List Of Posts Under the label Space

Finally Saw The Aurora Borealis

All my life, I have been wanting to see the northern lights. Last evening, I finally got the chance to witness them.
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No Aurora Here Thanks To Clouds

The given rule here is cloudy weather; any time there's something interesting going on in the sky, it happens again.
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Clouds Broke A Little For Today's Solar Eclipse

Today was another solar eclipse. Clouds made it a bit disappointing, but they broke in time for the maximum.
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Saw A Meteor Last Night

Saw a bright fireball for the second time in my life last night. This time I heard it too.
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Today's Solar Eclipse

Today was really cool since we had the solar eclipse. It wasn't total here but it was really cool to watch things darken. The last time was when I was elementary school. I really noticed the wind pick up and the temperature drop when the sun slid behind the moon.
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Meteor Lights Up Canadian Skies

Last night, a meteor came down in Canada and lit up the night sky as it burned up.
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Phoenix Lands Safely And Is Sending Pictures

I love science. I saw that the Phoenix lander has landed safely on Mars. Looking forward to see what interesting thing that finds.
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Organic Material at Enceladus

I just saw some exciting news from NASA. The Cassini probe out near Saturn detected organic molecules and water when it flew through a geyser. from Enceladus.
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Star Explosion

Space never ceases to amaze me. A gamma ray burst was detected from a start explosion. It became the farthest away object visible with the naked eye.
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Titan's Hydrocarbons

I saw a fascinating article on Slashdot. It says that the hydrocarbons on Titan surpass the earth's oil reserves

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Interstellar Dust Like Life

I read an interesting article last night. Scientist said that under the right conditions, interstellar plasma can become organized into structures that interact with each other.
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Water Found On Extra Solar Planet

Scientists have discovered water on an extrasolar planet for the first time. I admit, I hope this is a sign of life outside our bubble.
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