Space Weather Message Code: WARK05 Serial Number: 795 Issue Time: 2012 Aug 02 1604 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected Valid From: 2012...

Curiosity readies for dramatic entrance Mars rover to touch down August 5 ...

Where on the web is NASA going to provide live coverages of the landing? The Science Channel on DirecTV has scheduled a broadcast, but it appears some 20...

Another superb image by Alan Friedman http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/sundisk072912.html

On the Same Plane http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/07/on-the-same-plane.html Scientists have discovered a distant solar system very much like...

For your observing enjoyment, here are the August Pocket Sky Atlas Challenges: http://suite101.com/...-august-a410441 John

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Some background on Curiosity from PhD http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?n=1513 -- --Sam Wormley

I'm told that there's a pretty fair chance a comet discovered roaming around our solar system (orbiting the sun) may have originated in another star system. ...

On Thursday, June 8, 1995 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Dan and May Beth Smith wrote: I need to replace the rusted declination axis of my german equatorial mount. It is...

Does his equation really have any practical application? From what I understand of it, it requires a few known values, anomalies. Who would have known any...

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Green ‘drivel’ exposed The godfather of global warming lowers the boom on climate change hysteria Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun Saturday, June 23, 2012...

Space Weather News for July 28, 2012 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR FLARES: New sunspot AR1532 is crackling with M-class solar flares, including a brief...

UNREPORTED HIPPARCOS DOUBLE STARS (NEW CHALLENGES FOR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS)...

And now; in a change to our usual, climate trolling, schedule: A large, fast-moving object struck home causing considerable damage and heated debate: Y'all...

Hi, Just curious, is that possible to make a rover land on Mercury? AFAIK, there is no real atmosphere on that planet. So can anyone give me some hits about...

Dear group, One of the many impressive gems in Cygnus is NGC 6888 (aka Crescent Nebula) lying 4700 light-yrs away and spanning another 16-25 light-yrs across....

Dear group, An item I have been meaning to pursue for some time became a reality this evening with the capture of Cr 399 in Vulpecula and which perhaps...

Is there any betting companies around the globe that let you bet on a successful or crash outcome of Curiosity Lander in a couple of weeks time? Seems there...