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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Volcanoes outside the Solar System

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Volcanoes are prevalent inside the Solar System - and not just on Earth. Venus has them, so do some of the moons of Jupiter, and Mars had t...
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Friday, December 3, 2010

The Everbrightening Supernova Remnant

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Did you think that the light from explosions decreases with time? That makes sense, right? Think again. Recent optical ( Hubble ), radio,...
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Solar Flares and You

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Solar flares are pretty much known to cause aurorae, power outages, satellite problems, etc. But they can change how elements decay? Really...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Age of the Solar System

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Maybe a little bit higher than previously thought. Go here to read about the latest measurement.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The End of the Lone Astronomer

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At least according to this book. I'm not too sure of this, but it is an interesting argument.
Monday, November 29, 2010

How strong is Gravity?

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As explained here , we don't know the answer to this question as much as we would like.
Sunday, November 28, 2010

Ouch! The Light!

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Please don't shine it at my telescope, it hurts. Go here to read about the latest problem regarding light pollution.
Saturday, November 27, 2010

Elliptical Crater

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Huh? Go here to see a stunningly weird picture from Mars.
Friday, November 26, 2010

How to make a supermassive black hole

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Apparently, the recipe is: Step 1 - Crash two galaxies together Step 2 - Wait for the two smaller black holes at the center of these galax...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

A WISE picture

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Well, at least a picture taken by the WISE satellite. Go here to see the very pretty picture. Enjoy!
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