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Using Chemistry to Reveal Cosmic Motions
One of the goals of modern astronomy is to better understand how stars form -- knowledge that will help us model how own sun behaves and will evolve, and how the earth formed as well. All stars are...
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The Night Sky: March 2010
The Night Sky in March 2010 By Harry J. Augensen Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Widener University Moon’s Phases New Moon on the 15thFull "Worm 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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No Place to Hide: Missing Primitive Stars Outside Milky Way Uncovered
GARCHING, GERMANY (Feb. 18, 2010) – After years of successful concealment, the most primitive stars outside our Milky Way galaxy have finally been unmasked. New observations using ESO’s...
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