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Perihelion 2016
Bad Astronomy - 2 Jan 2016 16:15
Today -- Jan. 2, 2016 -- at 22:49 UTC (17:49 Eastern (US) time), the Earth will be at perihelion, the point in its orbit where it's closest to the Sun. At that moment the center of the Earth will be 147,100,176 km (91,4...
Astronomers find new way to measure the pull of gravity at the surface of distant stars
e! Science News - 2 Jan 2016 22:31
Researchers have found a new way to measure the pull of gravity at the surface of a star. For distant stars with planets orbiting them, this information is key in determining whether any of those planets can harbour life...
Saskatchewan, Canada Seen From Orbit By Proba-V Minisatellite
SpaceRef - 2 Jan 2016 21:52
Snow blankets much of this eastern part of Canada's Saskatchewan province, in this 28 November 2015 image taken by ESA's technology-testing Proba-V minisatellite....
NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 30 December 2015
SpaceRef - 2 Jan 2016 16:09
Today: Cardio Ox Ultrasound: Kopra, with Peake assisting, performed his first (Flight Day 15) of three ultrasound and blood pressure measurement sessions for the Cardio Ox experiment....
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