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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Astronomical News


NASA will provide a live video view of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower on Sunday.
Nothing says 'astronaut' quite like a spacesuit.
Could nuclear fusion power a spacecraft at speeds high enough to make a one month round trip to Mars?
A Russian scientist claims to have found three tiny meteorite samples from the 1908 Tunguska event. Did they really originate from the historic fireball?
Earth and its sibling worlds comprise what appears to be a relatively rare breed in a diverse cosmic zoo.
Two astronomers think they can better the odds of finding a habitable exoplanet by homing in on white dwarf star systems.
A new app turns you and your smartphone into a skyglow meter. It's easy to use and could be a boon to citizen science projects aimed at controlling light pollution.
As we say goodbye to the European Herschel space observatory, it's time to celebrate some of the mission's most striking views of the cool, far-infrared cosmos.

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