News tagged with lunar eclipses
Partial lunar eclipse will take place on 31st December
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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.
Professor says current meteor shower proves theory of calendar's origin
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stargazers are in for a unique treat tonight: the planet Earth will pass through the debris train of the Swift-Tuttle comet this evening which astronomers call the Perseid meteor shower. ...
Moon Magic: Researchers Develop New Tool To Visualize Past, Future Lunar Eclipses (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lunar eclipses are well-documented throughout human history. The rare and breathtaking phenomena, which occur when the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow and seemingly changes shape, color, ...
The search for ET just got easier
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Astronomers using the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma have confirmed an effective way to search the atmospheres of planets for signs of life, vastly improving ...
Moon magic: Researchers develop new tool to visualize past, future lunar eclipses
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Lunar eclipses are well-documented throughout human history. The rare and breathtaking phenomena, which occur when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow and seemingly changes shape, color, or disappears ...
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 ...
