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Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 08, 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.
Partial lunar eclipse will take place on 31st December
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a lunar eclipse, the Earth, Sun and Moon are almost exactly in line and the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.
Biggest Full Moon of the Year
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2008 |
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No, you can not see Neil Armstrong's footprint. But go ahead and look: The full Moon of Dec. 12th is the biggest and brightest full Moon of the year.
Pretty Sky Alert
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Be careful, this sort of thing can cause an accident. On Friday evening, Feb. 27th, the 10% crescent Moon will glide by Venus, forming a gorgeous and mesmerizing pair of lights in the sunset sky.
More pedestrians killed during a new moon
Nov 14, 2007 |
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The next time you decide to go for a moonlight stroll, you may want to check first if the moon is full.
Passage graves from an astronomical perspective
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Passage graves are mysterious barrows from the Stone Age. New research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen indicates that the Stone Age graves' orientation in the landscape could ...
Girl with four kidneys plans to donate
Feb 18, 2008 |
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A teenage girl with four kidneys has decided to donate her two extra organs after the anomaly was discovered in Leeds, England.
Get Ready For Total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday Night
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2008 |
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In the late night hours of Feb. 20, 2008, a total lunar eclipse will dazzle the night sky. And this lunar eclipse may be worth staying up for, because it will be the last one until December 2010.
Summer Moon Illusion
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Sometimes you can't believe your eyes. This weekend is one of those times.
Solstice Moon Illusion
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2008 |
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Sometimes you just can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times. On Wednesday night, June 18th, step outside at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant form rising in the east. At first glance ...
Moon, Mars bright lights in the big sky
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 24, 2007 |
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The moon and Mars -- not the stars -- emitted enough wattage Monday to providing night travelers by sleigh and by foot a lighted way to their destinations.
Moon Rock Turns Out to be Fake
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dutch national Rijksmuseum made an embarrassing announcement last week that one of its most loved possessions, a moon rock, is a fake -- just an old piece of petrified wood that's never ...
Astronomers Detect Sodium Gas Ejected by Lunar Impact
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston University astronomers announced today observations of a cloud of sodium gas ejected from the Moon’s surface as a result of the NASA impact experiment that was part of its Lunar Reconnaissance ...
STAR TRAK for December: Geminid meteors flash in December skies
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The annual Geminid meteor shower, which will reach its maximum on the night of Dec. 13-14, usually offers the best show of the year, outperforming even the Perseid shower of August. This year ...
Venus Disappears during Meteor Shower
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Picture this: It's 4:30 in the morning. You're up and out before the sun. Steam rises from your coffee cup, floating up to the sky where a silent meteor streaks through a crowd of stars. A few minutes later ...
