Astrosphere for November 6th, 2007

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For the photo... it's Comet Holmes! I know, a big surprise, but I'm going to keep on hitting you with cool Holmes pics until it starts to fade. This one comes from tegwilym on the forum.

ESA has an interesting article about the different ways

they peer at stars

through planetary atmospheres.

astropixie Amanda Bauer took

these amazing photos

from the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea, and talks about her experience viewing for Comet Holmes.

Alan Boyle explains why it's hard to know when

a volcano is going to explode

.

Astronomy.com's blog reviews

Brave New Words

, the Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction.

A little bit of good news to an otherwise depressing view of global warming. Heat-trapping cirrus clouds may be

disappearing as temperatures rise

.

In case you missed it, the DARPA Urban Challenge was won by Carnegie Mellon University's SUV, "Boss". I want my robot car!

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.