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The Latest from Mars: Dried up Riverbed May Have Flowed into an Ancient Ocean
Universe Today - 22 Jul 2013 20:23
When it comes to Mars, the hot topic of study is water - a prerequisite for life. While liquid water is currently not stable on the surface of Mars, there is extensive evidence that it may have been in the past. Astronom...
Super-Moon Monday: The 3rd (& Final?) Act
Universe Today - 22 Jul 2013 19:22
"Once more into the breach, my dear friends..." Such a quip may be deemed appropriate as we endured the media onslaught this past weekend for the third and final perigee Full Moon of 2013. Tonight, on Monday, July 22nd, ...
Expedition 37/38′s Tips For Surviving Long Voyages in Space
Universe Today - 22 Jul 2013 17:20
NASA wants to bring its astronauts outside of Earth. It recently recruited a new astronaut class for deep space voyages. It's talking about picking up asteroids and possibly heading to the moon or Mars in the distant fut...
Giveaway: The Universe in the Rearview Mirror by Dave Goldberg
Universe Today - 22 Jul 2013 03:22
It's not every day that you find a Physics book that is both wonderfully thorough and wildly entertaining - but, then again, it's not every day that Dave Goldberg publishes a book; he'd be quite the busy boy if that was ...
Book Review: The Universe in the Rearview Mirror: How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality by Dave Goldberg
Universe Today - 22 Jul 2013 03:21
It's not every day that you find a Physics book that is both wonderfully thorough and wildly entertaining - but, then again, it's not every day that Dave Goldberg publishes a book; he'd be quite the busy boy if that was ...
Gallery: Atlas 5 Launches US Navy's Heavyweight MUOS-2 Satellite into Orbit
Universe Today - 22 Jul 2013 02:27
A heavyweight next generation of military communications satellites was launched on July 19, 2013 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida. The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)-2 satellite launched on board a...