SPACE.com Update for October 5, 2006
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October 5, 2006
  
  TOP STORY posted: October 5, 2006 11:17 am EDT 
Shadows and Silhouettes: Looking for Transits
On November 8, Mercury will transit the Sun. From Earth, we’ll see the silhouette of Mercury travel across the disk of the Sun. Transits are uncommon but predictable events. But they can help us find extra-solar planets.
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 MISSIONS/LAUNCHES
BLOG: Neiman Marcus Ads Offer $1.76 Million Charter Spaceflight
Wide Range of Rocket Tech for Civilian Spaceflight
 
 SCIENCE/ASTRONOMY
On Zippy New Planets, a Year is Just Hours Long
Mysterious Radio Hiss Blamed on Space Weather
 
 RECENT HEADLINES
FTC Approves Creation of United Launch Alliance
posted: 04 October 2006 03:58 pm EDT
Space Tourism Survey Shows Cost, Access Key Selling Points
posted: 03 October 2006 03:09 pm EDT
New ISS Astronauts Settle in for Long Haul
posted: 3 October 2006 2:56 p.m. EDT
Big Bang Researchers Snag Nobel Prize
posted: 03 October 2006 09:53 am EDT
 
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