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Planck takes magnetic fingerprint of our galaxy

Milky Way's magnetic fingerprint ESA and the Planck Collaboration  Our…
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Entire star cluster thrown out of its galaxy

This artist's illustration shows the hypervelocity star cluster HVGC-1 escaping…
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Shock wave findings set to rewrite scientific theories

Artist’s impression of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) and its jets.…
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A solar eclipse darkens southern Australia’s skies

Observers in southern Australia will witness the Moon “take a…
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THE SWALLOW PARK SUNDIALS

The Hermanus Astronomy Centre recently erected a pair of back-to-back…
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Mars closest to Earth on Tuesday Night 14th April 2014

Oppositions between Earth and Mars happen about every 26 months…
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Total Lunar Eclipse Kicks Off Blood Moon Tetrad

The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur overnight…
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Moon Saturn occultation images by Danie van der Spuy

This morning, at around 05h15, Saturn disappeared behind…
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