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Comet posing beside crescent moon in cool photo op

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Now's your chance to see the comet that passed within 100 million miles of Earth last week. Twilight on Tuesday will provide the best photo op for the comet called Pan-STARRS. It will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere just above

UPDATE: Military Aircraft Crashes In Lincoln County; 3 Dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th

HARRINGTON, Wash. - An EA-6B plane from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island with three people aboard crashed into a wheat field roughly 10 miles west of Harrington just before 9 a.m. Monday. All three people aboard the plane are believed to be dead. People living and working near the small rural town

UPDATE: Military Aircraft Crashes In Lincoln County; 3 Dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th

OUTER SPACE: Satellite Hit By Chinese Debris Highlights Space Junk Threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th

YAHOO.COM - The apparent destruction of a small Russian satellite six weeks ago highlights the growing threat space junk poses to activities in low-Earth orbit, experts say. The satellite and space junk crash involved Russia's Ball Lens In The Space nanosatellite, or BLITS, which

Iditarod fatigue: Seeing elephants in the snow

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - There comes a time during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race when fatigue can turn Alaska's frozen landscape into an unlikely habitat for an elephant that really isn't there. Ask Lynda Plettner, a former participant in the 1,000-

Justin Bieber attacks paparazzi after hospital release

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

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Curiosity sleeps as solar blast races toward Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Curiosity hunkered down after the sun unleashed a blast that raced toward Mars. While the hardy rover was designed to withstand punishing space weather, its handlers decided to power it down as a precaution since it suffered a recent computer

Curiosity sleeps as solar blast races toward Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

Curiosity Sleeps As Solar Blast Races Toward Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Curiosity hunkered down Wednesday after the sun unleashed a blast that raced toward Mars. While the hardy rover was designed to withstand punishing space weather, its handlers decided to power it down as a precaution since it suffered a recent computer problem. "We're

Curiosity sleeps as solar blast races toward Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASA says the Curiosity rover is hunkering down after the sun unleashed a blast headed for Mars. Project managers said Wednesday they powered down the car-size rover as a precaution since it suffered a recent computer problem. The Opportunity rover and two orbiting NASA