.com/user/astronomy2009
Follow Live Streaming Video on www.beyond2009.org
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		<title>NASA: Ten Years of Space Exploration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The past decade has been pretty exciting in the realm of space exploration.  Here&#8217;s my look at NASA&#8217;s milestones in the past ten years.
NASA 2009 Year in Review
October 2009: water discovered on the moon by the LCROSS mission.
July 2009: 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing
May 2009: Hubble Space Telescope upgraded and repaired.  Space walking astronauts from the Atlantis space shuttle gave the aging space telescope several new updated systems.  Two new instruments, the Wide Field Camera 3 and Cosmic Origins Spectrograph were installed, while repairs were made to the Advanced Camera for Surveys and Space [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "NASA: Ten Years of Space Exploration", url: "http://www.mikiesoft.net/2010/01/nasa-ten-years-of-space-exploration.html" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Moon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you see the recent &#8220;blue moon?&#8221;  The story was all over the news, but the term &#8220;blue moon&#8221; is actually misunderstood.  
www.skyandtelescope.com/ offers an insightful and in depth definition of a blue moon. 
The website for Astronomy Picture of the Day has a striking composite picture of the new year&#8217;s blue moon and a partial lunar eclipse.
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		<title>White Christmas Eve</title>
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It snowed here in Fort Worth on Christmas Eve.  I thought, &#8220;that&#8217;s perfect timing.&#8221;  Except for the fact the snowstorm turned into a blizzard farther north and west of us.
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		<title>Orionid Meteor Shower 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Orionid meteor shower has been very active the past few years, and is expected to peak Wednesday morning around 6:00am.   Although the best time for viewing can be anywhere from 2:00 to 6:00 am.  Astronomers are saying this year&#8217;s show could be just as good or better than previous years because of an absence of moonlight.
More info at science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/19oct_orionids.htm
www.astronomy.com/
www.space.com/
www.earthsky.org/
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		<title>Rocky Exoplanet CoRoT-7b Discovered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Southern Observatory have announced the discovery of a new exoplanet, CoRoT-7b, which has been described as a &#8220;super-earth&#8221; like planet.
Details at http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/press-rel/pr-2009/pr-33-09.html
Source: ESO, the European Southern Observatory, www.eso.org/public
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		<title>NASA TV Vintage Video</title>
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This video was aired when NASA Television was honored with a Primetime Emmy Award by the Academy of Television Arts &#038; Sciences. 
The 2009 Philo T. Farnsworth Award recognizes the agency for engineering excellence and commemorates the 40th anniversary of the technological innovations that made possible the first live TV broadcast from the moon by the Apollo 11 crew on July 20, 1969.
(Source YouTube:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYyENdNiAPM
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