Today's Astronomy News Update For 10/01/09

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ASTEROIDS:

Asteroid-hunting telescope in the repair shop

 

DEEP SPACE:

Cosmic Rays Hit 50-Year High

 

 

EXOPLANETS:

On Alien World, It Rains Rocks

GALAXIES:

Speeding Galaxies Distorted by Space Winds
Galaxy study hints at cracks in dark matter theories

Hubble strips down Virgo Cluster galaxies

MARS:

Laser Technique Has Implications For Detecting Microbial Life Forms In Martian Ice

Telltale Tells Story Of Winds At Phoenix Landing Site

 

MERCURY:

Mercury's Mysterious Bright Spot Photographed Up Close

NASA Probe Snaps Photos of Mercury But Suffers Minor Glitch

 

METEORITES:

Meteors, traffic jeopardize Atlantis launch

MOON:

LRO Takes Second, Closer Look at Apollo 11 Landing Site

LRO Provides Flashback to 1966

How NASA Hopes to Mine Water on the MoonThe Humid Moon

See the Special Effects of the Harvest MoonSMART-1 mapped crash scene of upcoming LCROSS impact
Lunar Lander Test Article Glides Above The Safety Net

SATTELITES (ARTIFICIAL):

GOCE Satellite Begins Mapping Earth's Gravity in Lower Orbit Than Expected

SATURN:

Global View Of Valleys On Saturn's Moon Titan Shows North-South Contrast

 

SPACEFLIGHT & RESEARCH:

ABC News: Final Frontier - How Far Could Astronauts Go?

Voyagers 1 & 2 are now outside the "Termination Shock" view!

James Webb Space Telescope Begins To Take Shape At Goddard

World's most sensitive astronomical camera developed at the Universite de Montreal

Space Acrobat Closes in On Space Station

GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 3 Completes the Trilogy

Space Crew Celebrates Movie-Watching Tradition

Soyuz Launch Video

ORMatE returns to NRL after nearly 2 years in Earth orbit

Sea-level stargazing: Astronomers make key sighting with Florida telescope

NASA's Version of Star Trek Replicator Ready for On Orbit Test

 

STARS:

Magnetic Fields Guide Star Birth

Podcast: Binary Stars

SUN:

Space radiation hits record high

TELESCOPES:

The Sky-Watcher AZ4 102 Refractor Telescope… How Sweet It is!