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Super-Bright Explosion Seen on the Moon

May 17, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter If you were looking up at the Moon on March 17, 2013 at 03:50:55 UTC, you might have seen one of the brightest “lunar flashes” ever witnessed. And it would have been visible with just the naked eye. Remove this ad

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An Awesome Annular Eclipse! Images and Videos from Earth and Space

May 10, 2013

A spectacular annular eclipse of the Sun was witnessed across Australia and the southern Pacific region early today. Morning dawned mostly clear across the Australian continent, and those who journeyed out to meet the antumbra of the Moon as the Sun rose across the Great Sandy Desert and the Cape York Peninsula were not disappointed. The [...]

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Buzz Aldrin is on a Mission (to Mars), Part 1

May 7, 2013

Buzz Aldrin, celebrated Apollo astronaut and an outspoken champion for the pursuit of space exploration has written a new book titled “Mission to Mars.” While the title focuses on Mars, the book covers much more. Aldrin says that while Mars is the destination, getting there is a journey that includes taking advantage of the efforts [...]

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How to Catch This Week’s ‘Ring of Fire’ Annular Eclipse

May 6, 2013

The first solar eclipse of 2013 is upon us this week, with the May 10th annular eclipse crossing northern Australia and the Pacific. Remove this ad

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Into Oblivion: What If the Earth Had No Moon?

May 2, 2013

AVAST gentle reader: mild SPOILER(S) and graphic depictions of shattered satellites ahead! We recently had a chance to catch Oblivion, the first summer blockbuster of the season. The flick delivers on the fast-paced Sci-Fi action as Tom Cruise saves the planet from an invasion of Tom Cruise clones. But the movie does pose an interesting [...]

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