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What is the asteroid belt?

In the 18th century, observations made of all the known planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) led astronomers to discern a pattern in their orbits. Eventually, this led to the Titius–Bode law, which ...

dateAug 24, 2015 in Space Exploration
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Image: A hubble cosmic couple


dateAug 24, 2015 in Astronomy
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How do stars go rogue?


dateAug 25, 2015 in Astronomy
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SDO: Images of a mid-level solar flare

The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 3:33 a.m EDT on Aug. 24, 2015. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. ...

dateAug 24, 2015 in Space Exploration
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