A Virtual Guide to the Milky Way
This virtual journey shows the different components that make up our home galaxy, the Milky Way, which contains about a hundred billion stars. It starts at…
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Happy Birthday ISS – 15 Years Old Today!
The International Space Station celebrates its birthday today, 15 years after the first module was launched in 1998. The Space Station is the largest cooperative project…
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Comet ISON Update
Just a couple of days ago, Comet ISON was ten times brighter than it was on Nov. 13-14 when an unexpected outburst propelled the sundiver into…
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Two Comets Will Fly by Mercury in the Next Two Days
What are the odds? On Nov. 18th and 19th not one but two comets will fly by the planet Mercury. “This is a unique coincidence,” says…
Read the articleComet ISON Is Now a Binocular Object
Comet ISON is brightening as it approaches the sun. Multiple observers now report that it is a binocular object. “I finally saw Comet ISON for the…
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Comet-Like Asteroid With 6 Tails Spotted by Hubble
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified what they can only describe as a never-before-seen “weird and freakish object” in the asteroid belt that looks…
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There Was a Spectacular Hybrid Solar Eclipse Yesterday Morning
Yesterday morning’s hybrid solar eclipse was stunning. But depending on where you are in the world you may not have been able to see it at…
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Space Can Make Music … if You Know How to Listen
Scifi movies are sometimes criticized when explosions in the void make noise. As the old saying goes, “in space, no one can hear you scream.” Without…
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How Space Weather Affects Aviation
The next time you step onto an airplane, consider the following: In any given year, the pilot of your aircraft probably absorbs as much radiation as…
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Planets Rich in Carbon May Lack Oceans
Planets rich in carbon, including so-called diamond planets, may lack oceans, according to NASA-funded theoretical research. Our sun is a carbon-poor star, and as result, our…
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