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.
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 Exploration
Mar 17, 2011
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ESO has released a spectacular new image of NGC 300, a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way, and located in the nearby Sculptor Group of galaxies. Taken with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in ...
Astronomy
Sep 8, 2010
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Common toads (Bufo bufo) can detect impending seismic activity and alter their behaviour from breeding to evacuation mode, suggests a new study in the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Journal of Zoology.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2010
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It rises in the east at sunset, pumpkin-orange and brighter than a first magnitude star. You stare at it, unblinking. Unblinking, it stares right back. It is Mars.
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2010
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(AP) -- Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect ...
Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2009
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When last month's full Moon rose over Florida, onlooker Raquel Stanton of Cocoa Beach realized that something was up.
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2009
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It's time for the start of summer—with a full moon to boot.
Planetary Sciences
Jun 19, 2024
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In a world-first experiment, JCU researchers have been using the pelts of dead rats to test if the glow-in-the-dark fur of mammals is being used for secret nocturnal communication. The results are published in the Australian ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2024
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Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare "super blue Moon" that won't be seen again for more than a decade.
Astronomy
Aug 30, 2023
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The first of two supermoons in August graced the skies on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2023
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