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Want to help name a faraway planet? Read this.
Uwingu is accepting recommendations for names of planets orbiting distant stars. All names will go into a database for final selection by astronomers and others.
February 27, 2013
NASA beams Mona Lisa to the moon
Image of Mona Lisa becomes first-ever laser communication at planetary distance.
February 27, 2013
What exploded over Russia? Watch two videos with new answers
Two videos present the latest results - as of February 26, 2013 - on the meteor that exploded over Russia on February 15.
February 27, 2013
Animated GIFs of deep space objects in 3D
These animated images - created via artificial volumetric models - help convey the idea of what these space objects must really be like.
February 24, 2013
Video: Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?
Video by C.G.P. Grey does a good job explaining why, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to dwarf planet status.
February 21, 2013
Video: Watch coronal rain fall on sun’s surface
Beautiful NASA video showing fiery looping "rain" on the sun - the solar phenomenon known as coronal rain.
February 21, 2013
Video: Zoom into the constellation Scorpius
Zoom into the constellation Scorpius to find stellar nursery NGC 6357 – also known as the Lobster Nebula.
February 20, 2013
Video: What is the universe? (in 2 minutes)
The universe explained in two minutes.
February 19, 2013
Video: Another beautiful capture of asteroid 2012 DA14
Video of February 15 flyby of 2012 DA14, as it passed inside the moon's orbit last Friday. This one is beautiful in its simplicity.
February 18, 2013
