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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Astronomical News

SpaceX Unleashes Raw Merlin Engine Power

Can you think of a better way to start the week than to watch a test firing of an awesome new rocket engine? No, I can't either. Read more
SpaceX Unleashes Raw Merlin Engine Power

Is Jupiter a Soggy Planet?

Jupiter is prototypical of gas giant planets found elsewhere in the galaxy, but the only world where we can get details of its composition and inner workings. Read more
Is Jupiter a Soggy Planet?

Strange Night-Shining Clouds in Space Photo

Shining threads of white seem alien-like against the darkness of space in this image from the space station. Read more
night-shining clouds

See the Big Dipper in the Summer Night Sky

The celestial pattern of seven stars is one of the most prominent and recognizable in the sky. Read more
big dipper

NASA's Biggest Rocket: Thrust Would Be Useful Now

Taller and wider than the Saturn V, the Nova rocket was designed to generate 12 million pounds of thrust. Too bad it never launched. Read more
NASA's Biggest Rocket: Thrust Would Be Useful Now

Parts of Mars Interior as Wet as Earth's

The finding jives with previous discoveries that water once flowed on the planet's surface. Read more
mars

Venus Twilight Experiment Dazzles Earthlings

On June 5, Venus transited the sun and astronomers at Lowell Observatory detected a beautiful Venusian phenomenon. Read more
Venus Twilight Experiment Dazzles Earthlings: Video

Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Just Got Supersized

Although it missed us by a few million miles, Arecibo Observatory has discovered the 500-meter wide asteroid is actually a one-kilometer wide asteroid. Read more
Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Just Got Supersized

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