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Shuttle Discovery Mated to 747 Carrier for her Final Flight to Smithsonian Home
[/caption] Following a busy weekend of work, Space Shuttle Discovery is now attached piggyback style to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft…
NanoRacks and CASIS Put Research on the Universe’s Front Porch
[/caption] The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) has opened part of the ISS exterior to research…
New Evidence For Fomalhaut Planets
[/caption] The planetary system of the star Fomalhaut has been one of intense debate over the past few years. In…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast – April 16-22, 2012
[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's International Dark Skies Week and a great time to enjoy astronomy! We'll start off with…
Scientists Suggest Evidence of Recent Lunar Volcanism
[/caption] A team of researchers at India's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) claims it has found evidence of relatively recent volcanic…
See Big and Bright Saturn at Opposition This Weekend
[/caption] Now is the time to take a look at the planet Saturn, as the ringed planet will be at…
Intelligent Alien Dinosaurs?
I for one welcome our alien dinosaur overlords…maybe. Dinosaurs once roamed and ruled the Earth. Is it possible that similar…
Thin Skinned and Wrinkled, Mercury is Full of Surprises
[/caption] Until relatively recently, Mercury was one of the most poorly understood planets in the inner solar system. The MESSENGER…
Hubble Reveals Curious Auroras on Uranus
[/caption] Astronomers have finally succeeded in capturing the first Earth-based images of the curious and fleeting auroras of Uranus using…
Poetry from the Space Station
[/caption] Astronaut Don Pettit is not only a scientist and on-orbit fix-it guy extraordinaire, but he is also a poet.…