Fraser's News
Open the pod bay door Universe Today
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I think I've finally got everything working properly now, so I wanted to take moment and explain what happened Wednesday night (hereafter we'll call it Evil Wednesday) when Universe Today took on a mind of its own and went on an email rampage. Around 8:00pm my time my Internet hosting provider started resending emails it had already sent through its mail system, including 12 versions of Universe Today. I contacted technical support and their only solution to stop this from happening was for me to delete the entire mailing list.
So I did (I had a backup). Then they recommended that I rebuild it again. So I did, which was when everyone on the list should have received a "Welcome to Universe Today" email. Don't worry, you aren't going to get an extra newsletter, you're still just subscribed once. Unfortunately I think a few hundred people misunderstood, and unsubscribed from the newsletter. :-(
My webhost accepted responsibility for the problem - it was totally their fault, not a virus, or problem on my end (whew). Unfortunately, they're not entirely sure why it happened, but they're still looking into it. So, there isn't much I can do but hope that it doesn't happen again.
Thanks for your support, here's an adorable picture of my now 8-month old daughter to help distract you from the cramps in your delete finger.
Jun 21, 2002, 7:52am
Astronomy
Asteroid Nearly Misses the Earth
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| Image credit: NASA |
An asteroid the size of a football field came extremely close to the Earth last week, and scientists didn't even know until after it passed us by. Asteroid 2002 MN is 100 metres in diameter and passed by us at a distance of only 120,000km, less than one-third the distance from the Earth to the Moon. This is one of the closest near-misses ever recorded of a spacerock this size; had it actually struck the planet it would have cause considerable destruction and loss of life.
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Jun 21, 2002, 7:34am
Space Flight
Endeavour Lands in California
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After two extra days in space, Endeavour finally touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Wednesday. The landing had been delayed because of thunderstorms at the Florida landing strip. During the shuttle's 14 days in space, the astronauts delivered a new crew to the International Space Station and performed three spacewalks to install new hardware. The shuttle will now be mounted onto the back of a specially modified 747 and flown back to Florida to prepare for its next launch.
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Jun 21, 2002, 7:24am
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