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- We Have Never Had It So Good by Too Many Questions on Nov 1, 2009
With all the advantages and generally great stuff we have today, How is possible you still hear people moaning? I Just took this Now before you go all snearing and comparing it to, this or that amazing shot of the moon, taken with this or that...
- Astronomers find 32 new planets outside our solar system by The Chronicles from the Empire on Oct 19, 2009
Astronomers found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop, the AP reports. Scientists using telescopes by the European Southern Observatory telescopes didn̵...
- Satellite Above – I Watched it for a Little While by The Floating Frog on Oct 10, 2009
A moving light in the sky is guaranteed to catch my attention. If it is slow moving and flashing then I know that it is likely to be an aircraft. If it shoots across the sky in an instant then I know it to be a meteor or shooting star. If it is fixed...
- Probe slams into Moon, looking for evidence of ice by The Plummet Onions on Oct 9, 2009
For the last 113 days Nasa’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) spacecraft has been traveling towards the moon. Its mission is to find out whether there might be some traces of water buried under the dirt of some of the cra...
- Astronomers discover first planet made of rock outside our solar system by The Chronicles from the Empire on Sep 17, 2009
Astronomers have found a rocky planet in a distant solar system, in a discovery that raises hopes of finding alien life, the Daily Mail reports. Corot 7b is similar in size to Earth, but daytime temperatures of 1,500C mean it is far too hot for anyt...
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009 competition by The Plummet Onions on Aug 31, 2009
London’s National Maritime Museum incorporates the adjacent Greenwich world heritage site (that lent its name to GMT) as well as the Royal Observatory. Because of the latter the Museum is currently holding an Astronomy Photographer of the Year...
- The size of the universe: a cosmologist explains by The Plummet Onions on Aug 4, 2009
Ethan Siegel is a theoretical astrophysicist. He recently wrote on his blog, Starts With A Bang!, about a question he often gets asked: I get a certain question every so often, and it’s one of the most difficult questions any cosmologist faces.
