Category: Astronomy
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New Purposes of Black Holes
New Purposes of Black Holes Black holes are warps in outer space, where there exists a field pressure so strong that neither particles nor radiation may escape its grasp. Scientists have discovered traces of a far-reaching wind that may have originated from the cradle of the universe. The new studies may provide a better understanding…
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Debris Field dates Back Centuries
May 1, 2017: Earth is approaching a debris field dating all the way back to 616 BC. It has the potential for an outburst this week, numbers are already impressive so this just might be a decent time to see a REAL meteor shower! **Anywhere on earth, look south before sunrise…between now May 1…
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Dark Galaxies Challenge Our Understanding of Space
Not every galaxy has the plethora of stars that our own does. There are some galaxies that are simply starved for stars. According to scientists, there are may galaxies that are dark “beasts” with literally no stars. How they form is completely unclear as of yet and they challenge the basic understanding of galaxies and…
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Space “Tsunami” Creates Spectacular Eyelid-like Image
A giant wave of gas is currently slamming through a distant spiral galaxy and as it travels it is creating a spectacular image that resembles eyelids. The zone of turbulence was formed as a result of galaxy IC2163 being brushed by galaxy NGC 2207 and the resulting “eyelid” feature will remain for millions of…
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A Gas Cloud Poised to Impact with the Milky Way
There is a massive gas cloud that is predicted to hit the Milky Way Galaxy. But before you lose sleep, and rest assured, there is no real danger to the galaxy when the cloud hits in approximately 30 million years. What has been dubbed the Smith’s Cloud since it was noticed in 1963, scientists…
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June’s Full Moon on the Summer Solstice
A rare occurrence will be observed on June 20th, 2016. What is that occurrence? The summer solstice and the full moon happening at the same time. The last time this happened was in 1948. Both the full moon and the summer solstice have some interesting facts regarding them. The solstice facts first: The…
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Cybersky Free Planetarium Software
CyberSky is an accurate, yet easy-to-use planetarium program that provides an excellent way to learn about astronomy and explore the sky visible in the distant past, the present, and the far-off future. CyberSky can display and print attractive, highly-customizable maps of the sky as seen from your home, your favorite vacation spot, or any other…
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The Solar Eclipse You Probably Won’t See
If you have a social media account, then you likely have seeing the posts telling you to watch the sky on March 8th and March 9th, the truth is most of us will not see it. Only those in China, Japan, Boreno, Hawaii, Alaska, and Northern Australia will actually witness the event. Those in this…
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Move Over Hubble, Here Comes James Webb
The Hubble Space Telescope has been doing a good job of showing us things in the universe we couldn’t possibly see before. Now it is aging and it is about time for it to be replaced. What will replace it? The James Webb Space Telescope will be Hubble’s replacement. It won’t simply be a…
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Babylonians used Geometry
You just thought you didn’t like math, but we’re finding it was used in many ways by the ancients to help us to attain the standing that we have now in many different sciences. From astronomy to space travel to sailing, geometry is a useful tool. In a hugely shocking modern way, it was used…