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Anna has been researching astronomy and science for a few years now, and has been writing about both subjects for quite some time. She is originally from Spain and now lives in South Florida with her husband and small daughter.

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Night sky events for the week of December 21, 2009

Monday, December 21st, 2009 · 2 comments

Hello Sky Watchers! Look for a first quarter Moon on Thursday the 24th, Christmas Eve. On Monday the 21st the crescent Moon will be posing right above...
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Saturn and Jupiter's icy moons could have conditions needed for life

Friday, December 18th, 2009 · 2 comments

Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo states that according to recent NASA missions, conditions needed for life could be present in the icy moons of the...
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A super-Earth that may have an atmosphere has been found orbiting a red dwarf star

Friday, December 18th, 2009 · 3 comments

A group of astronomers has discovered another "super-Earth" planet orbiting a red dwarf some 40 light-years away. The group found the planet...
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Earth-like planets discovered orbiting stars like the Sun for first time

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 · 2 comments

As many as six low-mass planets, including two "super-Earths", have been discovered by a team of international planet hunters. These planets...
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Night sky events for the week of December 14 , 2009

Monday, December 14th, 2009 · 2 comments

Hello Sky Watchers! A New Moon will occur on Wednesday the 16th with the First Quarter coming on Christmas Eve. If you recall, we had a Full Moon on...
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New star discoverd in the Big Dipper

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 · 4 comments

A new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal reports that a star orbiting Alcor, one of the stars which makes up the bend in the ladle's...
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Life on Mars possibility increased due to new methane study

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 · 4 comments

Researchers at the Imperial College London have conducted a new study that raises the possibility of Mars' methane being generated by life on the...
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Night sky events for the week of December 7th , 2009

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Hello Sky Watchers! The last quarter moon will occur on Tuesday the 8th. We will also have the earliest sunset of the year on Monday the 7th. The Big...
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Astronomy 101 - What is a blue moon?

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Blue moons are rare, that is why their name has become the root of a very used expression when we want to refer to something that happens far and...
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First planet-like object directly observed orbiting Sun-like star

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Princeton University has announced the first direct observation of a planet-like object orbiting a star similar to the Sun made by a team of...
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