- 8 March 2016
Although there is no specific history related to HD 4628, the constellation Pisces was catalogued in the 2nd century by the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, so it is safe assume that this celestial body has been known for quite some time. Pisces itself represents the mythological Roman beings (Venus and Cupid) who transformed themselves into fish to escape the clutches of Typhon the monster.
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- 6 March 2016
The Hubble Space Telescope got its most intense workout when scientists pushed it to its very limits and spotted a “new” galaxy that is thought to have existed only 400 million years after the beginning of the universe when it was only 3 percent of its current age.
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- 3 March 2016
As we approach Spring, space novices and experts alike are in store for some spectacular celestial wonders for the entire month. Here’s what’s up for March 2016…
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- 3 March 2016
Mother’s Day is not only a time to celebrate moms, it’s also steeped with tradition and amazingly fun facts. Check out our 20 fun facts about Mother’s Day.
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- 29 February 2016
Since Pluto fell out of favor as a planet (being demoted to a dwarf planet) scientists are eager to find a ninth planet that could fill the gap Pluto left behind. Could the object spotted in the far reaches of our solar system be it?
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- 24 February 2016
Where oh where has all the gas gone? This is the question researchers have been puzzling over in the galaxy of NGC 4569.
Although, scientists noticed quite some time ago that the gas was disappearing from this galaxy, they didn’t know where it was going…until now.
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- 20 February 2016
A binary system located about 10,000 light-yeas from Earth has been recently given the title of “Longest-lasting Stellar Eclipse.”
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- 16 February 2016
You may or may not remember the “explosive”event three years-ago that shook Chelyabinsk, Russia and six other cities in the area when a meteor zipped through the atmosphere a mere 12 miles (20 kilometers) above their heads.
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- 13 February 2016
It appears the lander named Philae may have gone on a permanent hiatus from its journey on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko or Comet 67P for short. Despite their best efforts to contact the lander, there’s hasn’t been a peep or a signal from this high-tech machine since July 9th, 2015. This has researchers fearing the worst.
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- 10 February 2016
Since the 1970s and 1980s scientists have been trying to locate the reason why there has been “great deviations from universal expansion.” Thanks to the CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope, which is equipped with an innovative receiver, an international team of scientists are now able to see through the stars and dust of the Milky Way into a previously unexplored region of space dubbed, “the Great Attractor.”
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