Kepler Mission Discovers Moon-Sized Planet Around Sun-Like Star
NASA’s Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our sun.…
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Alpha Centauri a Has Cool Layer Just Like the Sun
ESA’s Herschel space observatory has detected a cool layer in the atmosphere of Alpha Centauri A, the first time this has been seen in a star…
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Do We Really Need the Moon?
Back in November, the BBC aired a documentary called “Do We Really Need The Moon?” in which Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock (a Moon fanatic) explores our intimate…
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Here’s a Great Visualization of the Nearest 100,000 Stars
I happened to be surfing through various random sites today when I came across this site that’s actually been created as an experiment by some of…
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An Update on the Russian Meteor Blast That Happened Last Week
I’m sure you heard about the damage and injuries caused by a meteor detonating over Chelyabinsk in Russia last week. Russia, seems a bit unfortunate in…
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Cassini Detects Natural Particle Accelerators
During a chance encounter with an unusually strong blast of solar wind arriving at Saturn, the international Cassini spacecraft detected particles being accelerated to ultra-high energies,…
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A space rock a few metres across exploded in Earth’s atmosphere above the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia today at about 03:15 GMT. The numerous injuries and…
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NASA to Provide TV Coverage of Asteroid Flyby Today
NASA Television will provide commentary starting at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST / 7 p.m. UTC) on Friday, Feb. 15, during the close, but safe,…
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Contribute to the Study of the Cosmos Through Doing Citizen Science
Do you want to contribute to the study of the cosmos, but don’t have an astronomy degree or even a telescope? Well, here’s a solution for…
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Pluto’s Moons Need Names and That Honor Has Fallen to You!
Pluto may have been demoted, but its family is getting bigger and bigger. Now, two of the dwarf planet’s tiniest moons need names — but rather…
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