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Good NASA video on Comet PANSTARRS
NASA is calling PANSTARRS a sunset comet. This video will answer all your questions about how to see it.
March 15, 2013
NASA’s first laser communication system integrated, ready for launch
A new NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fiber optic networks on Earth.
March 15, 2013
Scientists create new flexible mineral inspired by deep-sea sponges
Valuable insights from the imitation of the skeleton of natural sea sponges.
March 15, 2013
This is 3C273. It changed our thinking about the universe.
March 16, 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the revelation that quasars are both very distant and very luminous - and therefore must be exceedingly powerful.
March 15, 2013
Moon between Pleiades and Head of Aries on March 15
Tonight’s moon lies between the head of the Ram in the constellation Aries and the Pleiades star cluster.
March 15, 2013
Red tide bloom affecting manatees along southwest Florida coast
A red-tide event in southwest Florida has claimed 174 manatees so far this year, the highest number of red-tide-related deaths in a single calendar year on record.
March 14, 2013
EarthSky says goodbye to radio
After 22 years of being a clear voice for science on radio, June 2, 2013 will be the last broadcast for Austin-based EarthSky. But the website will continue.
March 14, 2013
Caffeine buzzed bees have better memory
Caffeine-infused plant nectar helps honeybees find the right flower.
March 14, 2013
New era of discovery with ALMA inauguration
Revolutionary telescope will enable unprecedented views of the cosmos.
March 14, 2013
Michael Young on water resources in Texas
Severe drought in 2011 and 2012 raises questions about the present and future water resources of Texas.
March 14, 2013
