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Some say that we now live in the golden age of solar system exploration. In 2016 there are more than 15 active, interplanetary probes from the U.S.,…
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Comets are small, icy and rocky bodies that orbit the Sun. Many comets have highly elongated orbits that extend to the farthest reaches of our solar…
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The Moon is very bright during the first week of January, and it’s tempting to go for a snow shoe trek or ski tour by moonlight. But two weeks ago, the…
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November’s Meteor ShowerThe November Leonid meteor shower has produced some of the greatest meteor storms in history. Meteors, or “shooting stars”, are…