Archive for September, 2010

Solar storms don’t always travel in a straight line. But once they start heading in our direction, they can accelerate rapidly, gathering steam for a harder hit on Earth’s magnetic field.

So say researchers who have been using data from NASA’s twin STEREO spacecraft to unravel the 3D structure of …

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Night Sky Observer Transitions to WordPress

After being a traditional (non blog) website since its inception, the Night Sky Observer has transitioned to WordPress.

There are a number of reasons for this, among which is that visitors can ow leave comments on news stories and articles, there’s better date management of posts and you can submit …

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Amateur astronomers using backyard telescopes were the first to detect two small objects that burned up in Jupiter’s atmosphere on June 3 and Aug. 20.

Professional astronomers at NASA and other institutions followed up on the discovery and gathered detailed information on the objects, which produced bright spots on Jupiter. …

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“Space Store” End of Summer Clearance Event

The Space Store is the #1 online NASA and space souvenir retailer in the world. With a wide selection of products ranging from party supplies and back to school items to memorabilia and authentic flown-in-space collectibles, it’s the one stop shopping location for space and NASA related merchandise.

And now, …

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