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Space Agency Announces Major Mission To Planet's Icy Moons

Posted 05.04.2012

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By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/03/2012 12:57 PM EDT on SPACE.com The European Space Agency will launch a deep-space mission to explore the icy ...

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LOOK: Coolest Images From Hubble Telescope After 22 Years In Space

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.01.2012

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The Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24, 1990, ushering in a new era in space exploration. From its low-earth orbit, the telescope can take...

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TONIGHT: Skywatchers' Last Chance To See Jupiter For Long Time

Posted 04.22.2012

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By: Joe Rao Published: 04/20/2012 06:22 PM EDT on SPACE.com Jupiter will end its brilliant year-long show on Sunday evening (April 22) by making...

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Robot Submarine On Jupiter's Moon Is 'Holy Grail' In Search For Life

Posted 05.25.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 03/23/2012 06:03 PM EDT on SPACE.com Sending a submarine to the bottom of the ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Europa is the m...

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WATCH: Jupiter Moon's Crazy Volcanic Past Visible In New Map

Posted 03.22.2012

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Look out, Google Earth. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have produced the most detailed map yet of Io, revealing Jupiter's large moon ...

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Moving From Mets To Marlins, Reyes Eyes World Series

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 03.15.2012

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JUPITER, Fla. -- Jose Reyes stepped into the on-deck circle, turned toward the New York Mets' dugout and bowed. Hard feelings, nowhere to be found....

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TONIGHT: It's Not Too Late To See Venus, Jupiter 'Cuddle'

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 03.13.2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's not too late to catch the spectacular Venus and Jupiter show. On Monday and Tuesday evenings, the planets will appear ju...

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Among the Wanderers

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 05.12.2012

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Zoe P. Strassfield

What kept me going was the knowledge that on Wednesday, the day after my last midterm, Mars would be at its closest to the Earth all year.

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TONIGHT: Venus, Jupiter 'Dance' In Dazzling Sky Display

Posted 03.12.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 03/12/2012 09:39 AM EDT on SPACE.com Venus and Jupiter have been dancing toward each other in the night sky for months,...

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TONIGHT: Four Planets And Moon To Make Spectacular Show

Posted 04.27.2012

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By: Tariq Malik Published: 02/25/2012 12:28 PM EST on SPACE.com A cosmic team-up of planets and the thin crescent moon is dazzling skywatchers ...

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Nonprofit Provides Halfway House For Banned Pythons

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 02.04.2012

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When we read that someone started a retirement home for Burmese Pythons, HuffPost Miami called up the program to see if this invasive species was real...

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Meteorite Infused Wine Makes A Smoky Debut

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 01.25.2012

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Astronomy buffs with a passion for wine, refresh your palates. This is certainly one bottle of red wine you haven't tasted. Aged with a 4.5 billio...

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Angry Over 'Judge Judy,' Jupiter Woman Assaults Victim With Hammer

Posted 03.11.2012

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Judge Judy inspires ire in many, but one 62-year-old woman in Jupiter really took the TV judge's patronizing to heart. According to the probable c...

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NASA: Evidence Of Liquid Water Found On Jupiter's Moon

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 11.17.2011

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New research that suggests Jupiter's moon Europa has a body of water the size of the Great Lakes just two miles below its icy surface has brought scie...

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Up on the Roof, Part 2

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 11.17.2011

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Galileo could probably see more stars from Florence than we could from Boston, but I had a feeling his sense of relaxation in turning to the skies after a long day was probably similar to my own.

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Up on the Roof, Part 1

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 11.18.2011

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Events of September 14th, 2011 (Yes, the title of this post is taken from the Carole King song, which I'm not ashamed to say I first heard in the IMA...

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WATCH: The Upside Of Being Downwind...

The Huffington Post | Vilmarie Estrella | Posted 10.26.2011

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Hurricane Irene's been a boon for adrenaline junkies with an affinity for water sports. Rather than wimping out and running for cover, these brave —...

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NASA Spacecraft Blasts Off To Jupiter

Posted 10.05.2011

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*Scroll down for photos.* MARCIA DUNN, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST (CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) -- A sun-powered robotic explorer named Juno is rocketing tow...

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Juno Probe To Delve Into Jupiter's Secrets

Posted 07.17.2011

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Four Planet Cluster Visible This Week

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 07.08.2011

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You don't have to be an astronomer to enjoy a rare sight like this. You just have to be able to get out of bed. A rare sight of four planets "cl...

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How to Catch a Comet

SETI Institute | Posted 05.31.2011

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Few comets are ever featured on the front page of the New York Times, but Shoemaker-Levy 9 was when it collided with Jupiter in 1994. It went out with a bang -- end of story. Or so we thought.

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Life at the SETI Institute: Ignacio Mosqueira -- Worlds in the Making

SETI Institute | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Gail Jacobs Dr. Ignacio Mosqueira is an astrophysicist at the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute. He works wi...

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Drama in the Sky Above on December 21

Gareth Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gareth Harris

We will be treated to a dance in the sky that will not repeat for hundreds of years on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. This will be a lunar eclipse at the same time as the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

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Life at the SETI Institute: Paul Estrada -- From Dust to Planets

SETI Institute | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Gail Jacobs If planets are a dime a dozen, moons are less than a penny each. There are at least 139 moons just within our own solar system. Most o...

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Jupiter Making Closest Approach To Earth In Nearly 50 Years

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Better catch Jupiter next week in the night sky. It won't be that big or bright again until 2022. Jupiter will pass 368 m...

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