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Senate appropriates money for Western cyber defense lab (...
Western will get $6 million to continue testing computer defense systems in the Center for Research and Development Cyber Defense Lab. The lab tests software and looks for ways to determine if a hacker has broken into a network, said Phillip Womble, lab director and professor of physics and astronomy.

Podcast: Running Out of Gravitons and Hitting the Brakes ...
Another week, another roundup of your questions. This week listeners asked: if forces are communicated through particles, can we run out? If you were traveling at light speed, when would you know to stop? And there's even more. If you've got a question for the Astronomy Cast team, please email it in to info@astronomycast.com and [...]

Asteroid to be harmless fireball over Earth (CNN)
A meteor, or shooting star, is usually the size of a pebble, or even a grain of sand, burning up in the atmosphere.

Elite Club Lets Space Tourist Cut to Front of Line (SPACE...
American billionaire Charles Simonyi snagged his history-making second space tourist trip to the International Space Station next year thanks to an elite club that gives its members first dibs on private spaceflight seats.

Small Asteroid to Streak into Earth's Atmosphere Tonight ...
A very small asteroid will streak into the skies over Sudan tonight, astronomers announced. It is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, creating a show.

Huge Planet Defies Explanation (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Astronomers have sighted a very dense planet-sized object that orbits its parent star in just four days and six hours.

Astronomy Jamboree offers family fun (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - The 25th annual Astronomy Jamboree offers stargazing for the entire family. Participants learn about the universe at Friends Creek Conservation Area, northeast of Argenta, beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday. To get there, watch for signs posted along Illinois 48.

ELECTION 2008: PROFILES (Rocky Mountain News)
Although he's relatively new to the state, Scott Starin has plenty of Colorado bona fides going for him.

Huge New Planet Defies Explanation (Fox News)
Object 20 times as heavy as Jupiter, orbits star in four days.

Galaxy Diversity Reveals Clues to Cosmic Evolution (SPACE...
Astronomers peering out into our cosmic backyard have long understood that the Milky Way's galactic neighbors only seem similar on the surface. Now a detailed survey from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the diversity of those galaxies as they evolve over time.

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