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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. AP 鈥?NASAs Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid.Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first exploration of a metal world. Scientists believe it may be the battered remains of an early planet core, and could shed light on the inaccessible centers of Earth and other rocky planets.SpaceX launch stanley spain ed the spacecraft into a midmorning sky from NASAs Kennedy Space Center. Named for the asteroid its chasing, Psyche should reach the huge, potato-shaped object in 2029.After decades of visiting faraway worlds of rock, ice and gas, NASA is psyched to pursue one coated in metal. Of the nine or so metal-rich asteroids discovered so far, Psyche is the biggest, orbiting the sun in the outer portion of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter along stanley cup usa side millions of other space rocks. It was d stanley cup uk iscovered in 1852 and named after Greek mythologys captivating goddess of the soul. Its long been humans dream to go to the metal core of our Earth. I mean, ask Jules Verne, said lead scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University. The pressure is too high. The temperature is too high. The technology is impossible, she added. But theres one way in our solar system that we can look at a metal core and that is by going to this asteroid. Astronomers know from radar and other observations that the asteroid is big 鈥?about 144 miles 232 kilometers across at its widest and 173 miles 280 k Jxku Polish election marks huge win for Donald Tusk as ruling conservatives lose to centrist coalition
by Ardeana Hamlinof The Weekly StaffBREWER, Maine 鈥?When shoppers enter Stoningtons Fabulous Furniture and flooring store, they are greeted by several paintings in the foyer, hanging near a stately piece of furniture. The paintings are part of a group of approximately two dozen paintings 鈥?oils and watercolors 鈥?that hang on the store walls, adding grace notes to leather chairs, beautifully crafted side tables, and sofas and chair invitingly cushioned.Store owner Tom Leighton said he has been collaborating with local artists for 16 years. Currently on display are works by Jo-An stanley kubek n Fleischman of Brewer, who does oil paintings; Stanley Van Horn of Brewer, who paints watercolors; and Steve and Bonnie Tucker, who recently moved from Maine to Arizona. Steve Tucker makes photographs and Bonnie Tucker is a painter. It has been very positive, Fleischman said of the experience of sho stanley deutschland wing her work and having it offered for purchase at the store. Im thrilled I have found a place receptive to supporting local artists, and able to find a channel to share my art with the local community 鈥?[a channel] I might otherwise not have. A member of the Bangor Art Society, Fleischman said she participates in the downtown Bangor Friday Night Art Walks. Its unique a unique place to show art, Leighton said. Were not really a gallery. Were doing it to accessorize our furniture and to give exposure to local artists. Its a partnership, Fleischman said. People int vaso stanley erested in furnishing a home are look |