Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: February 9 2009
This month sees a penumbral eclipse of the Moon. It is the first of four eclipse this year (penumbral eclipses also occur in July and August,…
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International Year of Astronomy
The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is a global effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and UNESCO to help the citizens of the world…
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Read the articleThe Hazards of Severe Space Weather
A NASA-funded study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth. The National Academy of Sciences…
Read the articleFor the first time, astronomers have clearly seen the effects of “dark energy” on the most massive collapsed objects in the universe using NASA’s Chandra X-ray…
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NASA Top Science Exploration and Discovery Stories of 2008
NASA landed on Mars, photographed distant worlds, added to the International Space Station, took part in a lunar science mission with India and made major progress…
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On Dec. 6th, 2008 at 1:06 a.m. MST, a meteor of stunning brightness lit up the skies over Colorado, USA. Astronomer Chris Peterson photographed the event…
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step toward finding chemical…
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AAVSO Alert Notice 392: Supernova 2008hy in IC 334
AAVSO Alert Notice 392: Supernova 2008hy in IC 334 December 8, 2008 Further to CBETs #1608 (Puckett and Langoussis; Daniel W.E. Green, editor) and #1610 (Dennefeld…
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When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look south. Beaming through the twilight is one of the prettiest things you’ll ever see – a…
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