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Fermi Bubbles from Milky Way core, now with jets
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have added more to the emerging picture of Fermi Bubbles in galactic centers.
June 11, 2012
Five best things to see during a lunar eclipse, from the moon
If you could stand on the surface of the moon during a total lunar eclipse, you'd be bathed in an eerie red glow. Here are the five best things to see.
June 10, 2012
The best way to view the June 5-6 transit of Venus safely?
Want to view the June 5-6 transit of Venus? Some of the best way ideas to view the transit here.
June 5, 2012
Venus transit of 1882 in video
All 147 negatives of the 1882 Venus transit had lain patiently on a high-up, corner shelf at Lick Observatory for 120 years. Two astronomers decided to make a movie.
June 5, 2012
Venus edging closer to sun prior to transit!
Sun-observing SOHO spacecraft has caught sight of Venus prior to spectacular transit - last one in our lifetimes - on June 5-6. See the historic photos.
June 4, 2012
ISS astronaut first to photograph a Venus transit from space
International Space Station Expedition 31 crew will be the first people ever to see a Venus transit from space. ISS astronaut Don Pettit will be the first to photograph one.
June 2, 2012
Saturn’s moon rains water onto Saturn
One of the coolest things about the planet Saturn is its moon Enceladus. This moon is known to expel water and rain it down onto its parent world.
May 31, 2012
A spiral within a spiral galaxy
ESO 498-G5's spiral arms wind all the way into the galaxy's center. ESO 498-G5's core looks like a miniature spiral galaxy at the heart of the larger spiral.
May 26, 2012
Aliens won’t want to enslave us, says alien hunter
SETI Institute's Jill Tarter disagrees with Stephen Hawking, and movies and TV shows, that depict angry aliens hoping to enslave or eat us.
May 24, 2012
Jill Tarter to step down as SETI director
After 35 years of searching the skies for signs of alien life, astronomer Jill Tarter - inspiration for Jodie Foster's character in "Contact" - is stepping down
May 22, 2012
