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NASA Space Telescopes to Peer Deeper Into Universe Than Ever Before

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. SPACE.com By by Mike Wall, Senior Writer  Three NASA space telescopes are teaming up to give astronomers their best-ever looks at some of the most distant objects in the universe. The space agency’s … Continue reading

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Light from Early Universe Has a Twist

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By by Megan Gannon, News Editor  Researchers have discovered a subtle twist in the primeval light that formed shortly after the universe came into being. They hope it can reveal new … Continue reading

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Did Venus Give Earth the Moon? Wild New Theory on Lunar History

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com by Katia Moskvitch, SPACE.com Contributor October 1, 2013 1:39 PM LONDON —The Earth’s moon may be a present from Venus, which once had a moon and then lost it, a new … Continue reading

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50-Year Cosmic Mystery: 10 Quasar Questions for Discoverer Maarten Schmidt

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Mike Wall | SPACE.com Astronomy changed forever 50 years ago this week, when scientists first began to understand the true nature of quasars, the brightest objects in the universe. On … Continue reading

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Massive Star Explosion Captured in Stunning Photo

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Tia Ghose | SPACE.com LONG BEACH, Calif. – A beautiful new image snapped by a NASA spacecraft captures the aftermath of a massive star explosion with unprecedented resolution. The image … Continue reading

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NASA Voyager 1 Spacecraft Nears Interstellar Space

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a new environment more than 11 billion miles from Earth, suggesting that the venerable probe is on the cusp of … Continue reading

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Ex-NASA worker says fired over intelligent design

Religious indoctrination is so powerful that even well-educated individuals are unable to liberate themselves from its shackles. People are free to believe what they want to believe, and having views contrary to one’s colleagues at work is no reason for … Continue reading

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Suit: NASA specialist axed over intelligent design

As long as this individual was qualified to do his work, which apparently he was, who really cares what his views were in terms of evolution vs intelligent design. There is one caveat: if his views interfered with the scope … Continue reading

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NASA rover launched to seek out life clues on Mars

Too bad that those of us interested in science, particularly astronomy and space exploration, won’t be around a thousand years from now to witness the future. There is no doubt that we instinctively have a need to explore and conquer, … Continue reading

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