Free Astrobiology Course Available From Edinburgh University
There are a ton of exceedingly odd collegiate classes floating around out there. Now Edinburgh University is joining the fine tradition of off-beat classes, and they’re…
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Watch Live as Asteroid 2002 AM31 Flys by Earth on Sunday
Watch live this weekend as an asteroid the size of a city block flies past the Earth. Asteroid 4179 Toutatis passed by the Earth in 2004.…
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Night Skies Timelapse Video
Here’s a video showing various star trails and time lapses of the night key that I came across on Vimeo. The details for the video are…
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Top Astronomy Binoculars for Sale on Amazon
Amazon have emailed me to let me know that the top selling binoculars in their Binoculars, Telescopes & Optics department are. If you’ve been thinking about…
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Planetary Resources Kickstarter – How You Can Get Involved
Progress continues with Planetary Resources, the private syndicate that proposes to mine asteroids in the near future for rare metals. Here’s their latest communication: We’ve been…
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Creating a Home Observatory
Guest Post by Melinda Wilson Whether you are an amateur or veteran astronomer you are probably all too familiar with the difficulties inherent in observing the…
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Students Win in ESA’s Explore the High-Energy Universe’ Competition
Students from across Europe have been selected as the winners of the ESA’s ‘Explore the high-energy Universe’ competition. Secondary school students were invited to choose from…
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ESA’s Asteroid Hunt Boosted by Amateur Astronomers
A partnership with the UK’s Faulkes Telescope Project promises to boost the Agency’s space hazards research while helping students to discover potentially dangerous space rocks. 2m…
Read the articleVenus Crosses the Pleiades This Week
This week Venus, the second planet from the sun, will pass directly in front of the Pleiades star cluster. It’s a rare sunset conjunction that’s easy…
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Note to sky watchers: Put on your winter coats. What you’re about to read might make you feel an uncontrollable urge to dash outside. The brightest…
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