Space: The Irish Frontier
This bit of info was sent to me by John Flannery who runs the South Dublin Astronomical Society (SDAS): “Check out this documentary about space science…
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What Blew a Giant Bubble in the Sky Recently?
A bubble-like burst of light captured on two Hawaii telescopes last week likely has a terrestrial origin, observers say. What looks like a giant bubble rising…
Read the articleAstronomy and Space News – June, 2011
June 24: NASA’s next Mars rover has completed the journey from its California birthplace to Florida in preparation for launch this fall. The Mars Science Laboratory…
Read the articleSave 10% on Zhumell Telescopes
I just got wind of a short-lived sale at Orion Telescopes. They’re knocking 10% of Zhumell Telescopes until close of business tomorrow (June 30th). Use coupon…
Read the articleWhat Messier Objects Are Visible Tonight
What Messier Objects Are Visible Tonight ()? A list of messier objects visible this month. All are possible with binoculars, most are easy even with small…
Read the articleSomething Strange at the Edge of the Solar System
NASA’s Voyager probes are truly going where no one has gone before. Gliding silently toward the stars, 9 billion miles from Earth, they are beaming back…
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New Version 3.35 Now Available http://www.lunarphasepro.com Not just an interactive Moon Atlas, LunarPhase Pro (for Win98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Win 7/Win 8) is a moon observer’s software toolkit designed to help…
Read the articleAstronomy and Space News – May, 2011
May 30: Tiny crystals of a green mineral called olivine are falling down like rain on a burgeoning star, according to observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space…
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April 14: To mark Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight, “Yuri’s Night” and “YuriGagarin50” teamed up with the astronauts onboard the International Space Station to film a new…
Read the articleNASA TV Program Available on Hulu
An award-winning NASA-produced television program, “NASA 360,” is available at the online video service hulu.com at: http://www.hulu.com/nasa-360 The site features four 30-minute episodes that show how…
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