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ROSAT – Fiery Debris To Rain From The Sky
[/caption] The recent re-entry of the UARS satellite was not the end of falling satellite debris, as the German ROSAT…
Did The Draconids Perform?
[/caption] After weeks of speculation of its intensity, the Draconid/Giacobond meteor shower finally arrived. Some astronomers predicted that this normally…
The Draconid Meteor Shower – A Storm is Coming!
[/caption] The Draconids are coming! Will this meteor shower produce a storm of observable meteors, or just a minor squall?…
What’s That Very Bright Star – Is it the Planet Jupiter?
[/caption] Have you seen a very bright star rising in the East every night the past few months? If you're…
An Easy Guide To Observing the Aurora
[/caption] With the recent solar activity and the high possibility of more coming up, here is an easy guide to…
Massive Sunspot 1302
[/caption] A highly active region on the Sun threatens to deliver powerful geomagnetic storms over the week ahead. Highly energetic…
UARS: When and Where Did It Go Down?
[/caption] After a night of changing predictions and hopes of many to see a fireball in the sky, the UARS…
Where will the UARS Satellite Crash?
[/caption] The bus sized UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere early morning GMT on September…
The Mission to Find the Missing Lunar Module
[/caption] Where is the Apollo 10 Lunar lander module? It's somewhere out there -- orbiting the Sun -- and there's…
ISS passes Overhead and a Meteor Flashes Through the Sky
UT reader Bryan Stewart sent us this great video, and wrote, "I was out on the 10th shooting video with…