From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4@msn.com)
Date: Sat May 11 2002 - 15:03:06 PDT
NASA CHOOSES TWO CONCEPTS FOR PLANET-FINDER MISSION
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As part of its quest to find Earth-sized planets around stars and
look for telltale chemical signatures of life, NASA has chosen two
mission architecture concepts for further study and technology
development.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0205/11planetfinder/
A GOOD CELESTIAL SKY SHOW GETS BETTER
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The Moon will join five visible planets to perform a seldom-seen
celestial show on Monday evening. To see the conjunction of the
planets and moon, look in the western sky above the horizon just
after sunset. Look for Venus, the brightest star in the group. Red
Mars will be right below, and Jupiter, which appears white, will be
topmost. Mercury is closest to the horizon, and Saturn is just below
Mars.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0205/11alignment/
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