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Flaring, echoing star is a beautiful mystery for astronomers Watch

Image of An enhanced image of V383 Monocerotis, as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA has released a series of images showing the envelope of dust and gas around a recently discovered star. The star, V838 Monocerotis, ... continue reading


Doubters of Darwin, here's your evidence

Image of Cliff swallows are the latest animal to demonstrate Darwin's theory in action.

Doubters of Darwin, here's your evidence. According to researchers from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, swallows are evolving before ... continue reading



Comet Pan-STARRS a dud, should we bother with ISON? Watch

Image of This is how Comet ISON could look this November, yet even brighter.

Sky watchers hopeful for a glimpse of Comet Pan-STARRS have been heartily disappointed, this author included. Failing to meet naked-eye ... continue reading


Not as strange as it sounds: World's largest telescope is actually a time machine Watch

Image of Some of the dishes of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array.

Although it's called a telescope array, a vast network of radio dishes in the Atacama desert of Chile, is perhaps more of a time machine ... continue reading


Cambridge astronomers show why we're a lot closer to finding ET than you think

Image of This image shows where the planets are around HR 8799. Those planets can now be individually studied to determine if they might harbor life.

Just a month ago Catholic Online predicted that astronomers would soon be able to search for signs of life around distant planets using a ... continue reading


Scientists measure the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud and why you care

Image of The Large Magellanic Cloud is visible in the Southern Hemisphere and is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

Scientists have measured with greater accuracy than before, the precise distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud, an irregular, satellite ... continue reading



Electronic Arts failed Sim City release suggests who the real online pirates are Watch

Image of A viral image decrying the corporate depredations of EA.

Electronic Art's new blockbuster game, "Sim City" was released on Tuesday to a myriad of troubles. Despite being one of the most ... continue reading


How to spot comet PanSTARRS without a telescope Watch

Image of Where to spot PanSTARRS over the next several days.

Comet PanSTARRS is just days away from making its debut in the northern hemisphere. The first of two much-anticipated naked-eye comets ... continue reading


Bizarre shower of fireballs remains a mystery to astronomers Watch

Image of In 1913, a procession of fireballs moving in formation astounded observers from Canada to Brazil.

A remarkable meteor shower that took place a hundred years ago is closer to being explained. The Great Meteor Procession of 1913 is a ... continue reading


What will happen to Benedict's Twitter? Watch

Image of The Holy Father started using twitter late last year and now has 2 million followers.

The Holy Father will close his Twitter account by the end of this week, which may sadden many of his two million followers on the social ... continue reading


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