First, your photo for the day is of the Trifid Nebula, captured by JAICOA.
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Now, onto the ‘sphere.
As a tribute for the 100,000th asteroid discovery, researchers have decided to rename it to Astronautica.
SPACE.com has a video of a potential asteroid mission.
Astronomy.com reports on the battle to save the Arecibo observatory.
Australian researchers are working on a design for a self-sufficient lunar colony.
Didn’t you think it was cool that Google redesigned its logo to celebrate Sputnik’s 50th anniversary? Not everyone did, apparently.
No, that’s not a big glass worm on the surface of Mars.
Remember the DARPA Grand Challenge, where robotic cars navigated a complex track? The urban version is about to begin. Robotic cars on busy city streets. I can’t wait.
And finally, Centauri Dreams remembers Robert Bussard, inventor of the ram jet that bears his name. He passed away from cancer a few days ago.
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