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Submission + - Astronomers catch meteorite striking moon on video (orlandosentinel.com)

Submitted by spineas on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @02:19PM

spineas writes: A 4.5-foot-wide meteorite struck the moon in September 2013, and astronomers were lucky enough to catch the impact flash on video, now confirmed as the brightest ever witnessed from Earth.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the meteorite likely weighed nearly 900 pounds, and exploded on impact with the moon with the force of 15 tons of TNT.

Submission + - Up-front seats for tonight's near-Earth Asteroid (orlandosentinel.com)

Submitted by spineas on Monday February 17, 2014 @02:16PM

spineas writes: In case you're not in a prime viewing position for tonight's fly-by of Asteroid 2000 EM26, never fear, for the event will be webcast live for all around the world to see.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Slooh Space Camera will be broadcasting the 3-football-field-long asteroid as it zips by us at nearly 27,000 miles per hour. Astronomer Bob Berman will be answering questions during the broadcast, submitted via Twitter with the hashtag #Asteroid.

Submission + - JetBlue launches satellite-based inflight Wi-Fi (orlandosentinel.com)

Submitted by spineas on Thursday December 12, 2013 @03:49PM

spineas writes: JetBlue is rolling out a new form of inflight Wi-Fi operating from satellites instead of ground-based cell towers. Up to eight times faster than traditional inflight Wi-Fi, it will enable users to stream video whilst in the air, something that is nearly impossible to do with current dial-up speed access in aircraft.

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