New Comet in the Sky: Comet McNaught C/2009 R1
A new comet is swinging through the inner solar system, and it is brightening rapidly as it approaches Earth for a 100 million mile close encounter…
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The Sun Awakens
Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that’s new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington DC are holding…
Read the article →2010 – the Year Extraterrestrial Life Is Found?
2010 could turn out to be a landmark year – the year that sees the announcement that extraterrestrial life has been discovered. You’re probably wondering what…
Read the article →Falcon 9 Lifts Off Successfully
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched successfully today and achieved orbit after an abort earlier in the day. Following the cancellation of further development on NASA’s Constellation…
Read the article →Possible Aurora Alert for May 27th
A magnetic filament on the sun erupted yesterday (May 24th), and the blast hurled a coronal mass ejection in the general direction of Earth. High-latitude sky…
Read the article →Phoenix Mars Lander Is Damaged
Two images of the Phoenix Mars lander taken from Martian orbit in 2008 and 2010. The 2008 lander image shows two relatively blue spots on either…
Read the article →Copernicus to Be Reburied
Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose work was condemned by the Catholic Church as heretical, will be reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday,…
Read the article →Mars500 Experiment
The purpose of the Mars500 study is to gather data, knowledge and experience to help prepare for a real mission to Mars. Obviously there will be…
Read the article →Herschel Telescope Finds a Hole in Space
11 May, 2010: ESA’s Herschel infrared space telescope has made an unexpected discovery: a hole in space. The hole has provided astronomers with a surprising glimpse…
Read the article →AAVSO Alert Notice 421: Nova in Scorpius (V1311 Sco = N Sco 2010 No. 2)
AAVSO Alert Notice 421: Nova in Scorpius (V1311 Sco = N Sco 2010 No. 2) May 5, 2010 Event: Nova in Scorpius (V1311 Sco = Nova…
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