Astronomy Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• This Is How Our Sun Will Look When It Dies

  

  image credit In a few billion years, our dear Sun will look like this, a beautiful glowing eye of spent starstuff trash in the shape of Sauron's Eye. And no... Read more

  The 02 February 2012 by   Gerard
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• Photographing the ISS, You Can Do It!

  

  Taking pictures of the International Space Station seems like something that normal human could not done, but that is very possible, even from your own... Read more

  The 08 January 2012 by   Kovmil
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• Everything You Wanted To Know About The Moon

  

  image credit Everything you wanted to know about the moon. Its environment, its creation, our exploration and why it's one of a kind (at least in our solar... Read more

  The 05 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• How To Picture The Size Of The Universe

  

  image credit No one knows exactly how large the universe is. It could be infinite or it could have an edge, meaning that traveling for long enough in one... Read more

  The 07 December 2011 by   Gerard
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• High Resolution Global Topographic Map Of The Moon

  

  Although the moon is our closest neighbor, knowledge of its morphology is still limited. Due to instrumental limitations of previous missions, a global map of... Read more

  The 20 November 2011 by   Gerard
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• Day and Night

  

  by ConroyA day/night map of the worldJust a few days ago, September 23rd to be precise, was the September equinox. The date when the sun passes the Equator on... Read more

  The 28 September 2011 by   Conroy
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• A Planet With Two Suns

  

  Kepler 16b is a planet with two suns. The planet was recently discovered by the space-based Kepler satellite. Although multiple star systems are quite common,... Read more

  The 21 September 2011 by   Gerard
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• Planet with Two Suns Discovered; Researchers Nickname It “Tatooine”

  

  Scientists have announced the discovery of a new planet, Kepler 16-b, which has two suns. Is this a new Tatooine, Luke Skywalker's home planet in Star Wars? Or... Read more

  The 16 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• NASA Spacecraft Images Offer Sharper Views Of Apollo Landing Sites

  

  NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Images show the twists and... Read more

  The 08 September 2011 by   Gerard
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• Earth's Last Chance is in Hand of China

  

  Earth’s last chance99942 Apophis is a well known name to astronomers and scientists. If you are not then know that this is a word that made scientists a little... Read more

  The 22 August 2011 by   Techsea360
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