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Strange Space Object Spotted
August 10, 2008 | BBC News

While doing some astronomy research, a Dutch schoolteacher noticed an unusual gaseous blob in outer space. The unique object has been nicknamed after her as “Hanny’s Voorwerp”.

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First Binocular Images from the World’s Most Powerful Telescope
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After more than 10 years of preparation, the Large Binocular Telescope on...

Baby Star Blowing Bubbles
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Spiders in Space
November 26, 2008 | Reuters
The International Space Station has some spiders aboard as part of a...

Ames Astrobleme Museum
August 4, 2007 | Enid News
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Earth Science vs Space Science
June 19, 2007 | Government Executive
A debate exists over the NASA funding priorities. Many want to...

Hunting for Diamonds in Space
February 27, 2008 | NASA News Release
Some meteorites contain lots of nanometer-sized diamonds. This was the first...

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Space Exploration
September 23, 2007 | US News and World Report
U.S. News and World report has an interesting article detailing ten interesting...

The Impact of Space Junk
August 31, 2007 | Columbus Dispatch
There's a lot of junk floating in space and our astronauts and...

Atomic Energy Uses in Space
August 20, 2007 | United Press International
The Soviet Union developed nuclear power generators for use in space in...

Geomorphology From Space
September 4, 2007 | NASA
An online version of "Geomorphology from Space", a 1986 NASA publication by...

Earthquake Wave Visualizations
October 11, 2008 | IRIS
There are several interesting YouTube animations at the IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions...

Bacteria Grown in Space Could Be More Potent
September 30, 2007 | BBC News
Salmonella typhimurium was flown in a special flask on a recent Space...

Damaged Solar Panel on Space Station
October 31, 2007 | MSN.com
A damaged solar panel was found on the international space station during...

Hurricane Ike Video
September 7, 2008 | Associated Press
Associated Press Video of Hurricane Ike hitting the Caribbean. They report...

Detecting Dirty Bombs
November 5, 2008 | European Space Agency
The European Space Agency has been a long-time supporter of gamma-ray astronomy....

How Globes are Made
October 25, 2008 | YouTube
Here is an interesting video that shows how globes are made. ...

Microsoft Telescope
December 26, 2008 | Microsoft Research
Microsoft has a new astronomy desktop application. Here is what they...

Coming Soon: “Space Tourism”
March 28, 2008 | BBC News
Several "rocket planes" may begin offering commercial rides as soon as 2010....

Pickens Plan Basics
October 17, 2008 | Pickens Plan
If you have not heard about the Pickens Plan. Here is...

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