Remembering the "World War I eclipse"
The paths of total solar eclipses care not for political borders or conflicts, often crossing over war-torn lands.
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2014
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Seeing Earth as an exoplanet: What signs of life are visible?
An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite's orbit near Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere. But what if it searched for signs of life on Earth from afar?
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2014
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Image: Saturn's shadows
It may seem odd to think of planets casting shadows out in the inky blackness of space, but it is a common phenomenon. Earth's shadow obscures the Moon during a lunar eclipse, and Jupiter's moons cast small shadows onto their ...
Space Exploration
Jul 1, 2014
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Jupiter's moons remain slightly illuminated, even in eclipse
Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have found that Jupiter's Galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) remain slightly bright (up to one millionth of their normal state) even ...
Astronomy
Jun 20, 2014
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LADEE mission ends with planned lunar impact
(Phys.org) —Ground controllers at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., have confirmed that NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft impacted the surface of the moon, as planned, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2014
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Red moon at night; stargazer's delight
Monday night's lunar eclipse proved just as delightful as expected to those able to view it. On the East Coast, cloudy skies may have gotten in the way, but at the National Science Foundation's National Optical Astronomy ...
Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2014
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Full lunar eclipse delights Americas, first of year
Sky-gazers in North and South America were treated to a full lunar eclipse—at least those fortunate enough to have clear skies.
Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2014
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Americas to get glimpse of total lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse, the first since December 2011, will take place Tuesday with the Americas best placed to get a glimpse.
Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2014
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NASA satellite to continue gathering data up to planned lunar impact
(Phys.org) —NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft is gradually lowering its orbital altitude to continue making science observations prior to its planned impact on the moon's surface on ...
Space Exploration
Apr 3, 2014
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The opposition of Mars
By the time you finish reading this story, you'll be about 1,000 km closer to the planet Mars.
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2014
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