Comet ISON Could Still Put on a Show
Observations indicate that the sudden exposure to strong sunlight when the currently dark side of the comet gets closer to the Sun could trigger huge outbursts.…
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ESA’s Planck Mission – Celebrating the Legacy
From the tiniest fraction of a second after the Big Bang to the evolution of stars and galaxies over 13.8 billion years, ESA’s Planck space telescope…
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Levenhuk Strike 90 PLUS Telescope Review
If you’re just starting out on your journey across the celestial sphere, the Levenhuk Strike 90 PLUS telescope will be the perfect instrument for you. It…
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Most Distant Gravitational Lens Found
An international team of astronomers has found the most distant gravitational lens yet – a galaxy that, as predicted by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity,…
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Hunting Aliens in Our Own Backyard
We now have the technology to go snooping for extraterrestrials in our own backyard. No, not as close as little green men cutting up crop circles;…
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A Metal 3D-Printing Revolution Is Entering Space
A metal 3D-printing revolution is entering space. AMAZE is a recently announced project that aims to perfect the printing of space-quality metal components on Earth and…
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Hefty Star Spotted in Galactic Bubble
Nestled within the shell around this large bubble is an embryonic star that is already a hefty eight times more massive than our Sun. This…
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Mercury 7 Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dead at 88
Scott Carpenter, who became the second US astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962, as America battled with Moscow in the space race, died Thursday in…
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Planetary Building Blocks Rich in Water Found Around White Dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found the building blocks of solid planets that are capable of having substantial amounts of water. This rocky debris,…
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Hebes Chasma and the Scars on Mars
Ripped apart by tectonic forces, Hebes Chasma and its neighbouring network of canyons bear the scars of the Red Planet’s early history. ESA’s Mars Express has…
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