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  1. JPL announces: New 3-D radar map of Mars shows buried layers matching climate cycles. http://www.nasa.gov/mro
  2. Autumnal equinox today. Fall begins. California sun setting exactly due west at 18h48.
  3. Mojave Desert weather at Edwards AFB clear. Shuttle is go for landing. Touchdown targeted for 17h53 PDT. 2nd opportunity at 19h28.
  4. Space Shuttle cleared to land in California instead of Florida. Deorbit burn to begin at 16h47 PDT.
  5. Shuttle may land in California today at either 17h53 or 19h28. Sonic booms may be heard in the L.A. area.
  6. 08/20 and 21: JPL lectures about upcoming Mars mission: http://bit.ly/yqA4k
  7. NASA/JPL: For first time, building block of life found in samples returned to Earth by spacecraft. http://tinyurl.com/m4rydw
  8. 08/29: Public star party at Griffith Observatory, hosted by L.A. Astronomical Society and Sidewalk Astronomers. http://tinyurl.com/cfwoy3
  9. NASA rumored to make significant announcement re. Kepler mission today.
  10. California Sky information update is here: http://www.griffithobservat...
  11. Perseid Meteor shower will peak 08/11 and 08/12. http://bit.ly/4lSiGz
  12. Current California night sky information is here: http://www.griffithobservat...
  13. Astronomical Society of the Pacific to present 2009 Annual Meeting. http://www.astrosociety.org...
  14. Annually, Americans are spending on cigarettes: $35 billion. For bottled water: $8 billion. NASA's annual budget: about $17.6 billion
  15. Falcon 1 by Californian firm SpaceX becomes first privately developed launch vehicle to successfully carry commercial satellite into orbit.
  16. Griffith Observatory, beginning 07/16: 4 days of public events commemorating 1st Lunar Landing. http://tinyurl.com/nkg5rm
  17. @therealBuzz Remind ppl. that Apollo demonstrated what this Nation is capable of when faced with challenges, even in most difficult times.
  18. Astronomical events visible from California this week are listed here: http://tinyurl.com/5hr8th
  19. Event on July 15, 7 pm: KPPC (89.3 FM) Airtalk commemorating moon landing in special broadcast from JPL. To attend, e-mail airtalk@kpcc.org
  20. Over the next few days, the ISS will make several, visible passes over North America. http://tinyurl.com/ler38l