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Hinode
Hinode is an international mission to study our nearest star, the sun. To accomplish this, the Hinode mission includes a suite of three science instruments -- the Solar Optical Telescope, X-ray...
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The Night Sky: February 2010
The Night Sky in February 2010 By Harry J. Augensen Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Widener University Moon’s Phases New Moon on the 13thFull "Snow Moon" on the...
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The Habitability of the Phoenix Landing Site
Dr. Carol Stoker was a member of the Mars Phoenix Lander team that landed a robot in the polar regions of Mars. Dr. Stoker will present an analysis of results from the Mars Phoenix mission to the...
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Astronomers Find Rare Beast by New Means
SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO (Feb. 3, 2010) – For the first time, astronomers have found a supernova explosion with properties similiar to a gamma-ray burst, but without seeing any gamma rays from it....
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