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The Big Dipper and Ursa Major

The Big Dipper and Ursa Major

Since the Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major (The Great Bear), it is not a constellation. It's what is called an asterism, which is the name given to interesting star patterns that are easily recognizable, but not one of the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Andromeda - Queen of the Winter Sky

Andromeda - Queen of the Winter Sky

Andromeda is one of the true highlights of the winter evening sky in the Northern Hemisphere. On any clear November or December evening, you can easily find this very large constellation by looking high in the northern part of the sky. Ac [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

What is Astronomy?

What is Astronomy?

We all have heard this word ASTRONOMY at one occasion or another, but do we all have a thorough knowledge about what it really is? Astronomy is basically the science of celestial materials like stars, planets, comets, and galaxies and pheno [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Europa (Jupiters moon) should be NASAs next target , Says As...

"As NASA develops its next flagship mission to the outer solar system, Jupiter’s enigmatic moon Europa should be the target", says Arizona State Universtiy professor Ronald Greeley. He further suggested that Europa could off [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

NASA details light from exoplanets

NASA claims, for the first time, to identify signatures of molecules in the atmospheres of planets outside our solar system. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Spitzer Space Telescope captured ample light to This is [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2007 | Comments : 0