Planet Diary Summer 2009 Review

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NASA Launches Exoplanet Hunter

Collision Adds More Space Junk

Astronomers See Most Distant Object

Arctic Ice Getting Thinner

Antarctic Ice Bridge Collapses

La Niña Will Stay Through Spring

Thick Haze Clouds China

2008 Was Eighth Warmest Year

Kenya Hit With Drought

Deadly Quake Jolts Italy

Costa Rica Rocked by Quake

Deadly Quake Slams Afghanistan

Caves Closing to Protect Bats

More Orangutans Found in Indonesia

Rare Dolphins Found in Bangladesh

Rescuers Save Beached Whales

Birds Migrating Farther North

Australian Fires Kill Wildlife

Brazil Swamped by Floods

Floods Swamp Australia

Brazil Steps Up Deforestation Fight

Global Swine Flu Total Climbs

Swine Flu Spreads, But Worries Ease

Meningitis Toll Rises in Africa

Pig Infects Person With Ebola

Madagascar Hit With Two Cyclones

Typhoons Lash Philippines

Winter Storm Slams Western Europe

Deadly Tornado Rips Oklahoma

Chaiten Lava Dome Explodes

Montserrat Volcano Erupts Again

Mud Volcano Keeps Growing

Earth-like Exoplanets Found

Sun Is Unusually Quiet

Fires Rage in Southern Australia