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Keeping an Eye on the Moon
The Moon rises above the eye of Hurricane Emily in this recent image from the International Space Station. The hurricane crossed Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Sunday, and is expected to make a second landfall -- this time on the Mexican mainland -- on Tuesday. The two-man space station crew had hoped to have company this week, but last-minute problems scrubbed the planned launch of space shuttle Discovery. NASA mission managers say the shuttle will fly no earlier than July 26. [NASA]
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