Spirit Retrospective: Top Shots on 10th Year Since Mars Touchdown

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A Moment Frozen in Time On May 19th, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the…

Spirit Rover Landed on Mars 10 Years Ago Today

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Ten Years Ago, Spirit Rover Lands on Mars This bird's-eye view from August 2005 combines a self-portrait of the spacecraft…

This Town Celebrates Every New Year with a Falling Meteor

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Video from YouTube User Pam Bergmann The popular jazz tune “Stars Fell on Alabama” was inspired in part by the…

Weekly Space Hangout – January 3, 2014: Quadrantids & What’s Coming in 2014

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Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Emily Lakdawalla, David Dickinson, Jason Major, Brian Koberlein, Brian Wang (more…)

Ultra-Thin “Young” Crescent Moon Sighted from U.S. Southwest

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 Earlier this week, Universe Today challenged North American readers to spot the slender, exceptionally "young" crescent Moon on the evening…

Gorgeous Astrophoto: Twin Crescents of the Moon and Venus at Sunset

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2014 starts out with sunset view of a new Moon and a fading look at Venus, both captured together in…

Still Need a 2014 Calendar? Win “The Year in Space” Wall Calendar

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If a 2014 calendar wasn't in your holiday space stocking, here's the perfect solution: this year's edition of Steve Cariddi’s…

Three-Meter Asteroid Hits Earth’s Atmosphere… Somewhere

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This was very likely the last trip around the Sun for the Earth-crossing asteroid 2014 AA, according to calculations by…

Comets Prospects for 2014: A Look Into the Crystal Ball

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As 2014 opens, most of the half dozen comets traversing the morning and evening sky are faint and require detailed…