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David Dickinson

About David Dickinson

David Dickinson is an Earth science teacher, free-lance science writer & backyard astronomer. He currently writes and ponders the universe from Tampa Bay, Florida.

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Getting Ready for “ISS All-Nighters” in June

May 31, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Never seen the International Space Station before? Now is a good time to try, as we enter into a very special time of year. Starting at 12:30 Universal Time/8:30 AM EDT on Monday, June 3rd, the ISS will enter a phase [...]

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An Amazing Deep-Field View of Centaurus A

May 28, 2013

Sometimes, you just have to say “Wow!” The view you’re looking at above is of Centaurus A (NGC 5128), a galaxy about 10-16 million light years distant in the southern hemisphere sky. It’s a favorite of astrophotographers and professional observatories alike. But what makes this image so special is that it was taken by an [...]

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How to Spot Near-Earth Asteroid 1998 QE2 This Week

May 27, 2013

A large asteroid visits our fair corner of the solar system this week, and with a little planning you may just be able to spot it. Remove this ad

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NASA Looks at 3-D Food Printer for Star Trek-like Replicator

May 22, 2013

The International Space Station may soon have its very own Star Trek food replicator. Earlier this week, NASA awarded a $125,000 six month grant to the Systems & Materials Research Cooperation to design a 3D printer capable of printing a pizza from 30-year shelf stable foodstuffs. Remove this ad

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The Birth of a Saros – This Weekend’s Hidden Eclipse

May 21, 2013

As the first eclipse season of 2013 comes to an end this weekend, an extremely subtle lunar eclipse occurs on the night of Friday, May 24th going into the morning of Saturday, May 25th. And we do mean subtle, as in invisible to the naked eye… this eclipse only lasts 34 minutes in duration and less than [...]

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