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Asteroid flyby: Watch JPL coverage on Friday morning
The largest asteroid to come in close contact with Earth is set to fly by our planet Friday morning. The rock, called Asteroid 2012 DA14, is 150 feet in diameter and will fly around 27,000 km above the surface of Earth. The moon is roughly 384,400 km...
Tags: NASA, 2012 DA14 (asteroid)
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Watch asteroid fly-by live online Friday
A 150-foot wide asteroid is expected to pass closely by Earth on Friday, and though it will be difficult to see in skies over the U.S., the fly-by will be broadcast online. Backyard astronomers on the other side of the world will be able to see the...
Tags: NASA, 2012 DA14 (asteroid), Science and Technology
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Neighbors talk Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy plans
Residents who live near an 82-year-old all-girls Catholic school are worried that a plan to renovate the campus is too ambitious for a property in a hillside community. At an environmental scoping meeting in the Council Chambers on Monday, several...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Traffic, Heavy Engineering, Google Inc.
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Two local residents honored at White House for work in science, technology
Among the 23 scientists and innovators President Obama honored Friday afternoon during a White House ceremony were La Caņada Flintridge residents Frances Arnold and Solomon Golomb. Arnold — a professor at Caltech — won a National Medal for...
Tags: Human Interest, White House, Invention and Innovation, Barack Obama, Adam Schiff
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Mars rover Curiosity eyes first drilling site where water may have once flowed
The NASA rover Curiosity is set to use its drill for the first time on Mars in a region where water once possibly flowed, scientists said Tuesday. Boring into a rock would be one of the 1-ton rover’s most difficult tasks since arriving on the Red...
Tags: NASA, Google Inc., Science and Technology
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Mars rover Curiosity drills into bedrock
For the first time, a robot has drilled into a rock on Mars and collected a sample, and scientists are patting themselves on the back. The likelihood of high-fives also is extremely high. The Curiosity rover has extended its robotic arm and used the...
Tags: NASA, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Science and Technology
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NASA 'Mohawk Guy' arrives for State of the Union with new 'do
NASA's Twitter celebrity "Mohawk Guy" helped send a rover to Mars, but now he's landing at the White House, thanks to First Lady Michelle Obama, and he'll be rocking a brand new hairstyle for the occasion. Bobak Ferdowsi shot to fame the night the...
Tags: NASA, NASA Mars Exploration Program, White House, Michelle Obama, State of the Union Address
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A Mars first! Curiosity drills into bedrock
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesFor the first time, a robot has drilled into a rock on Mars and collected a sample, and scientists are ...... -
Countdown to asteroid flyby: Watch as experts discuss the flyby
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesHeart rates are picking up among scientists and sci-fi lovers alike as a huge asteroid prepares to swing by Earth ...... -
Cherry Canyon Park volunteers remove ivy and plant native species
Volunteers spent half a day Saturday removing recently planted ivy seedlings from the Owl Trail entrance in Cherry Canyon and replacing them with sage, currant, lilac and other native plants. The effort was spearheaded by Lisa Novick, director of...
Tags: Southern California Edison Company, The Huffington Post, Sage, Tour Operations Industry
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NASA: Asteroid will skim by earth February 15
PASADENA, Ca. (NASA JPL) – Asteroid 2012 DA14 is an object about half the size of a football field in diameter. It will pass very close to the Earth on February 15, 2013, coming from the south to the north, it actually gets to within 17,200 miles of...
Tags: NASA, 2012 DA14 (asteroid), Science and Technology
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CT.com Interview: Saxophonist Branford Marsalis
An Evening with Branford Marsalis Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., $10-$39, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road Unit 3104, Storrs, (860) 486-4226, jorgensen.uconn.edu In his 52 short years on this planet, what hasn’t saxophonist...
Tags: Johnny Carson, Storrs, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie
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