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Melody made with real stars (the kind in the sky)
Researchers use star data from the Kepler Telescope to create a musical melody. Listen to the melody made with real stars.
June 20, 2012
Solar flares effects due today
Active Region 1504 rotated into view on the sun earlier this week ripe for a solar flare and produced several M-class flares and at least two CMEs.
June 16, 2012
Cool image of two overlapping galaxies
A Hubble image of a pair of overlapping galaxies. They look as if they're colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions of light-years.
June 15, 2012
Watch online as huge asteroid hurtles past Earth on June 14, 2012
Links and information to watch online viewing of close-passing asteroid 2012 LZ1. This evening for U.S. Tomorrow morning (June 15) for Asia.
June 14, 2012
Did comets bring water to Earth?
The idea that comets brought water to Earth gained momentum late last year, when astronomers announced ocean-like water in Comet Hartley 2.
June 13, 2012
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
