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December 2008: News & Notes.
A gamma ray burst is born. (Credit: Nicole Ranger Fuller/NSF). Mysterious Missing Gamma Rays: Gamma rays have been “hot” (pun intended) in the news as of late. Now, decades after their initial...
View Article17.08.09: A Ramadan Moon.
Slender New crescent Moons are always a fun and interesting challenge to spot…but this week’s crescent Moon is special. For the astronomy challenge of the week, I give you a Ramadan Moon. The Muslim...
View Article03.11.09:A Mars Rock in 3-D!
Break out those cheesy 3-D glasses… a few weeks back we reported on a new meteorite discovered on the surface of Mars. Opportunity spotted the out-of-place stone on July 18th of this year, and NASA...
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