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Voyager 1 hits 'magnetic highway,' newly discovered part of space
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Voyager 1 is this close to interstellar space -- probably. On its way out of our solar system, the spacecraft has stumbled across a surprise: a "magnetic highway" that represents a brand-new, unexpected layer between here and out there. This new layer,...Tags: Science and Technology, NASA
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North Korea's satellite may be dead in orbit, astronomers say
Is North Korea’s satellite dead in orbit? Launched last week, the spacecraft seems to be tumbling overhead, according to astronomers keeping track of the device. “At this stage I’m getting a bit skeptical,” Jonathan McDowell,...
Tags: North Korea, Science, Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Kim Jong Il
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Exocomets could be as common as exoplanets, astronomers say
A team of astronomers has discovered half a dozen exocomets, which may be as common as exoplanets orbiting other stars, researchers said Tuesday. The research, presented Monday at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Long Beach, could provide...
Tags: Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley
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Notre Dame astronomer's team finds gas that fuels galaxies
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team led by Notre Dame researcher Nicolas Lehner has found massive supplies of fresh gas around modern galaxies. The following news release from Notre Dame was issued Friday afternoon: Galaxies have a voracious...
Tags: University of Notre Dame, Education, Metal, Science, Science and Technology
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Penumbral lunar eclipse coming early Wednesday
This post has been corrected. Please see note at bottom for details. Sky watchers, it is time to look up once again, and watch the moon very, very carefully. A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur early Wednesday morning, but it will be subtle. Unlike a...
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Venus Transit Draws Hundreds of Anchorage Viewers
Channel 2 NewsA Venus transit drew hundreds of viewers in Anchorage Tuesday, as the solar system's second-closest planet to the sun passed across its face in a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event. The University of Alaska Anchorage opened the the third floor of its...Tags: Transit of Venus (2012), ConocoPhillips, Science, Science and Technology, NASA
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NASA's Kepler telescope finds unlikely pair of planets orbiting distant star
NASA's orbiting Kepler telescope has discovered an unlikely pair of planets orbiting a distant star. One is small and rocky, the other is large and gaseous. What makes them unusual is that both are orbiting close to their parent star and they routinely...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, NASA, Space Programs, Los Angeles Times
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Fresh methods help scientists spot super-Earth in habitable zone
Los Angeles TimesA team of astronomers has made two discoveries: a super-Earth sitting a mere 42 light years away at just the right temperature for liquid water -- and a creative new way to look for such exoplanets. The super-Earth, HD 40307-g, is one of three discovered...Tags: Science, Science and Technology
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TODAY: Watch the total eclipse today during a viewing event at Emmet County Fairgrounds
November's New Moon arrives on today, Nov. 13, in rare astronomical and cultural style, causing a Total Solar Eclipse for viewers on the other side of the world and marking the New Year in the Islamic calendar. Here in Emmet County, home to one of only...
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Andromeda, Milky Way galaxies on collision course
First, the bad news: The Andromeda galaxy, an agglomeration of 1 trillion stars that is visible to the naked eye, is hurtling through space at 250,000 miles per hour — and it's coming right at us. What's more, NASA astronomers in Baltimore said...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, NASA, Space Programs
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Possible Earth-like planet could hold water; scientists cautious
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.By taking a fresh look at old data, an international team of astronomers has discovered a possible new super-Earth planet relatively nearby that could potentially hold liquid water, scientists said Wednesday. The research, released by the journal...Tags: Electronics, Science, Science and Technology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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SDSU astronomers ask for public's help
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- A pair of San Diego State University astronomers were asking the public Tuesday to join in the search for planets and stars, after two amateurs helped them make an astonishing discovery. A San Francisco man and another in Cottondale, Arizona...
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