You’re going to see a flurry of astronomy news this week. That’s because it’s time for the UK’s National Astronomical Meeting, or NAM 2008. We couldn’t get to this one, but our friends across the ocean have it covered. Chris Lintott and Orbiting Frog team are going to be live blogging the conference.
Click here to read the NAM 2008 live coverage.
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