The Mars Curiosity Mission in 2 Minutes
It’s been almost a year (anniversary is on Aug. 6) since the Curiosity Rover touched down on Mars. In the last year, we’ve seen jaw-dropping full-color panoramas…
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AAVSO Alert Notice 488: Observations of AA Tau Requested to Schedule XMM-Newton
AAVSO Alert Notice 488 Observations of AA Tau requested to schedule XMM-Newton August 1, 2013 Dr. Hans Moritz Guenther (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) has requested nightly…
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OMG Facts About NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building
Check out this infographic about NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) – click the image for a larger view. Now that the Space Shuttle program is over,…
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Asteroid Redirect Mission Moves a Step Closer
NASA has completed the first step toward a mission to find and capture a near-Earth asteroid, redirect it to a stable lunar orbit and send humans…
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Two Moons Passing in the Deep Night
The Saturn moons Mimas and Pandora remind us of how different they are when they appear together, as in this image taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.…
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Online Tool Allows You to See the Galaxy in Different Wavelengths
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SWAP Captures a Violent Sun
ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 satellite has been in orbit since November 2009, demonstrating a range of technologies and serving as a platform for scientific observations. The 130-kg…
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The Perseid Meteor Shower Produces More Fireballs Than Any Other
In astronomy, there’s nothing quite like a bright meteor streaking across the glittering canopy of a moonless night sky. The unexpected flash of light adds a…
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Van Allen Probes Discover Natural Particle Accelerator
Using data from a NASA satellite, scientists have discovered a massive particle accelerator in the heart of one of the harshest regions of near-Earth space, a…
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Most Centaurs Appear to Be Comets
The true identity of centaurs, the small celestial bodies orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune, is one of the enduring mysteries of astrophysics. Are they…
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