Fwd: Cygnus Spacecraft Launches Today Watch Live | Tiny Asteroid Close Shave | Dark Energy

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From: "SPACE.com" <space@email.techmedianetwork.com>
Date: September 18, 2013 7:17:38 AM GMT-06:00
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Subject: Cygnus Spacecraft Launches Today Watch Live | Tiny Asteroid Close Shave | Dark Energy
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New Private Cygnus Spacecraft Launches to Space Station Today: Watch Live A new commercial spaceship, Orbital Sciences' Cygnus vehicle, is poised to launch on a critical test flight to the International Space Station from Virginia's Eastern Shore today (Sept. 18). The Cygnus spacecraft launches atop an Antares rocket.
Prawn Nebula Cooks Up Stars In Amazing New Photos The Prawn Nebula shimmers 6,000 light-years from Earth in new photos released by the European Southern Observatory. See the photos and video here.
	Tiny Asteroid to Give Earth a Close Shave Today A 3 to 10 foot wide (1 to 3 meters) asteroid will buzz Earth today, passing closer than the orbit of the moon.
	NASA Asking 'Makers' to Help Combat Asteroid Threat NASA officials will attend New York City's World Maker Faire this weekend (Sept. 21-22) to enlist the help of innovators to help protect Earth against dangerous space rocks.
	Cygnus vs. Dragon: How 2 Private Spaceships Stack Up Both SpaceX's Dragon and Orbital Sciences' Cygnus deliver cargo to the International Space Station. What makes each stand out?.
	Five-Year Hunt for Mysterious Dark Energy Begins Scientists have embarked on a quest to map one-eighth of the entire sky looking for clues about dark energy, the mysterious force believed to be responsible for the ever-accelerating expansion of the universe.
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