Astrosphere for June 4, 2007

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Before I reveal the new stories I discovered on the astro-blogo-sphere, I wanted to remind you about the "The Universe", on the The History Channel. The second episode,

Mars: The Red Planet

airs on Tuesday at 9:00pm. Check your local listings. You can find out more at

history.com/universe

Now, let's see what's happening out there... way out there.

Vern's Weblog

has some suggestions for what to see in the night sky this week.

Centauri Dreams

puts

Alpha Centauri in context

.

Personal Spaceflight

has some information about Armadillo Aerospace's plans

to win the Lunar Lander Challenge

.

Becky Ramotowski

wants you to mark your calendars, to capture images of the Moon, Venus and Saturn all together.

Now this is hilarious.

The Bad Astronomer

is reporting

that Lisa Nowak (you know... diapers... astronaut) is getting a NASA Spaceflight Medal.

Take a virtual trip to the Moon

.

Alan Boyle

has the story.

Learn about Arcturus

, a star totally unlike our Sun. Thanks to the

Astroprof

.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.