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Vote Now! Top Space Stories of the Week - Jan. 29, 2012

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-29 @ 08:19:10 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		Colonies on the moon, meteorites in Antarctica and a bus-sized asteroid are just a few of several big stories in space for the week.

Fireworks send Beijing air pollution soaring

Space & Earth - Environment - 2012-01-29 @ 04:15:00 - Source: Physorg.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		(AP) -- Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution in Beijing soaring under a new more sensitive measurement system, reports said Sunday.

Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 12:53:41 - Source: Reuters.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called "unbelievable."

Moon Cozies Up to Jupiter in the Night Sky Sunday

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 07:56:20 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		A waxing crescent moon will pay a visit to Jupiter in the evening sky.

Best Space Photos of the Week - Jan. 28, 2012

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 07:33:50 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		Spectacular space images filled the last week of January, including one stunning photo from NASA's newest Earth-watching satellite and a brilliant image of a shooting star soaring over castle ruins.

Teens Put Lego Man in 'Space' (Actually Stratosphere)

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 07:11:09 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		Two Canadian 17-year-olds spent $400 to launch their Lego minifigure on a near-space balloon ride.

Declassified US Spy Satellites from Cold War Land in Ohio

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 07:02:42 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		The spy satellites were used from the 1960s to the 1980s to observe the Soviet Union.

NASA sees a weakening Cyclone Funso's 'closed eye'

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences - 2012-01-28 @ 07:00:02 - Source: Physorg.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		Powerful Cyclone Funso's eye has been clear in NASA satellite imagery over the last several days until NASA's Aqua satellite noticed it had "closed" and become filled with high clouds on January 27.

Bus-sized asteroid shaves by Earth

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 07:00:01 - Source: Physorg.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		An asteroid about the size of a bus shaved by Earth on Friday in what spacewatchers described as a "near-miss," though experts were not concerned about the possibility of an impact.

Space Weather Center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 06:50:01 - Source: Physorg.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		Improved Forecasting to Coincide with Peak in Solar Activity

Russian cargo vessel arrives at space station

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-28 @ 06:46:13 - Source: Physorg.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		A Russian cargo vessel docked safely at the International Space Station on Saturday carrying mainly water and fuel, the mission control centre said.

NASA eyes cyclone Iggy's threat to western Australia

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences - 2012-01-28 @ 06:40:01 - Source: Physorg.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud tops and strengthening storm. Iggy has already triggered warnings and watches along coastal areas.

Photos: Moon & Venus Dazzle in Skywatcher Views

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-27 @ 22:24:09 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		See images of the moon and Venus close together.

Robotic Russian Supply Ship Docks at Space Station

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-27 @ 19:20:52 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		The Progress 46 cargo ship delivered nearly 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station.

Freedom 7 Mercury Capsule, Flown by 1st American in Space, Heads to Boston, ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration - 2012-01-27 @ 18:12:19 - Source: Space.com - TTS Module: [listen to description]
		NASA astronaut Alan Shepard flew the Freedom 7 capsule on May 5, 1961.

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