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Fifth Moon Found Around Pluto

July 11, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter This just in! Astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a new moon around distant Pluto, bringing the known count up to 5. The image above was released by NASA just minutes ago, showing the Pluto system with its [...]

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Gallery: Discovery Leaves Kennedy Space Center for the Final Time

April 17, 2012

It’s the end of an era. For 29 years space shuttle Discovery has been leaving Kennedy Space Center on solid rocket boosters and her own engines. Now she’s left for the final time on top of a modified Boeing 747, known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, to head to her new, final home at the [...]

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Who Discovered Mercury?

March 13, 2012

Mercury is one of the 5 planets visible with the unaided eye. Even thousands of years ago, ancient astronomers knew that the 5 wanderers were different from the other stars in the sky. The 5 planets visible with the unaided eye are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. They gave them distinct names, and charted [...]

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New Comet Discovered by Amateur Astronomer

February 13, 2012

“Friday, February 10th 2012 just felt like the perfect night for a comet to be discovered by an amateur astronomer,” writes Fred Bruenjes on his astronomy blog. And, this past Friday night, that’s exactly what Fred did. Here’s how he did it: Remove this ad

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Finding Phobos: Discovery of a Martian Moon

August 17, 2011

If someone were to ask you when fear was first discovered, you could tell them August 11, 1877. That’s when, 134 years ago today, Asaph Hall identified Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons. But even though it’s named after the Greek god of fear, there’s nothing to be afraid of… Remove this ad

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