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Posted on September 28, 2015 by ST Editors

Compiled by Michael Wright and David Kaplan Evidence of liquid water on Mars: Scientists looked to dark streaks that form each summer on the slopes of Martian mountains, craters and canyons. NYTimes.com Telescope promising insight into universe’s origins  As India launches … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 19, 2015 by ST Editors

Compiled by David Kaplan and Michael Wright Politician wants to renew legislation to ban green lasers: Blinded by the light: Who is shining laser pointers into planes over N.J.? NJ.com 12 planes hit by blinding lasers in N.J. among dozens … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 30, 2015 by ST Editors

Compiled  by David Kaplan and Michael Wright Galaxies die by slow ‘strangulation’ – A study suggests that when most galaxies stop forming stars, this death is a slow process that gradually chokes them of the necessary cool gases. BBC The Quiet Zone: … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 3, 2015 by ST Editors

Contributed by David Kaplan Our esteemed member, Freeman Dyson, has a new book, “Dreams of Earth and Sky“. The physicist, mathematician and author says the best books he knows about mathematics and physics are nearly a hundred years old. The Large … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 3, 2015 by ST Editors

Submitted by David Kaplan except as noted Keeping up with Rosetta Rosetta’s comet is spinning down. The comet being observed by Europe’s Rosetta satellite is very gradually spinning down, most probably because its jets of gas and dust are acting … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 1, 2015 by ST Editors

Submitted by David Kaplan except as noted At the D&R Greenway Trust’s Marie L. Matthews Gallery at the Johnson Education Center until March 20: “High Noon to Midnight Moon: Talismans of the Horizon” submitted by Michael Wright Living with a Star Even a … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 30, 2014 by ST Editors

All contributions by David Kaplan except as noted The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015 Universe Today Contributed by Surabhi Agarwal What Our Skies Would Look Like Without City Lights In a series of transporting images, a photographer … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 29, 2014 by ST Editors

Mystery Over Monster Cosmic Cloud (contributed by David Kaplan) Observations of a cosmic confrontation between a huge gas cloud and the black hole at the centre of our galaxy spark a debate.  BBC The ‘Most Complicated’ Watch in the World … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

Gravity Wells According to XKCD (contributed by Michael Wright) Rover Humor from XKCD (contributed by Ira Polans) Cosmigraphics (contributed by David Kaplan) Over thousands of years, humans have tried to represent the universe in graphic form, whether in manuscripts, paintings, … Continue reading →

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