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Galaxies in the young cosmos

(Phys.org) -- The universe was born about 13.7 billion years ago in the big bang. The Sun and its system of planets formed about five billion years ago. What happened, then, during that long, intervening stretch ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Look! Up in the sky! It's Supermoon! Due Saturday

(AP) -- The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 6

Square Kilometre Array site is already producing world-class astrophysics

CSIRO's Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory (MRO), located in remote Western Australia, is the site proposed by Australia and New Zealand to host the high-density core of the multi-billion dollar Square Kilometre Array (SKA), ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The night after Christmas sky show

T'was the Night after Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

The 2011 Geminid meteor shower

The 2011 Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of Dec. 13-14, and despite the glare of a nearly-full Moon, it might be a good show.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Saturday's Draconid meteors may be no-see-ums

(AP) -- Heads-up, meteor fans. As many as 750 meteors an hour are expected Saturday, as Earth travels through streams of dust and ice from Comet Giacobini-Zinner. The comet passes through the inner solar ...

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Herschel paints new story of galaxy evolution

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that galaxies do not need to collide with each other to drive vigorous star birth. The finding overturns this long-held assumption ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

The full moon indicates impending danger from lion attack

Be sure to check the sky if you ever set out for a nighttime stroll in southeastern Tanzania. If the moon is full, continue. But if the sky is dark, turn back – or you may be a lion's dinner.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Total lunar eclipse next week, not visible in US

(AP) -- The year's first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Image: Super Perigee Moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- The full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Washington.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Super full moon

Mark your calendar. On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (20) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Solstice lunar eclipse set for December 21st

Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below." That is, except during a lunar eclipse.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday

The Leonid meteor shower best viewing this year will be in the two to three hours before dawn on Nov. 17 and 18, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

STAR TRAK for November: Jupiter and Leonid meteor shower

Jupiter will be easy to see in the south as night falls in November. The best time to observe this bright planet with a telescope will be from dusk to midnight as it travels high across the sky from southeast ...

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created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why is the harvest moon so big and orange?

Ever wonder why the moon sometimes looks so big and orange? Professor Emeritus John Percy of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics explains the mystery behind the harvest moon:

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 8