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Monday, December 3, 2012

What Will NASA Announce Today About What It Found on Mars?

One science journalist says he has an idea of what it will be.

It's not being announced at NASA Goddard's Space Flight Center, which we can claim in our neck of the woods, but NASA Monday will release what's being called a noteworthy finding by the Curiosity rover now investigating the surface of Mars. Rumors began flying after chief Curiosity scientist John Grotzinger was quoted by NPR as saying that the rover had recently gathered data "for the history books." However, NASA downplayed expectations in a statement Friday. "Rumors and speculation that there are major new findings from the mission at this early stage are incorrect," officials at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory wrote. "At this point in the mission, the instruments on the rover have not detected any definitive evidence of Martian …

Monday, November 12, 2012

'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like' ... Meteor Shower Season!

Look to the skies for some stunning light displays this November and December.

As you do your Christmas shopping and plan feasts for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, cast your eyes upon the universe's natural fireworks.  Astronomers anticipate three meteor showers this November and December.  Nov. 12: Taurid Meteor Shower Nov. 17: Leonid Meteor Shower Dec. 13: Geminid Meteor Shower Be sure to schedule a night this season to bundle up, lay out some blankets (if it's dry) and enjoy the light show in the sky.  Share your tips for photographing the showers. Tell us your favorite places in the Greater West Bloomfield area to sneak off to view the skies. 

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