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Chandra captures telling gamma-ray afterglow
The Chandra Observatory's sharp-eyed X-ray vision has detected something never before seen. The discovery may help find the origin of what many researchers believe are the most powerful explosions in the Universe. FULL STORY
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Universities launch Astrobiology center -- Cardiff University is to become home to the UK's first Centre for Astrobiology -- providing the UK with a facility to contribute to space missions probing for life on solar system bodies. It forges a connection between astronomy and biology.
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Saturday:
November 4, 2000 | |
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Space object found that could hit Earth in 2030
Astronomers have found a very small asteroid-like object with a 1-in-500 chance of impacting the Earth in 2030. The unusual orbit of the object suggests it might not be a asteroid but possibly a spent stage from an Apollo moon mission. FULL STORY
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Station crew complains of grueling schedule
Despite complaints by space station skipper William Shepherd early Friday about the crew's heavy workload, a senior NASA flight director says the schedule will improve within a week or so as equipment gets stored and critical life support systems are activated.
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Earlier news
Oct. 23-29: Discovery lands in California; Four new moons found orbiting Saturn; Strange shapes on the sizzling world of volcanic Io; Revealing Neptune's icy atmosphere, Uranus' rings; 100th Ariane 4 launch.

Oct. 16-22: Space station construction mission successful; Gigantic gamma-ray burst breaks all distance records; New light shed on Milky Way's elusive center; Atlas, Proton and Sea Launch rocket missions.

Oct. 9-15: Astronauts lend hand building space station; Dust disk found around a nearby star and planet; Hubble finds a tantalizing veil from exploded star; Pegasus rocket launches NASA science probe.

Oct. 2-8: Lonely giant planets seen 1,000 light years away; 100th shuttle launch delayed; Data relay glitch threatens mission to Saturn moon; Future of Mir uncertain; Proton and Ariane 4 launches.

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