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Posted on April 1, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Planet Jupiter: Spectacular picture of Jupiter’s storms This beautiful picture of Jupiter was assembled from three separate images acquired by Nasa’s Juno spacecraft as it made another of its close passes of the gas … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 3, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan How NASA’s Curiosity Rover Weighed a Mountain on Mars With a bit of technical improvisation, scientists worked out that the bedrock of Mount Sharp appeared to be less dense than had been expected. For … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Saturn’s spectacular rings are ‘very young’ The end phases of the Cassini mission should yield new information about Saturn’s interior. We’re looking at Saturn at a very special time in the history of the … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 31, 2018 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan China’s Chang’e-4 Launches on Mission to the Moon’s Far Side China is aiming to go where no one has gone before: the far side of the moon. A rocket carrying the Chang’e-4 lunar lander … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 3, 2018 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Parker Solar Probe: Nasa’s Sun mission smashes records America’s audacious mission to “touch the Sun” has now got nearer to our star than any previous human-made object. The Parker Solar Probe passed the current … Continue reading →

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Saul Moroz, My Friend

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan AAAP lost a longtime member, Saul Moroz. He loved our club. He loved its members and he loved our beautiful science, astronomy. About ten years ago something sparked my interest in astronomy. My wife, Arlene, knew Saul … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2018, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | 1 Comment