Eros As the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft continues its descent to lower orbits around Eros, smaller and smaller surface details are becoming visible. A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2A rocket will loft the GOES-L satellite from Cape Canaveral. Their new calculations for the Earth's mass came from work that could establish the most precise measurement ever achieved of Isaac Newton's gravitational constant. The International Dark-Sky Association has been given a grant from the National Science Foundation for its efforts to preserve dark skies for the benefit of both professional and amateur astronomers. Spaceflight Now .
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