Astronomy News
Number of asteroids that pose risk to Earth is doubled
The asteroid-tracking NEOWISE mission reveals that twice as many asteroids as previously thought are on low-inclination orbits that could hit our planet
Fri 18 May 12 from Newscientist
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Superflares found on Sun-like stars
SUPER STORMS: Scientists have found superflares more than 1 million times more powerful than flares generated by the Sun occurring on other stars.
Thu 17 May 12 from ABC Science
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Satellites Snap Solar Eclipse Pictures From Space
The satellites photographed the annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 from space.
Mon 21 May 12 from SPACE.com
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Rainbow Pinwheel galaxy
I have no shame in admitting I love face-on spiral galaxies. ...
15 hours ago from Discover Magazine
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Tiny planet-finding mirrors borrow from Webb Telescope playbook
NASA's next flagship mission — the James Webb Space Telescope — will carry the largest primary mirror ever deployed. This segmented behemoth will unfold to 21.3 feet in diameter once ...
Thu 24 May 12 from Phys.org
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Planet X? New Evidence of an Unseen Planet at Solar System's Edge
An astronomer has proposed the existence of an unseen planet in the distant outskirts of the solar system. It would explain the peculiar motions of Kuiper belt objects.
Fri 25 May 12 from Livescience
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Hubble sees a spiral within a spiral
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the spiral galaxy known as ESO 498-G5. One interesting feature of this galaxy is that its spiral arms wind all the way into ...
Mon 28 May 12 from Phys.org
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Dark Matter: Still Existing (One in a Continuing Series)
Last month we mentioned a paper on the arxiv that made a provocative ...
Wed 23 May 12 from Discover Magazine
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Aliens don't want to eat us, says former SETI director
Alien life probably isn’t interested in having us for dinner, enslaving us or laying eggs in our bellies, according to a recent statement by former SETI director Jill Tarter.
Fri 25 May 12 from Phys.org
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Time-Lapse Video of Incredible Annular Solar Eclipse
Watch a time-lapse video of yesterday's incredible annular solar eclipse.
Mon 21 May 12 from Wired Science
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