Archive for April 8th, 2008
History of Astronomy
Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences. Do you familiar with the history of astronomy? When Stoneage humans turned to an agrarian way of life and began to settle into communities, their interest must naturally have turned to the …
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Volcanos on Venus
Venus Express reexamines the case for active volcanos on the cloudy planet.
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Finding Earth-like worlds
New laser technology could find the first planets that resemble Earth.
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Looking for life
For the paper trail of life on Mars or other planets, look for cellulose.
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The Moon's stellar companion
Twilight sets a perfect stage Tuesday evening, April 8, when our Moon passes the beautiful Pleiades star cluster.
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Youngest forming planet discovered
Astronomers have found an embryonic planet.
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Cosmic engines surprise XMM-Newton
The satellite is detecting more X-rays than thought possible.
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Source of solar wind
Astronomers have tracked down the starting point of the particles.
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Witnessing the formation of distant galaxies
Astronomers have produced an image containing more than 100000 galaxies.
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ATV Jules Verne docks
The Automated Transfer Vehicle from the European Space Agency docks to the International Space Station on April 3, 2008.
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