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Falling satellite: 10 times space junk has crashed into Earth
Falling satellite trackers at NASA say it will hit Friday night or Saturday morning and has a small chance of crashing in the US. But the precise track and timing of the falling satellite is still hard to predict. What is known is that events like this have happened before. From NASA rockets to Soviet satellites – including debris that actually hit someone – the history of falling space junk is long. Here are 10 other pieces of space junk that have survived the blazing voyage through Earth's atmosphere.
09/23/2011 09:37 pm
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June 2013 was world's fifth-hottest June on record, says NOAA
June 2013 broke monthly records over much of northern Canada, western Russia, southern Japan, the Philippines, part of southwestern China, and central southern Africa.
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Global warming mystery: Are North and South really polar opposites?
Two studies, one about plants covering previously frozen landscapes in the Arctic, the other about expanding winter sea ice in Antarctica, appear to say different things about global warming.
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Transit of Venus: What to expect (+video)
Venus will cross the face of the sun for the last time until 2117. Here's what it will look like.
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Falling satellite: 10 times space junk has crashed into Earth
Falling satellite trackers at NASA say it will hit Friday night or Saturday morning and has a small chance of crashing in the US. But the precise track and timing of the falling satellite is still hard to predict. What is known is that events like this have happened before. From NASA rockets to Soviet satellites – including debris that actually hit someone – the history of falling space junk is long. Here are 10 other pieces of space junk that have survived the blazing voyage through Earth's atmosphere.
09/23/2011 09:37 pm -
Doomed satellite: Where and when will it plummet to Earth?
It is still too early to tell exactly where the dead satellite will fall. Scientists will likely have a much better idea of where the debris will land about two hours before the impact, NASA officials said.
09/22/2011 01:13 pm -
Summer solstice: Everything you want to know
Summer solstice: Summer arrives to the Northern Hemisphere at 1:16pm Eastern time on Tuesday.
06/21/2011 09:23 am -
Chapter & Verse Stieg Larsson shared details on his fourth "Dragon Tattoo" novel
Stieg Larsson died before the overwhelming global success of his "Millennium" novels – but not before sharing a few details about the fourth book in the series.
03/29/2011 12:14 pm -
Winter storm raises the question: What's going on with the weather?
This week's winter storm – and others before it – are being influenced by climate patterns in the Arctic and North Atlantic. Scientists are working to understand how these patterns work.
02/03/2011 01:42 pm -
Where polar bears might go if climate change doesn't slow
If climate change leads to ice collecting in one general area in the Arctic Ocean, it might be enough to provide a last 'refuge' for many Arctic inhabitants, including polar bears.
12/16/2010 05:33 pm -
Watch Northern Lights live from near the Arctic Circle tonight
A new web site shows the Northern lights, also called the aurora borealis, live starting at 10 p.m. each night courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency. The prime northern lights viewing season is August through May.
09/21/2010 05:59 pm -
On the Bowery: movie review
The 1950s documentary ‘On the bowery’ took men at the bottom of their lives and spun a story.
09/17/2010 07:41 pm -
Glaciers, known for erosion, can help mountains grow
Glaciers' 'buzz-saw effect' can level mountains. But at high altitudes, glaciers can freeze to mountains and shield against erosion, new research suggests.
09/15/2010 08:22 pm -
'Ice Road Truckers' network boss changing channels
'Ice Road Truckers' channel president Nancy Dubuc is moving from History channel and trying to bring her programming magic to Lifetime.
07/07/2010 12:40 pm -
Global News Blog Russians to ride a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars
President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will spend $600 million on a nuclear-powered spacecraft to take men to Mars, and beyond. Is it safe?
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The Tenderness of Wolves
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Phoenix Mars Lander prepares to begin excavation
A successful landing and Mars's smooth surface sets optimum digging conditions
05/26/2008 01:00 am
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