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Insights from MESSENGER spacecraft after one year in orbit
The MESSENGER spacecraft completed its one-year primary mission in orbit around the planet Mercury on March 17, 2012. New findings released today.
March 22, 2012
Emerald-cut galaxy found by astonrom
An emerald-cut galaxy? It makes you smile because it shouldn't exist, or rather, you don't expect it to exist, one of the astronomers said.
March 21, 2012
Honoring a lunar orbiter, two fantastic new NASA videos
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been orbiting the moon for 1,000 days. Celebrate by watching two new eye-popping videos from this lunar orbiter.
March 17, 2012
Citizen scientists uncover a galaxy of bubbles
Since December 2010, over 35,000 citizen scientists have used Zooniverse to uncover thousands of giant gas bubbles in our Milky Way galaxy.
March 12, 2012
Powerful solar flare during night of March 6-7, 2012
The March 6-7, 2012 was an X5-class eruption. It was the second major solar flare in a week. Its effects are now headed for Earth.
March 7, 2012
Large, bright meteor seen by many over UK on March 3, 2012
Did you see the large meteor over the UK on the night of March 3, 2012? If so, this post tells you where to report it, and read reports from others.
March 3, 2012
Best video of auroras from Earth orbit
The massive storm on the sun in late January 2012 gave us views of auroras seen from Earth orbit. Don't miss this video of auroras from Earth orbit!
March 2, 2012
Cosmic distances measured more accurately
A team of astronomers has devised a better yardstick for measuring cosmic distances across space, based on accurate measurements to certain stars.
March 2, 2012
Mars rover Curiosity and January’s powerful solar storm
When a solar storm bathed the Mars rover Curiosity - now en route to Mars - in radiation, the rover acted as a stunt double for astronauts.
February 27, 2012
Hubble data reveals new class of exoplanet
A transit of a planet in front of its star has revealed a water-covered world with a thick, steamy atmosphere was found in Hubble data.
February 21, 2012
