items tagged with Astronomy
Penumbral lunar eclipse set for Monday 2.9.2009
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-08 09:27:11
On Monday, February 9, 2009, see the northern half of the full Moon pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a penumbral lunar eclipse, the first lunar eclipse of 2009. The only things you need are your eyes and clear skies overhead!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-08 09:27:11
On Monday, February 9, 2009, see the northern half of the full Moon pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a penumbral lunar eclipse, the first lunar eclipse of 2009. The only things you need are your eyes and clear skies overhead!
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Don't miss Comet Lulin approaching Earth: It's green!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-04 15:44:39
We all can see with our naked eyes the Comet Lulin as is approaches the Earth in February 2009. What makes this comet fascinating is its green color, which comes from the gases that make up its atmosphere as it races through the vacuum of outer space and approaches the heat of the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-04 15:44:39
We all can see with our naked eyes the Comet Lulin as is approaches the Earth in February 2009. What makes this comet fascinating is its green color, which comes from the gases that make up its atmosphere as it races through the vacuum of outer space and approaches the heat of the Sun.
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It’s up to YOU: Pick the next Hubble space discovery
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-28 14:56:52
NASA is inviting everyone to choose the next astronomical object that will be discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. As part of 2009, the "International Year of Astronomy," the competition is between various nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. May the voting begin!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-28 14:56:52
NASA is inviting everyone to choose the next astronomical object that will be discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. As part of 2009, the "International Year of Astronomy," the competition is between various nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. May the voting begin!
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Orion easy to hunt down in winter night sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-17 10:05:36
Orion (“The Hunter”) is a prominent constellation that is easily visible throughout the world. As one of the largest and most recognizable constellations in the winter night sky, the three stars that make up Orion’s Belt are easily conspicuous in the southeastern night sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-17 10:05:36
Orion (“The Hunter”) is a prominent constellation that is easily visible throughout the world. As one of the largest and most recognizable constellations in the winter night sky, the three stars that make up Orion’s Belt are easily conspicuous in the southeastern night sky.
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Milky Way galaxy gets supersized
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 11:38:29
A new international study using the Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope found that our galaxy—the Milky Way—is spinning faster and is more massive than previously thought. Maybe one reason why it contains more matter is the discovery that it has four arms instead of two.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 11:38:29
A new international study using the Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope found that our galaxy—the Milky Way—is spinning faster and is more massive than previously thought. Maybe one reason why it contains more matter is the discovery that it has four arms instead of two.
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