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Click icon for RSS feed31Jul2012
Dawn’s Completes Vesta Exploration Phase
Dawn Completes Intensive Phase Of Vesta Exploration Dawn has completed the final intensive phase of its extraordinary exploration of Vesta, and it has now begun its gradual departure.Was it successful? You bet! (more...)
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Black Hole Growth Found To Be Out Of Sync
Black Holes Don't Seem To Grow Evenly New evidence from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory challenges prevailing ideas about how black holes grow in the centers of galaxies.It's challenging conventional theories and long held cosmic beliefs. (more...)
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The Solar Corona In Hi-Def
The Solar Corona In Hi-Defintion. Earlier this month a sounding rocket lifted off from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Onboard was NASA's High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) telescope loaded with sophisticated imaging gear. (more...)
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Mercury’s Many Colours
Mercury - The Multi Coloured Planet. This wide-angle image from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft shows the amazing variation of colors and tones to be found. (more...)
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6 Astronomy Movies That Won’t Bore You
6 Astronomy Movies That Won’t Bore You To Death The initial reaction people have when someone talks about astronomy or astronomy movies is to find an exit strategy. The one exception to this is on a first date: it can be charming and actually work to your advantage. (more...)
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Mars Mission Food Menu
NASA Builds Menu For Planned Mars Mission in 2030s. Through a labyrinth of hallways deep inside a 1950s-era building that has housed research. Work for the 21st century in fact. (more...)
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Our 100th Telescope Sold!
Our 100th Telescope SOLD!! A little over 12 months ago 'Astro Space News' partnered with Cris Ellis of 'Astronomy Alive' to select, check and deliver the best quality telescopes we could find. We looked at the lot then picked the best. (more...)
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Embryonic Black Holes Found Near Galactic Centre
Baby Black Holes Lurking Near Galactic Centre At Keio University in Japan, a research team led by Associate Professor Tomoharu Oka, has made a remarkable discovery about one of the Universe's biggest mysteries. (more...)
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Australia Set To Listen To Mars Landing
Australia Plays A Leading Part Mars Landing. The time is getting closer and the suspense is building. Mankind is about to land on another world again and Australia will play a crucial role. Aussie dishes will be the ones following Curiosity. (more...)
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Observing Alert! A Luminous Blue Variable Is Brightening
Get Ready - A Brightening Luminous Blue Variable Awaits Attention Southern Hemisphere observers! This is a big deal for the actual observers. It's time to get out your equipment as take a closer look in the Large Magellanic Cloud. (more...)
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Ever Wondered About This?
Why does the Moon have phases? We see it almost every night and puzzled on why its there and has phases. The Moon has phases because it orbits Earth, which causes the portion we see illuminated to change. (more...)
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What Makes Stephen Hawking Tick?
What Makes Stephen Hawking's Mind Tick? Make a list of the world's most popular scientists, and Stephen Hawking's name will be near or at the very top of the list. Hawking, the author of the famous A Brief History of Time. (more...)
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What is ‘Area-51′?
Area 51 'Uncensored'- Was It UFOs Or The USSR? Seventy-five miles north of Las Vegas sits a land parcel in the middle of the desert. Called Area 51, the parcel is just outside of the abandoned Nevada Test and Training Range. (more...)
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Amplifying The Cosmos And Quantum World
Amplifying The Cosmos And Quantum World. If you thought you had a great home stereo system, then move over. Researchers at Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have recently finished something amazing. (more...)
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Man Jumps From 18 Miles Up
Man Jumps From 18 Miles Up. Skydiver "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner has amazingly leapt from an altitude of more than 18 miles high, which is approximately 96,640 feet, reaching a top speed of about 536 mph. (more...)
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