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Daylight Saving Time: A Spring Forward or a Step Back?
The time to change clocks is once again nigh. We’ll put our unabashed bias as a lover of the night…
Watch the Close Pass of NEO Asteroid 2014 DX110 Wednesday Night
BREAKING- No sooner than the cyber-ink was dry on this post than we got notice of another 10-metre NEO asteroid…
Spectacular Views of Venus and the “Decrescent” Moon Worldwide
Did you see it? Earlier this week, we wrote about the spectacular conjunction of the planet Venus and the waning…
Watch the Moon Meet Venus in the Dawn this Wednesday
Are you ready for some lunar versus planetary occultation action? One of the best events for 2014 occurs early this Wednesday…
Dazzling New Views of a Familiar Cluster
Wow. It’s always amazing to get new views of familiar sky targets. And you always know that a “feast for…
Now’s the Time to See Asteroid Pallas at its Best
Looking for something off of the beaten celestial path to observe? The coming weeks will offer telescope users a rare…
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What to Wear? The History and Future of Spacesuits
The issue of “what to wear?” takes on an extra dimension of life and death when it comes to space…
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Space Station to Get a ‘Laser Cannon’
What’s a space station without a laser cannon? The International Space Station will be getting its very own laser at…
Enter the Red Planet: A Guide to the Upcoming Mars 2014 Opposition Season
Get those telescopes ready: the coming months offer Earthbound viewers some great views of the planet Mars. Mars reaches opposition…
A History of Curious Artifacts Sent Into Space
Since the dawn of the Space Age in 1957, thousands of artifacts and memorabilia have been flown into space. Some…