Earth's place in the solar system is just right. It's not too hot, like Venus, and it's not too cold, like Mars, and this "Goldilocks zone" of habitability around other stars like the sun just might be bigger than thought,…
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As the annual Geminid meteor shower dazzles with its display, a meteor exploded over Arizona, rattling windows. It was unlikely to be a Geminid as it was moving at about 45,000 miles an hour, much to slow to be one…
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Driving up my street spotted two lights near Venus, they disappeared then saw two more in the south eastern part of the sky, they disappeared as well. Saw another one alone in the south western part of the sky. Throughout…
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The first images taken by a minifridge-size satellite launched late last month were publicly released Dec. 11 by Skybox Imaging, the Mountain View, Calif.-based startup that intends to launch 23 more satellites in the years ahead to provide timely access…
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On 19 December 2013, Europe's billion-star surveyor is due to be launched into space where it will embark on its mission to create a highly accurate 3D map of our galaxy. By repeatedly observing a billion stars, with its billion-pixel…
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Reports of Comet ISON's demise may have been premature. Its nucleus may still be intact and the coma is brightening as of Nov. 29, 2013 although the outbound ISON seems smaller after its encounter with Sol. …
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