Reuters – Significant declines in perennial Arctic sea ice over the past decade may be intensifying a chemical reaction that leads to deposits of toxic mercury, a NASA-led study showed on Thursday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Loss of Arctic sea ice may lead to mercury deposits: NASA study (Reuters)
Astronaut Glenn calls historic flight “best day” of his life (Reuters)
Reuters – Astronaut John Glenn, marking the 50th anniversary on Monday of his historic flight as the first American to orbit the Earth, remembered it as the best day of his life. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Pentagon weighs Boeing fate on satellite terminals (Reuters)
Reuters – The U.S. Air Force said it will continue looking for an alternate supplier for next-generation satellite terminals even as it weighs a last-ditch bid by Boeing Co to stave off termination of its troubled, multibillion-dollar program. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Spacewalkers prepare Russian module for dumping (Reuters)
Reuters – A pair of Russian cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday to prepare for the removal of a Russian docking module due to be flown into the atmosphere for incineration next year. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Astronaut Janice Voss dies in Arizona (Reuters)
Reuters – Former Astronaut Janice E. Voss, one of the few women launched into space, has died of breast cancer in Arizona, her alma mater said on Tuesday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Failed Russian space probe plunging back to Earth (Reuters)
Reuters – A stranded Russian science satellite, loaded with rocket fuel for a roundtrip mission to Mars, is expected to plunge back to Earth on Sunday, but officials said on Friday they don’t know when or where it will hit. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA probes reach moon for gravity-mapping mission (Reuters)
Reuters – Two robotic probes began orbiting the moon Sunday in preparation for an unprecedented mission to map the lunar interior. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs (Reuters)
Reuters – Islamist militants set off bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day – three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people – raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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New crew arrives at International Space Station (Reuters)
Reuters – A Russian Soyuz capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday with a trio of astronauts, bringing the orbital outpost back to full staffing after a failed cargo ship launch in August disrupted flight schedules. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Information black hole as North Korean leader dies (Reuters)
Reuters – Few national leaders die these days with no one outside their country knowing about it. For more than 48 hours. Not even a mention on Twitter. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Apollo 13 notebook fetches $388,375 at auction (Reuters)
Reuters – Shortly after Apollo 13 astronauts reported, “Houston, we have had a problem,” Commander James Lovell jotted down handwritten calculations in hopes of guiding his crew safely home. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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U.S. commander cannot pin down satellite anomaly (Reuters)
Reuters – The command responsible for U.S. military space operations lacks enough data to determine who interfered with two U.S. government satellites, anomalies behind perhaps the most explosive charge in a report on China sent to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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