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A gamma ray burst from the Andromeda galaxy yesterday? No.
No GRB in M31. False alarm. Darn.
May 28, 2014
Camelopardalids? Where is our rain of meteors? Observers report …
Camelopardalids did not put on their predicted show for observers in N. America or Europe, at least. What the heck, astronomers?
May 24, 2014
Before and after pics of new crater on Mars
On or about March 27, 2012, an asteroid must have struck Mars to create a new 50-meter-wide crater. NASA pinned down the date with a spacecraft orbiting Mars.
May 23, 2014
Everything you need to know: Camelopardalids could be the best meteor shower this year
North America is predicted to have the best view of a possible new meteor shower from Comet 209P/LINEAR Friday night through Saturday morning (May 23-24, 2014). The Camelopardalids, coming up!
May 22, 2014
May 21 video of parent comet for Friday night’s meteor shower
Comet 209P/LINEAR is small and dim. We won't see it with the eye. But, Friday night, we might see its debris in the form of a strong, new meteor shower!
May 22, 2014
Meet star cluster NGC 3590
This star cluster - called NGC 3590 - isn't just pretty. It's also helping astronomers understand the Milky Way galaxy in which our sun and Earth reside.
May 21, 2014
NASA is go for 2016 Mars lander
New Mars InSight mission is focused downward and inward, on Mars' core, mantle and crust. It'll even probe Mars' interior.
May 21, 2014
Some sunlike stars eat Earthlike planets
Some sunlike stars are "Earth-eaters." As they form, they ingest large amounts of the rocky material from which planets like Earth, Mars and Venus are made.
May 20, 2014
Why Saturn has auroras
After a three-year observing campaign of Saturn using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that auroras on Earth and Saturn have a common origin.
May 19, 2014
Scientists propose way to turn light to matter
Scientists believe light transformed to matter shortly after the Big Bang. Two UK physicists say they now know how to change light to matter here on Earth.
May 19, 2014
