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Storm Winds Blow In Jupiter's Little Red Spot

Storm Winds Blow In Jupiter's Little Red Spot

ScienceDaily, Using data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and two telescopes at Earth, an international team of scientists has found that one of the solar system’s largest and newest storms – Jupiter’s Little Red Spot – has some of the highest wind speeds ever detected on any planet.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 May 2008 22:24 )

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Private space station prototype hits milestone

Private space station prototype hits milestone

A prototype module for a private space station has passed an orbital milestone after completing its 10,000th trip around the Earth.

Genesis 1, an inflatable module built by the Las Vegas, Nev.-based firm Bigelow Aerospace, passed the 10,000-orbit mark as it nears the beginning of its third year of unmanned operations, its builders announced late Thursday.

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