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Friday’s CSExtra offers a collection of the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Astronomers re-examine Hubble Space Telescope data for evidence of extraterrestrial planets. Saturday brings the promise of an intense but difficult to observe meteor shower. A satellite malfunction disrupts communications to thousands across northern Canada. International Space Station commander Mike Fossum pays an impromptu tribute to Steve Jobs, the Apple CEO and co-founder. Station astronauts discuss their vigilance in checking for vision problems. Vice President Joe Biden plays host to Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, recently retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, at a Washington ceremony. A Texas lawmaker requests a probe of NASA policy making.
1. From Space.com: Scientists find evidence for extra terrestrial planets while sifting through Hubble Space Telescope data from 1998.
http://bit.ly/p2KjVV
2. From the Washington Post: An intense Draconid meteor shower is expected on Saturday. Predictions call for 750 meteors per hour. However, sun light across much of the Western hemisphere and a bright moon in the Eastern Hemisphere may make the shower difficult to observe from the ground. The source of the shower is Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
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A. From the National Geographic: The Draconid could be more a meteor storm than shower, say experts. If the shower is heavy, some satellites, including the International Space Station, could be at risk of impact.
http://bit.ly/qpeW70
B. From Space.com: Students from Bishop, Calif., plan to launch a high altitude balloon with cameras for a “birds eye” view of the Draconid.
http://bit.ly/nmATiV
3. From the Ottawa Business Journal of Canada: Thousands in northern Canada experience a disruption in telephone, cable and Internet communications on Thursday, following a satellite malfunction.
http://bit.ly/nvnU7o
4. From Space.com: NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, who is the current International Space Station commander, is among those who paid tribute to Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday. Jobs, who had cancer, died a day earlier.
http://bit.ly/oEa2TM
A. From Discovery.com: Apple’s iPod — don’t leave Earth without it.
http://bit.ly/pnWRDr
5. From Spaceflightnow.com: In a wide ranging interview with CBS News, space station astronauts Mike Fossum and Satoshi Furukawa of Japan say they have been vigilant in checking their eyesight. Some station astronauts have reported a blurring of their vision due to a build up of inter cranial pressure.
http://bit.ly/qMZIfn
6. From the Houston Chronicle: U. S. Vice President Joe Biden hosts Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, at a Washington retirement ceremony for Kelly. “It’s not every day you encounter examples of sheer, sheer courage, selflessness and dedication like you see in this couple,” Biden declared. Giffords is recovering from the gunshot would she received at a Tucson political rally earlier this year. Kelly, a Navy captain, led NASA’s next to last shuttle mission.
http://bit.ly/mVVCDd
7. From Spacepolitics.com: Texas Congressman Lamar Smith calls on NASA’s inspector general to investigate alleged improper political influence in the agency’s policy decisions.
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