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Space & Astronomy
Last Transit of Venus for 105 Years
May 28, 2012, 7:20 pmA once-in-a-lifetime event will take place on June 5/6 when Venus will be visible as a tiny black dot moving across the sun. The next Venus transit isn’t due until 2117.
First Lunar Eclipse of 2012 on June 4
May 28, 2012, 7:10 pm
The Earth’s shadow will darken part of the moon next Monday in a partial lunar eclipse, visible from the Pacific Ocean and surrounding areas.
Organic Carbon in Martian Rocks Not Biological
May 24, 2012, 2:00 pm
Complex hydrocarbons inside several meteorites from Mars did not originate from biological processes but instead from cooling lava, according to a new international study to [...]
SCIENCE IN PICS: Mars’s Medusae Fossae More Ancient Than Realized
May 24, 2012, 2:00 pm
An enigmatic eroded rock formation along the Martian equator may have been molded by volcanic explosions, new U.S. research suggests.
SETI Director Shares Hopes for Interstellar Travel
May 22, 2012, 8:08 am
Researchers are building a star-ship capable of interstellar travel under the 100 Year Starship program, headed by NASA and the military’s research branch, DARPA.
Rare Annular Eclipse to Cross Pacific on May 20 (Live Feed)
May 20, 2012, 2:30 pm
Skies in the western United States, China, and Japan will be graced by a rare and beautiful celestial phenomenon this weekend: an annular solar eclipse.
Kepler Sheds Light on the Secrets of Superflares
May 16, 2012, 1:00 pm
Superflares are powerful magnetic events much larger than solar flares. They erupt above giant starspots on a variety of stars, but the mechanism behind them is unclear.
SCIENCE IN PICS: Looking More Deeply at Centaurus A
May 16, 2012, 6:00 am
The elliptical galaxy Centaurus A is seen in this deep-view image captured by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) using an exposure time of over 50 hours.
Rare Annular Eclipse to Cross Pacific on May 20
May 14, 2012, 9:40 pm
Skies in the western United States, China, and Japan will be graced by a rare and beautiful celestial phenomenon this weekend: an annular solar eclipse.
Water Drops Dance in Space (Video)
May 12, 2012, 7:19 pm
In this video, a NASA astronaut makes water shift shapes using the power of sound waves onboard the International Space Station (ISS) about 250 miles (400 km) above the Earth.
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