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Enjoy a Journey through the Universe in Sedona Arizona
Sedona - Arizona
May 6, 2012
Take ajourney through the universe and star gaze under the clear, pristine skies above Sedona Arizona. Voted by the New York Times as one of the...
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Ignite your galactic imagination at Lowell Observatory
Arts & Entertainment
August 26, 2010
A short trip north to the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, will spark your galactic imagination the minute you step across the threshold...
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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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