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OK, one more eclipse shot

blogs.discovermagazine.com — Astronomy | annular eclipse | I've posted a lot of stuff about Sunday's annular eclipse (see Related Links below), and I figured I was do... View in Crawl 4

OK, one more eclipse shot
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A nearby star may have more planets than we do!

blogs.discovermagazine.com — HD 10180 is a star that's nearly the Sun's twin: it's very close in mass, temperature, brightness, and even chemical content of our ... View in Crawl 4

A nearby star may have more planets than we do!
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Top 24 Deep Space Pictures of 2011 | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

blogs.discovermagazine.com — Astronomy | brown dwarf | [zenphotopress album=323 sort=sort_order number=29] View in Crawl 4

Top 24 Deep Space Pictures of 2011 | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
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Top 14 Solar System Pictures of 2011

blogs.discovermagazine.com — Our space probes keep sending back amazing shots of planets, moons, asteroids, and more, and we keep getting better at taking pictures of them from... View in Crawl 4

Top 14 Solar System Pictures of 2011
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Amateur astronomer glimpses an alien solar system

blogs.discovermagazine.com — This is truly astonishing: an “amateur” astronomer in New Zealand, Rolf Olsen, has for the first time actually been able to get a direct photograph... View in Crawl 4

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Want a job? Study science [CHART]

blogs.discovermagazine.com — In short: science pays View in Crawl 4

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Jupiter and Ganymede in exquisite detail | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

blogs.discovermagazine.com — Astronomy | Emil Kraaikamp | If you go outside shortly after sunset and face east, you'll see a brilliant white "star" madly shining... View in Crawl 4

  • Oct 7, 2011 via pc25
Jupiter and Ganymede in exquisite detail | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
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3 Reasons We Can't Blow Up A Planet Sci-Fi Style

blastr.com — You have a problem. There's this pesky planet, and you need to blow it up. What's a supervillain to do? View in Crawl 4

3 Reasons We Can't Blow Up A Planet Sci-Fi Style
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Hubble sees a gaseous necklace 13 trillion km across

blogs.discovermagazine.com — I've been accused of having a big head (which is literally true; finding hats that fit properly can be difficult), but even I wouldn't ha... View in Crawl 4

Hubble sees a gaseous necklace 13 trillion km across
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Cosmos Will Hit The Air Once Again!

blogs.discovermagazine.com — Carl Sagan revolutionized popular astronomy with his book and TV show "Cosmos", which had an audience of hundreds of millions of people. ... View in Crawl 4

Cosmos Will Hit The Air Once Again!
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Awesomely weird expanding halo of light seen from Hawaii

blogs.discovermagazine.com — Every now and again something weird and wonderful happens in the sky, and for a few minutes I'm totally perplexed about what it is. And then t... View in Crawl 4

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7 TV scientists that even real scientists approve of

blastr.com — I've mentioned how hard it can be to be a scientist and watch science fiction. It can take years to get over the urge to hurl heavy objects at... View in Crawl 4

7 TV scientists that even real scientists approve of
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A supernova is reborn

blogs.discovermagazine.com — A little over 24 years ago, light from the closest supernova in four centuries reached Earth. It was the first such supernova seen in 1987, so it w... View in Crawl 4

A supernova is reborn
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The Sun lets loose a HUGE explosion | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

blogs.discovermagazine.com — Astronomy | "Early this morning, the Sun erupted with an explosion [that] can only [be described] as ginormous. We’re in no danger from it, bu... View in Crawl 4

The Sun lets loose a HUGE explosion | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
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SERIOUSLY jaw-dropping pictures of Endeavour and the ISS

blogs.discovermagazine.com — This may be the most amazing shot of an Orbiter and ISS I have ever seen! Oh… and did I mention this was taken from the ground? Yegads. View in Crawl 4

SERIOUSLY jaw-dropping pictures of Endeavour and the ISS
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