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So, You Think You Know Your Star Sign? Every year the Sun passes in front of the most famous constellations in the sky: Scorpius, Pisces, Virgo, Leo.
When teaching children about stars, make your lessons interactive as possible. Astronomy book courses aren’t enough to do the job.
A weekly addition of some of the more unusual stories and discoveries in space & astronomy from around the world. Updated daily for those wanting a quick update of current events so keep checking back for all the latest space news. (more…)
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President Donald Trump just said he wants America to have a “space force” charged with protecting America in, well, space. The problem is that it’s unclear he will actually get one. (more…)
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Earlier this year, innovator and dreamer Elon Musk demoed his brand new rocket called "Falcon Heavy" by sending his own cherry red Tesla Roadster to space. Why do we say he's a dreamer? (more…)
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Over 3,700 exoplanets have been found in the universe, and although each has its own unique set of characteristics, the vast majority have one thing in common: they orbit a single star. (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentTHERE are high hopes for the Australian space agency but as states fight over its location, experts say it’s not going to be the job creator some think it is. (more…)
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Welcome to the future. SpinLaunch, a startup building space catapults, just raised $35 million in funding from investors. These included g GV, Airbus, and Kleiner Perkins. (more…)
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MARS OUTSHINES SIRIUS: It's official. Mars is now brighter than any star in the sky. This week, the Red Planet surpassed Sirius in apparent luminosity.And its going to get much better! (more…)
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Around 1,000 people attended a memorial service in London for British physicist Stephen Hawking on June 15, as his ashes were laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. (more…)
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Mars is not a friendly place to be right now, especially if you're an aging solar-powered rover. NASA says a global dust storm is forming. The storm is now about 10 billion acres in size. (more…)
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The search for habitable exoplanets spans far and wide, pushing the limits of what our modern telescopes are capable of. But rest assured that we aren’t ignoring what’s in our own backyard. (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentDark galaxy is a hypothetical object of galactic dimensions that contains very little or does not contain stars. This discovery changes the entire ballgame. How can this exist? (more…)
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Researchers in Spain have found some points of interest in our search for second Earths: the team just released a new study examining two solar systems they've uncovered. (more…)
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SpaceX has massive plans in play to bolster its operations at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. A new facility to provide jobs and an economic boost to the Space Coast. (more…)
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected background levels of methane in the atmosphere of Mars, and these concentrations seem to go up in the summer and down in the winter, according to new research. (more…)
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IF YOU’RE sitting at work reading this thinking it’s been a long day, you’re closer to the truth than you realise. Because slowly but surely, our days are getting longer. (more…)
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When is the last time your kids had fun outside aside from camping? A star party is an exciting way to get your kids to learn more about astronomy as well as interact with other kids while at it. (more…)
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WOW...What an offer! If you've ever wanted one of these but didn't want to pay an exorbitant price your luck has changed - I have personally been evaluating these over the last 4 weeks and more than happy with the results. (more…)
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A regular update on the most important news stories in astronomy and space from the best United States and North American news sources. Breaking news, latest discoveries plus the weird and wonderful. Updated regularly (more…)
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A regular update on the most important news stories in astronomy and space from the best European, British and Asian and partners news sources. Breaking news, latest discoveries plus the weird and wonderful. Updated regularly! (more…)
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