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New View of Yutu - 3rd Night Starts with Issues Unresolved
Universe Today - 23 Feb 2014 23:35
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Stream of stars in Andromeda satellite galaxy shows cosmic collision
Phys.org - 23 Feb 2014 20:00
The Andromeda Galaxy is surrounded by a swarm of small satellite galaxies. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, have detected a stream of stars in one of the Andromeda Galaxy's outer satellite galaxie...
I'm Going to Phoenix Comic Con!
Bad Astronomy - 23 Feb 2014 19:58
Hey, what do Bruce Campbell and I have in common? Besides that we're both unspeakably groovy? We'll both be at Phoenix Comic Con on June 5-8! Mind you, Mr. Campbell is one of the big-name guests, while I'll most likely j...
Best Space Photos of the Week - Feb. 22, 2014
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2014 19:04
From a blazing supernova remnant to a smokin' hot supermodel, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for Feb. 22, 2014.
Vote Now! Best Space Stories of the Week - Feb. 23, 2014
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2014 19:03
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
Moon Setting Over Earth As Seen From ISS
SpaceRef - 23 Feb 2014 17:18
@Astro_Wakata: The moon setting on the blue earth atmosphere. pic.twitter.com/ZyTVD5ockm...
The Polar Vortex Grips North America
SpaceRef - 23 Feb 2014 17:13
Blistering cold air from the Arctic plunged southward this winter, breaking U.S. temperature records....
NASA's IRIS spots its largest solar flare
e! Science News - 23 Feb 2014 13:44
On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013. Solar flares are bursts of x-rays and light that stream out into space...
Oldest bit of crust firms up idea of a cool early Earth
EurekAlert! - 23 Feb 2014 07:00
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) With the help of a tiny fragment of zircon extracted from a remote rock outcrop in Australia, the picture of how our planet became habitable to life about 4.4 billion years ago is coming...