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Solved: The Riddle of the Nova of 1670
It is a 17th century astronomical enigma that has persisted right up until modern times. On June 20, 1670, a new…
Tales (Tails?) of Two Comets: Prospects for Q1 PanSTARRS & G2 MASTER
Did you catch the performance of Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy earlier this year? Every year provides a few sure bets…
As It Turns Out, We Really Are All Starstuff
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple…
This Is The Asteroid That Didn’t Hit Us
All right, sure – there are a lot of asteroids that don't hit us. And of course quite a few…
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NASA’s MMS Satellite Constellation Blasts to Orbit to Study Explosive Magnetic Reconnection
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s constellation of state-of-the-art magnetospheric science satellites successfully rocketed to orbit late Thursday night, March…
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Mars Loses an Ocean But Gains the Potential for Life
It's hard to believe it now looking at Mars' dusty, dessicated landscape that it once possessed a vast ocean. A…
Peer Into the Distant Universe: How to See Quasars With Backyard Telescopes
“How far can you see with that thing?” It’s a common question overhead at many public star parties in reference…
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CATS Out of The Bag, Crawling Around ISS for Science Down Below
The Japanese robotic arm installs the CATS experiment on an external platform on Japan’s Kibo lab module. The SpaceX Dragon…
Largest Digital Camera Ever Constructed will be Pointed at the Skies in 2022
The world’s largest-ever digital camera has received the green light to move forward with development. The 3,200-megapixel camera for the…
What Is This Empty Hole In Space?
What may appear at first glance to be an eerie, empty void in an otherwise star-filled scene is really a…