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AstroSpace Update – August 2010

AstroSpace Update
August 2010
Gathered by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Exoplanet wind – Spectrographic analysis of light shining through the atmosphere of an exoplanet named HD209458b during its transit (passage in front) of its star has determined that there are winds on the planet blowing at 3-6 thousand mph. The planet orbits quite close to [...]

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AstroSpace Update – June 2010

AstroSpace Update
June 2010
Gathered by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Runaway black hole – A college student in the Netherlands has discovered what appears to be a supermassive black hole that has been ejected from the center of its galaxy.

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AstroSpace Update – March 2010

AstroSpace Update
March 2010
Gathered by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Space budget – The U.S. President has announced his budget for NASA and plan for its future, and they have a lot of changes that will affect both the manned (crewed) and robotic space missions.

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Astrogalaxy – April, 2009 Report

The Astrogalaxy team has discovered a new Mars-crossing asteroid. There is also one NEO confirmation – this is the first NEO discovered in Russia! The team discovered 13 new variable stars. Two of these stars are a double mode RR Lyrae type variable, a very rare object.
Data below was submitted by the team leader, Leonid [...]

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Observatory Wildberg – April, 2009 Report

The team discovered 10 Minor Planets.
The following 181 astrometrical measurements were sent to the Minor Planet Center.
Submitted by team leader, Erwin Schwab

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