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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Astronomical News

Trying to understand the ancient climate of our own planet is hard enough, but to understand Mars' climatic history, planetary scientists have had to turn to a rather inventive method of climate forensics.
NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has imaged something peculiar on the outermost edge of the gas giant's A-ring.
A helium leak on the launch pad has forced SpaceX to cancel their planned Falcon 9 rocket launch today, postponing the private company's third International Space Station resupply mission until another attempt on Friday.
A backup computer failure on the International Space Station will not impact the SpaceX cargo resupply run planned for later today.
No enthusiastic skywatcher misses a total eclipse of the moon, and if weather permits tonight, neither should you.
Apr 14, 2014 07:56 AM ET
What is a blood moon, why does it happen, and how can you see it? Trace explains everything you need to know about this rare lunar event.
New modeling of the Pluto-Charon system give good reasons to suspect that the surface of Pluto will be riddled with faults caused in part from a liquid ocean that once lie hidden under the icy surface.

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