Question by hugepossum: Is there an equivalent term for ‘Solar System’ when referring to an arbitrary star and its satellites? I dislike it when people refer to a distant star and its satellites as a ‘Solar System’. I’m pretty sure there is only one Solar System, and we are in it. I guess I...
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Is there an equivalent term for ‘Solar System’ when referring to an arbitrary star and its satellites?
Geostationary Satellites Beyond the Alps
Why don’t those stars move? APOD
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Rocket lifts off with satellites to probe moon (Reuters)
Reuters – An unmanned U.S. rocket blasted off on Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver twin robotic probes to the moon in the hope of learning what is inside. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Nepal uses satellites to track rare tiger (AFP)
AFP – An injured wild tiger that strayed into a tourist resort in Nepal has been moved to a new home in the jungle and fitted with a satellite collar so its progress can be tracked, the government said. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA Studying Using Lasers and Microwaves to Launch Satellites (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – According to the Space Daily page, NASA is conducting a study into a variation of an old concept that might one day replace conventional rockets as a means of launching payloads into space, using ground based lasers or microwaves. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Europe launcher puts Spanish, S.Korean satellites into orbit (AFP)
AFP – An Ariane 5 heavy rocket lifted off from Europe’s space base on French Guiana Wednesday and put into orbit the South Korean Koreasat 6 and Spanish Hispasat 1E telecommunications satellites. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Clooney, Google, U.N. watch Sudan using satellites (Reuters)
Reuters – Groups including the United Nations, Harvard University, Google Inc and an organization co-founded by actor George Clooney are launching a project using satellites to “watch” Sudan for war crimes before a vote that could split the African country in two. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Satellites Give a Heads Up on Thunderstorms (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com – Thunderstorm predictions are notoriously unreliable, but satellites could greatly improve these forecasts, suggests one research team. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reports: Russian satellites fall into Pacific (AP)
AP – Russian news reports say a rocket and its payload of three communications satellites has fallen into the Pacific Ocean after failing to reach orbit, the latest setback to that country’s attempts to develop a system to rival the U.S. Global Positioning System. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Ariane rocket puts telecom satellites into orbit (AFP)
AFP – An Ariane 5 rocket on Friday successfully placed two communications satellites into geostationary orbit, in the fifth such placement this year by Arianespace, the company said. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Satellites Help Aid Workers Plan Pakistan Flood Relief (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Satellites are helping aid workers plan relief for flood-ravaged Pakistan by providing high-resolution maps of the destruction so rescue crews can reach the homeless, displaced and sick. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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How many satellites does the planet Saturn has?
Hello How many satellites does the planet Saturn has?
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