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Jupiter brightens the December sky

The giant planet puts on its best appearance of 2012…
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Orionid meteors will light up the darkness

Debris from Halley’s Comet gives birth to one of 2012’s…
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How close to each other are the stars at the heart of a globular cluster?

 John Saunders, Chairmen of the Hermanus Astronomy Centre, South Africa,…
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Curiosity – Entry, Descent and Landing Procedure Begins

… Curiosity – Entry, Descent and Landing Procedure BeginsRead More…
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European Extremely Large Telescope given go-ahead

Construction of world's biggest optical telescope has been approved. The…
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Nasa’s Nustar X-ray telescope rides to orbit

Nasa has launched its latest orbiting X-ray observatory. The Nuclear…
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Missed the Venus Transit in 2012?

The transit of Venus as seen from St. Paul, Minnesota.…
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Location chosen for SKA – world’s largest telescope

After a detailed evaluation process, members of the Square Kilometer…
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