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Amateur astronomer photographs mysterious Martian 'clouds'
Mars Cloud
March 28, 2012
The amateur (as well as professional) astronomy world is abuzz over images taken by a backyard amateur that apparently show never-before-seen...
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How to see Venus in broad daylight
Astronomy
March 26, 2012
Is it possible to see Venus during the day? Well, today, thanks to some lucky cosmic coincidences, this normally almost impossible task will be...
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'Warp Speed Planets' could be getting thrown out of the galaxy every day
warp speed planets
March 25, 2012
According to a new study, so-called 'warp speed planets' could be getting flung out of the Milky Way galaxy at speeds of 30 million miles...
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Mars at opposition March 3, 2012
Astronomy
March 2, 2012
Mars, the blood-red god of war, will be at opposition on March 3, 2012. Two nights later, Mars will be at its closest approach to Earth for this...
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NASA robs Peter to pay for Paul
NASA
February 29, 2012
NASA, which learned just the other week that its budget was being cut with its planetary science allocation taking the hardest hit, has been in...
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Crescent Moon near Jupiter and Venus late February 2012
Astronomy
February 24, 2012
During early nights in late February the thin waxing crescent Moon will pass by the two brightest planets, Jupiter and Venus to form beautiful...
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Planets visible in night sky late winter 2012
Astronomy
January 31, 2012
During February and March 2012 all the naked eye planets will be visible in the night sky. Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury, will all be...
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Jupiter opposition October 28/29, 2011 close approach to Earth
Astronomy
October 26, 2011
Stargazers who have been following Jupiter lately may have noticed that it is pretty bright right now. That is because Jupiter's 2011...
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Update on potentially habitable exoplanets and the Habitable Exoplanet Catalog
exoplanets
September 24, 2011
There is a new report from thePlanetary Habitability Laboratory(PHL), part of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, regarding thenumber of...
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Space and astronomy apps for iPhone and iPad
apps
September 12, 2011
Mobile apps have opened up an entire new way of experiencing the world; there are now apps for almost anything you can think of, and that includes...
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