2 hours ago by sexy_geek

The robot spacecraft, Rosetta, has been waken from its deep slumber in order to probe the asteroid called Steins. Rosetta is made by the European Sapce Agency in order to undergo a 10 year journey and redezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014. However, the journey will be interrupted on ...

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3 hours ago by Phil Plait

The European spacecraft Rosetta will pass by asteroid Steins today, giving us our first close-up views of this mountain-sized rock. But far and away the most important part about this is that I am interviewed (along with my old friend Joel Parker) in The Daily Camera, Boulder’s local paper. The head ...

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4 hours ago by On-Hudson

Reprinted From : http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html 2008 September 5 Milky Way Road Trip Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel ( TWAN) Explanation: In search of planets and the summer Milky Way, astronomer Tunç Tezel took an evening road trip. Last Saturday, after driving the winding road up Ul ...

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4 hours ago by Jenny

Sure, three assignments all year sounds cool… until you realize that the two tests are worth 25% of your final mark each and your final exam is worth 50%. Yeah, three assignments sounds coo. Until you completely bomb one of them. Yesterday began normally. I woke up at 8:00 because I was planning on ...

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5 hours ago by Mark Wilson

The StellarWindow is a USB stick loaded with a compass and tilt sensors and bundled with software to convert your laptop or tablet into an astronomy guide. Point the system at what you want to see for 3D stock photography and more information, or speak your target into the computer and the StellarWi ...

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6 hours ago by Administrator

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Young adult novel, contemporary Eleventh-grade girl as main character Rating: Wonderful voice and loveable characters, whom you can’t stop caring about (even after you’ve read the last page.) Short, short summary: When your name is used in ...

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6 hours ago by Swint

Astronomy and Physics is something I know absolutely nothing about, but find ridiculously fascinating. Check out these images and articles of new findings about Black Holes. Closest Look Ever at the Edge of the Galaxy- Physorg.com How Big Can a Black Hole Grow? - New Scientist Space

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6 hours ago by Shane McGlaun

For people all across the country summer nights are spent in the back yard looking at the stars. Backyard stargazing in the warmer states really picks up when summer is winding down and the heat isn’t so bad and the bugs are starting to thin out. The challenge for many when looking at the night sky ...

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7 hours ago by Kemo D.

Nowhere to Hide What would happen if Sirius B or Eta Carinae were to go Supernova!? In 2007, astronomers reported the brightest star explosion in our own galaxy and were all thrilled by the size and amount of light that the most spectacular supernova ever recorded had produced. Surely, they would be ...

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7 hours ago by Kemo D.

Jupiter September 2008 offers up many excellent stargazing opportunities just after sunset. For many months now, Jupiter has been the bright "star" in the southern sky. Jupiter's presence continues to dominate because the brighter Venus sets so early yet. Jupiter shines at magnitude -2.4 and lies in ...

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