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World's Largest Optical Telescope Approved For Construction Atop Hawaiian Volcano
The immense device will be capable of observations over distances of 13 billion light years.
The immense device will be capable of observations over distances of 13 billion light years.
Read more...Mars Probes Will Pause Exploration As Sun Blocks NASA's Signals
Satellites and rovers like Curiosity will have to take a break as the Sun disrupts radio transmissions to the red planet.
Satellites and rovers stop as Sun disrupts radio.
Read more...December 21 Mayan Doomsday: Time To Find A Bomb Shelter?
Comments (0) | Apocalypse, astronomy, december 21, december 21 2013, doomsday scenario, end of the world, maya, mayan calendar, NASA, Religion, Religion, ronal hubbard, solar flares, winter solstice
Experts debunk the doomsday scenario.
Read more...Super-Earth May Support Life But Needs More Study
Comments (0) | astronomy, exoplanets, habitable planets, planets, Science+Tech, space, stars, Super-Earth, supports life
Without better telescopes scientists won't know for sure, but this "super-Earth" has the most promise to support life so far.
Scientists say the so-called super-Earth could be habitable if all the conditions are right.
Read more...Venus To Make Encore Trip Across The Sun Later Today
(Mike Durkin/Flickr)
We last saw one in 2004, but the next trip won't happen until 2117.
Read more...Large Asteroid To Come Closer Than Moon
The close encounter could give scientists a preview of future asteroid missions in the next decade.
The massive space rock will miss Earth, but could provide valuable research.
Read more...Some Of Universe’s Missing Mass Found
Comments (0) | Amelia Fraser-Mckelvie, astronomy, astrophysics, dark matter, Jasmina Lazendic, Kevin Pimbblet, missing mass, Monash University, science, Science, X-rays
Australian undergraduate solves part of the missing mass problem by sending X-rays to galaxy filaments.
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