Winter skies are here: stay warm and cozy!
Some of the most impressive sights in the skies of the Northern Hemisphere are very prominent in the winter nights. Orion, the Hyades, and the Pleiades are all lined up and shine like jewels in the night, with many the constellations and deep-sky objects ready to take your breathe away. Just don't let the cold take your breathe away too!
Inside, we have a handy guide for staying warm and comfortable on these cold stargazing nights.
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Inside, we have a handy guide for staying warm and comfortable on these cold stargazing nights.
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Take a crash course in astronomy!
The Bad Astronomer, aka Phil Plait (who is actually a Good Astronomer) invites you to check out his new series about astronomy. You may be an astronomer and not know it!
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Landing on a Comet
Comets have long been mysterious objects of astronomical wonder to mankind, who gazed in wonder and feared their approach.
History was made on November 12: the ESA's Rosetta probe will send a small lander, Philae, down to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to safely land on a comet!
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History was made on November 12: the ESA's Rosetta probe will send a small lander, Philae, down to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to safely land on a comet!
What will we discover? read more
