Jupiter
Mars, Saturn, Regulus put on evening show in July skies
By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot & Little Red Spot get baby brother
By: William Atkins
Astronomers here on Earth have discovered a third red spot on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and the Little Red Spot (Red Spot, Jr.) as huge “anti-cyclonic” storms on the largest planet in our solar system.
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By: William Atkins
Astronomers here on Earth have discovered a third red spot on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and the Little Red Spot (Red Spot, Jr.) as huge “anti-cyclonic” storms on the largest planet in our solar system.
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ISS flies fast & bright over North America and Europe
By: William Atkins
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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Venus, Jupiter, Moon: Come together early February 2008
By: William Atkins
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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By: William Atkins
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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Annual Taurid meteor shower to peak November 12, 2007
By: William Atkins
The Taurid meteor shower, which is caused by the Comet Encke is expected to show its best display in the eastern sky just before dawn on Monday, November 12th.
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By: William Atkins
The Taurid meteor shower, which is caused by the Comet Encke is expected to show its best display in the eastern sky just before dawn on Monday, November 12th.
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Comet Holmes gains brightness, now looks brighter than Jupiter
By: William Atkins
After a million-times increase in brightness over a two-day period beginning on October 24, 2007, Comet 17P/Holmes has now increased its luminosity even more, looking brighter than the planet Jupiter.
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By: William Atkins
After a million-times increase in brightness over a two-day period beginning on October 24, 2007, Comet 17P/Holmes has now increased its luminosity even more, looking brighter than the planet Jupiter.
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TrES-4 is biggest and lowest-density exoplanet ever discovered
By: William Atkins
TrES-4 was discovered by an international team of astronomers with the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES). What makes it an unusual type of planet it that TrES-4 is just under twice the diameter of Jupiter (the largest planet in the solar system) but only approximately three-quarters the mass.
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By: William Atkins
TrES-4 was discovered by an international team of astronomers with the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES). What makes it an unusual type of planet it that TrES-4 is just under twice the diameter of Jupiter (the largest planet in the solar system) but only approximately three-quarters the mass.
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First proof of water found on planet outside Earth’s solar system
By: William Atkins
At about 370.3 trillion miles from the Earth, the best evidence to date has been found concerning the existence of water on an extrasolar planet, or a planet circling a star other than our Sun. And, the abundance of water on such planets is key to finding alien life.
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By: William Atkins
At about 370.3 trillion miles from the Earth, the best evidence to date has been found concerning the existence of water on an extrasolar planet, or a planet circling a star other than our Sun. And, the abundance of water on such planets is key to finding alien life.
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Woods Hole oceanographers to explore Arctic Ocean ridge
By: William Atkins
The 40-day Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will explore the Gakkel Ridge under the frozen Arctic Ocean for exotic sea creatures.
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By: William Atkins
The 40-day Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will explore the Gakkel Ridge under the frozen Arctic Ocean for exotic sea creatures.
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NASA probes sinkhole as proxy for icy moon
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
EL ZACATON, Mexico (Reuters) - NASA is testing an underwater robot in one of Earth's deepest sinkholes in a first step toward searching for life on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.
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Watch Moon and Venus together after sunset on Saturday, May 19, 2007
By: William Atkins
At sunset look to the west and the waxing crescent Moon and the planet Venus will be within one degree of each other, being the two brightest objects in the evening sky.
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By: William Atkins
At sunset look to the west and the waxing crescent Moon and the planet Venus will be within one degree of each other, being the two brightest objects in the evening sky.
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NASA DEPTHX simulates exploration of Jupiter’s Europa in underground caves
By: William Atkins
DEPTHX (DEep Phreatic THermal eXplorer), funded by NASA, is an autonomous, aquatic robot that some day in the future may explore beneath the icy crust of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. For now, it is practicing on deep geothermal sinkholes and caves in Mexico.
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By: William Atkins
DEPTHX (DEep Phreatic THermal eXplorer), funded by NASA, is an autonomous, aquatic robot that some day in the future may explore beneath the icy crust of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. For now, it is practicing on deep geothermal sinkholes and caves in Mexico.
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