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Local stargazers escape to the desert
They traveled more than 200 miles from the San Gabriel Valley to reach one of the darkest corners in Southern California. Three hours before sunset on Saturday, half a dozen amateur astronomers unloaded telescopes onto a concrete platform next to a...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mojave National Preserve, Saturn
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Future of planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft uncertain after malfunction; NASA trying to fix
AP Science WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system. If engineers can't find a fix, the failure could mean an end to the $600...Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Space Programs, Science
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Sun fires off fourth major solar flare of the week--more expected
There she goes again! The same region of the sun that brought you three powerful solar flares in a 24-hour span from Sunday night to Monday evening let loose Tuesday night with another explosive flash of ultraviolet radiation and sent tons of its own...
Tags: Solar Storms (2012), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA
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Three massive solar flares in 24 hours -- are more on the way?
The sun put on another fireworks display Monday evening, releasing a dramatic flash of ultraviolet radiation and sending solar matter hurtling through space. It was the third major solar flare in 24 hours and the most powerful of 2013. The solar flare...
Tags: Science and Technology, Solar Storms (2012), NASA
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Solar flare double whammy: 2 biggest flares of year within 24 hours
The sun erupted for the second time in less than 24 hours Monday morning, releasing the most powerful solar flare so far of 2013. Monday's solar flare, which peaked at 9 a.m. Pacific time, came just 14 hours after the second largest solar flare of 2013,...
Tags: Solar Storms (2012), NASA
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Mysterious hydrogen clouds detected in space, puzzling scientists
Here's a new mystery for space observers: Astronomers have recently discovered a series of hydrogen clouds floating in a starless stretch of space between the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies. The clouds are enormous, or relatively small, depending...
Tags: Science and Technology, Radio, Science, Entertainment
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Astronomer studied moonlight night Stonewall shot
Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An astronomer says his calculations about the exact position of a full moon one night in 1863 would help explain how Confederate Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was felled by friendly fire in the Civil War. The legendary... -
Space telescope astrophysicist probes space, spreads the word
Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well. For two years, Kalirai, an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, worked...
Tags: Research, Applied Physics, Science and Technology, NASA, Ellicott City
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Geomagnetic storm could hit Earth this weekend
A geomagnetic storm may be on its way this weekend, and it could be dazzling. Forecasters at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center say there is a good chance that there will be a geomagnetic storm, or a disturbance in the Earth's magnetic field, this...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA
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Solar flare creates chance to see 'Northern Lights' from Md. tonight
A solar flare that was the largest of the year could create a rare chance to see the aurora borealis, or "Northern Lights", from Maryland on Saturday night. The flare occurred Thursday at 3:16 a.m. and was associated with what is known as a coronal mass...
Tags: Solar Storms (2012), NASA
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Massive solar eruption could cause magnetic storm here on Earth
Early Thursday morning, solar observers watched as a dark spot on the sun erupted with an enormous flash of light, causing the biggest solar flare of 2013. Solar flares themselves don't last long, but this one was powerful enough to cause a bubble of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Solar Storms (2012), Electronics, NASA
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Ellicott City astrophysicist works on Hubble's succesor
Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so as well. Kalirai, 35, is an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. For two years,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Applied Physics, Immigration, NASA, Ellicott City
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