Astroearth - by CarlCan

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has made some interesting discoveries about the Moon. Our Moon seems to be getting smaller. The Apollo 17 mission,astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison "Jack" Schmitt were the first to discover what appeared to be fault in the lunar cru...

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Perhaps as civilization began to evolve man dreamed that there may be another earth like planet beyond in the heavans. ltscript type"textjavascript"gtlt!-- googleadclient "pub-1316564659223715" 300x250, created 82810 googleadslot "4373936194" googleadwidth...

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occultations occur frequently in space. Small objects like asteroids can cross a path of a star the moon and can be seen with the aid of a telescope. The purpose of an occultation can provide valuable data on the size speed and direction of an object by measuring the time it takes the obj...

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At one time lasers were a topic best talked about in science fiction comics or movies. Now-days these great and increasingly inexpensive gadgets have really revolutionized how we point out sights in the night sky. A typical green laser pointer around 5-mW laser emits an intense, yet very...

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Asteroids behaving like comets while it is true that asteroids can be made up of many materials most of which are metallic in origin. Some are leftover chunks of icy rocks are floating in space. These objects mostly resided in the asteroid belt of between Mars and Jupiter . Occasionally a fe...

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August 24 - Full Moon. This full moon will be the most distant and therefore the smallest of the year. The moon orbits the earth every 28days the moons orbit is elongated as it travels around our globe and at times the distances between the earth and moon vary. September 16 The Final Space ...

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The month of August brings in the annual Perseids meteor shower. This particular show is one of the best to see at maximum activity it nominally yields 90 to 100 meteors per hour. People in cities or near bright lights will still be able to see the brightest ones. The phenomenon is visible...

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Recently the remote Australian region of Woomera the former rocket test site was the final destination of a small Japanese space probe, after a seven-year mission to asteroid 25143 Itokowa. The tiny space probe named Hayabusa was recovered after making a fiery re-entry across the Australi...

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It's an e-mail chain letter claiming that says that planet Mars will come closer to earth than ever in history on August 23rd and will look as big as the full Moon. You may have seen this article on the web or someone has sent you a copy if not then it's probably just a matter of time.This ...

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Our sun is slowly coming out of hibernation. It seems that our sun has been oversleeping during the past year. Normally our sun goes through a cycle every 11 years. During this period the Suns increases activity until it reaches a peak this generally takes around 11 years. Normally our sun is...

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looking for evidence relating to meteorite impact on earth can be time-consuming business. The earth has had a great number of large meteorite impact craters in the past. While most of the large impact craters can be seen and easily recognised is often the smaller impact craters that are the...

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The month of August is ideal for early evening sky watching see if you can spot Mars and Saturn. during the twilight hour, you can see the two interior planets appearing just about 3 degrees apart, above the western horizon, Mars is to the right of Saturn. Look just after sunset to find the br...

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It is the height of the Cold War the Russians and the Americans are forging ahead in the race for space supremacy. History says that the first astronaut to circle the earth was a Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in the fight dated April 12 1961. The flight lasted only 108 minutes. At the hi...

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Super massive stars somewhat like their rock counterparts tend to live fast and die young. Some of these stellar giants tend to shine like a very bright light house on the sea coast. These groups of stars have such intense radiation passing through their thick atmospheres late in their live...

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(Excuse the puns) String theory is an emerging theory in particle physics which attempts to understand and incorporate quantum mechanics and general relativity. The string theory phenomenon started in the 1960s, there are currently around 5 versions, each with its own interpretation. S...

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Planets colliding with large cosmic debris is very common within our solar system. Earth has been bombarded in the past with various fragments ranging from meteorites asteroids and even collisions with small comets. Earth is constantly bombarded by thousands of meteors and other fragment...

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July is a great time to see Saturn Mars Mercury and Venus appear low in the Western horizon , just after sunset. Winter season down under is a great time to have a look at the night sky. For early risers,look to the North West just before sunrise around 615 AM. The cooler conditions ma...

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The image above on the left is shown in visible light of the Tarantula Nebula, taken by the ESO 2.2-metre telescope, an enhanced image also recorded in visible light taken by the Very Large Telescope, , and a near-infrared image of the R136 cluster from the Very Large Telescope, . (European Sou...

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There have been numerous reported sightings of strange objects found on the Martian surface . These reported sightings are usually extrapolated from images sent back from space probes that are orbiting or have landed on the Martian surface. Most image anomalies are explainable they usual...

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The Martian pictures just keep on improving NASAs Reconnaissance Orbiter is still taking high resolution colour images. Previous spacecraft orbiting Mars have taken similar images, the Mars global surveyor spacecraft has taken multiple high-resolution images of one of Marss moon Phobos. E...

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