Thursday, November 4, 2010

Spacecraft set to catch a glimpse of small comet during fly-by (The Starting Point)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_spoint/20101104/ts_yblog_spoint/spacecraft-locate-to-catch-a-glimpse-of-small-comet-during-glide-by"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20101007/i/r1609331770.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=br3GyLWECPp5gbFGZKvW1g--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Comet Hartley 2 is shown in this handout image taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and released by NASA October 5, 2010. Comet Hartley 2 is the destination of NASA's EPOXI mission and it will arrive there on the existing Deep Impact spacecraft on November 4, 2010. The comet has a diameter of 1.2km (0.8 miles). The picture shows the comet as approximately 2.3 astronomical units away from the sun when this picture was taken. The background in this picture shows noise, primarily from dust in our own solar system. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL EMPLOY ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SUPPLY TO CLIENTS" border="0" /></a>The Starting Mark - The Starting Mark is a snapshot of the news that occurred overnight and a preview of the tales we expect to cover today. Top tale Have you ever been in a automobile and tried to capture a picture of a …</p><br clear="all"/> More information: click here

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