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compiled by Michael Wright and David Kaplan NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary. The milestone occurred at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 19:00 UTC) … Continue reading

Posted in January 2016, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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Compiled by David Kaplan and Michael Wright Hubble Maps Show Jupiter Changes and Prepare for Juno: New maps of Jupiter, produced using images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, provide a detailed window on the giant planet’s dynamic features. The views come … Continue reading

Posted in October 2015, Sidereal Times | Tagged | Leave a comment

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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

Posted in September 2015, Sidereal Times | Tagged | Leave a comment

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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

Posted in July 2015, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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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

Posted in June 2015, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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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

Posted in May 2015, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment