Galaxy clusters are massive congregations of galaxies that host huge reservoirs of hot gas — the temperatures are so high … More
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Observations provide crucial third dimension in probe of universe’s dark side
ESO telescopes have provided an international team of astronomers with the gift of the third dimension in a plus-sized hunt … More
Colorful Arcs over Buenos Aires
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Ceres blurs line between comet and asteroid
New discoveries about Ceres’ mysterious bright spots suggest that a strict division between comet and asteroid is no longer realistic. … More
Space Station Bound – Soyuz TMA-19M Launches With 3 Aboard | Video
Yuri Malenchenko (Roscosmos), Tim Kopra (NASA) and Tim Peake (ESA) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15th, … More
New Crew Sets Sail for Space Station
Tim Kopra, Tim Peake and Yuri Malenchenko blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today, kicking off a six-hour … More
Catch This Season’s ‘Other’ Comet: S2 PanSTARRS
Now is the time to catch binocular Comet C/2014 S2 PanSTARRS, as it tops +8 magnitude ahead of predictions this … More
Southern Skywatch December, 2015 edition is now out!
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Cosmology Gets Real
An astrobiologist comes to grips with the new cosmology results. The post Cosmology Gets Real appeared first on Sky & … More
Expedition 46 Soyuz Launch to the International Space Station
The Soyuz TMA-19M rocket is launched with Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), … More
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