Examiner for weeks of 12/11, 12/18

A little belatedly, but here's a 2-week Examiner roundup.

Space News
NASA has lost 500+ Moon rocks
New evidence for martian water
Geminid Meteor Shower wrap-up
NASA faces unexpected budget cuts
Phobos-Grunt may not be a total waste
NASA announces Earth-sized planets
'Doomsday' is a year away
Spaceballs: they're real!

Cleveland Astronomy
Geminid wrap-up
Comet survives scrape with Sun
Featured sight for week of 12/28: Winter Solstice
Comet Lovegoy could be 'great'
Doomsday 1 year away
Winter Solstice is today
Comet Lovejoy seen from space

Cleveland PhotographyIt's now safe to buy high-tech gifts
How to photograph meteors
Geminid Meteor Shower in photos
Save big on Super Saturday
The other meaning of yellow snow
How to photograph Christmas lights
Winter Solstice photo-op
Time to shop is running out

National Photography
New camera snaps at speed of light
Olympus to post 2011 loss
Kardashian Christmas card dubbed 'fake'
Taylor Swift Photoshop ad controversy
Dad jailed over taped up daughter photo
Naughty delivery driver videos go viral

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