From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4@msn.com)
Date: Mon Nov 11 2002 - 08:15:34 PST
Today in Science/Astronomy:
* Harnessing Hyperactivity: Lab Device Mimics Black Hole Jets
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/blackhole_antics_021111.html
Among the most powerful phenomena in space are the jets of material spat out by supermassive black holes, which anchor many galaxies. These hypervelocity streams of superheated gas, called plasma, are concentrated into two narrow paths that travel in opposite directions, along a galaxy. s axis of rotation.
* Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars_preview_021108.html
Mars recently emerged into the morning sky and has begun an orbital dance with Earth that will, over the next several months, lead to the best viewing opportunity since Neanderthals looked skyward.
* Why a Mars Rock Hits Earth Every Month
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_knocks_021107.html
Every month, on average, a rock from Mars lands on Earth. Most are never found, but those that have been picked up suggest that the theory for how they get here - having been booted from the Red Planet by very large asteroid impacts - is not fully accurate.
* New Image Gallery: Amateur Snapshots #2
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/
Our second collection of images submitted by SPACE.com visitors.
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