An unusually brief total eclipse of the Moon will be visible before dawn this Saturday, April 4th, from western North America. The eclipse happens on Saturday evening for Australia and East Asia.
Space Exploration
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Time to dust off those 'what is a perigee Full Moon' explainer posts… the supermoon once again cometh this weekend to a sky near you.
Space Exploration
Sep 4, 2014
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The year's biggest "supermoon" will rise on August 10. Like last time, there will be many pictures trying to showoff the "over-sized" moon. But I don't think it deserves so much attention.
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2014
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On the night of Monday August 4, mainland Australia will see Saturn disappear behind the moon. It's the third time this year that the moon and Saturn will perfectly line up, as viewed from our part of the world.
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2014
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Look! Up in the sky! It's supermoon!
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2014
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The full moon on Saturday will appear to be unusually big. In fact, it will be a "supermoon."
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2014
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Some terms in astronomy definitely have a PR problem, and are perhaps due for an overhaul. One such awkward term is occultation, which simply means that one celestial body is passing in front of another from an observer's ...
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2014
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"When the sun hits the ground and the owl's been around, veeries nary make a sound." It's a familiar quotation you've never heard before, but one buoyed up as a modern truism thanks to recent research conducted in part by ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2013
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Stargazers are still abuzz over the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, which graced the skies over the weekend.
Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2013
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A strange comet-like object discovered in 2010 ended up being an asteroid that had been the victim of a head-on collision from another space rock. The object created a bit of buzz because of its mysterious X-shaped debris ...
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2013
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