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India’s lunar mission finds evidence of water on the Moon

Posted by astronomad 169 days ago Astronomy
http://www.timesonline.co.uk —

It is being reported that the Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar probe, has found evidence of water (H2O) on the Moon.  In late August, 2009, communication was abruptly lost with the spacecraft... an interesting development considering what they found in the data that was sent back.

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Total Solar Eclipse on July 22, 2009, Longest Totality in Century

Posted by donna.woodwell 282 days ago Astronomy
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov —

A total solar eclipse will be visible in Asia on July 22. The eclipse occurs at 29 Cancer 27. With a totality lasting over 6 minutes long, it is the longest eclipse of the century.

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Is there a Life On Mars Conspiracy?

Posted by astronomad 266 days ago Astronomy
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Michael Brooks, author of the book 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense, offers a fresh perspective on the debate surrounding possible discoveries of life on Mars.

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The 2012 Apocalypse — And How to Stop It | Wired Science

Posted by donna.woodwell 310 days ago Astronomy
http://www.wired.com —

Good-bye, civilization! From the article: "the next period of intense solar activity is expected in 2012, and coincides with the presence of an unusually large hole in Earth’s geomagnetic shield. But the report received relatively little attention, perhaps because of 2012’s supernatural connotations. Mayan astronomers supposedly predicted that 2012 would mark the calamitous "birth

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NASA - New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record

Posted by donna.woodwell 314 days ago Astronomy
http://www.nasa.gov —

The largest deep-space gamma ray burst ever detected occured in April. Images included in the article are from the Gemini telescopes.

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