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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 16:15:8
Subject: Kamikaze Comets
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Space Science News for February 10, 2000
Kamikaze Comets: Ninety-two sungrazing comets discovered by the Solar and
Heliospheric Observatory appear to have come from the breakup of a single
gigantic comet more than 2000 years ago. SOHO's 100th - 102nd comet
discoveries came just this week. FULL STORY at
http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast10feb_1.htm
<a href="http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast10feb_1.htm">Kamikaze
Comets</a>
NEWS NOTE: Launch of the Japanese/U.S. Astro-E spacecraft occurred last
night, but the spacecraft has been lost. The Japanese project website
carries this statement:
"After 6 years of hard work by a dedicated staff of scientists, engineers,
and administrators, Astro-E was launched on February 10, 2000 at 1030 JST,
from Kagoshima Space Center... Unfortunately, there was a problem with the
first stage of the M V rocket. Astro-E could not obtain the necessary
altitude for a proper orbit. As a result, the satellite was declared
unusable."
This mission was described in a recent SpaceScience.com science news story,
"Colder than Space."
http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast07feb_1.htm
For more information about the launch see
http://www.astro.isas.ac.jp/xray/mission/astroe/astroeE.html
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