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Into Oblivion: What If the Earth Had No Moon?

May 2, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter 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 [...]

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Astrophotographers Capture “Mini” Lunar Eclipse

April 25, 2013

The lunar eclipse on April 25 was described by astrophotographer Gadi Eidelheit as “the greatest, slightest eclipse I ever saw!” The brief and small eclipse saw just 1.47% of the lunar limb nicked by the dark umbra or shadow from the Earth. It was visible from eastern Europe and Africa across the Middle East eastward [...]

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Spacecraft Capture Solar Eclipse’s Earthly Effect

November 15, 2012

Series of images from the Japanese MTSAT satellite showing a shadow on Earth during the total solar eclipse on November 13/14. 2012. Credit: JAXA A Japanese meteorology satellite captured the moving shadow from the total solar eclipse this week, and this animated series of images shows the shadow moving east-southeast across northeastern Australia and into [...]

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Spacecraft Witnesses Solar Eclipse x 3

November 14, 2012

On the ground, the total solar eclipse of November 13/14, 2012 was only visible to only to observers in northern Australia. But ESA’s Sun-watching satellite Proba-2 enjoyed three partial eclipses from its vantage point in space. Remove this ad

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Total Solar Eclipse, November 2012: Images and Video

November 13, 2012

View of the eclipse from Clifton Beach in Queensland, Australia. Credit: Camilla the Rubber Chicken Here are some images and video from the total solar eclipse from today, November 13/14, 2012 (depending on where you were), which was visible only from the northern part of Australia. The image above comes from Camilla_SDO, the mascot of [...]

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