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1. What's Up for September 2018

   The night sky this month

   By Waspie_Dwarf, August 31   

   • whats up
   • night sky
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     • night sky
     • astronomy
     • nasa
   • 1 reply
   • 154 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • August 31

2. Astronomical Events in 2018

   By Waspie_Dwarf, December 28, 2017   

   • meteor showers
   • eclipses
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     • eclipses
     • moon
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • January 10

3. How to Observe the Sun Safely

   How to look at the Sun and not go blind

   By Waspie_Dwarf, July 2, 2012   

   • sun
   • safety
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   • 9,807 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • July 2, 2012

4. Astronomers just found the 'Planet Vulcan'

   By Still Waters, 5 hours ago   

   • 40 eridani a
   • mr spock
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     • eridanus
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   • 37 views
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   • Still Waters
   • 5 hours ago

5. The strongest material in the universe

   Simulation shows nuclear pasta 10 billion times harder to break than steel

   By Still Waters, Tuesday at 09:24 PM   

   • nuclear pasta
   • neutron star
   • 21 replies
   • 100 views
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   • XenoFish
   • Yesterday at 12:45 AM

6. Mysterious lunar swirls finally explained

   By UM-Bot, September 7
   • 12 replies
   • 161 views
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   • Mystify
   • Tuesday at 09:18 PM

7. Cosmic rays mapped in Magellanic Clouds

   By Waspie_Dwarf, September 6   

   • large magellanic cloud
   • small magellanic cloud
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     • cosmic rays
     • murchison widefield array
     • icrar
   • 1 reply
   • 60 views
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   • Still Waters
   • Tuesday at 09:05 PM

8. Neutron Star: Never Before Seen Features

   Uncovered by Hubble

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Tuesday at 12:27 AM   

   • neutron stars
   • pulsars
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     • pulsars
     • hubble
     • nasa
   • 0 replies
   • 42 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Tuesday at 12:27 AM

9. Hubble Seeking Out Far-Flung Galaxies

   Beyond Ultra-deep Frontier Fields And Legacy Observations (BUFFALO)

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Monday at 08:57 PM   

   • galaxies
   • buffalo
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     • hubble
     • nasa
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Monday at 08:57 PM

10. Should Pluto be classed as a planet again ?

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    By UM-Bot, September 9
    • 32 replies
    • 357 views
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    • fred_mc
    • Saturday at 05:33 AM

11. SETI picks up 72 signals from distant galaxy

    By UM-Bot, September 11
    • 15 replies
    • 303 views
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    • qxcontinuum
    • Saturday at 03:15 AM

12. Lucky Observation of an Enigmatic Cloud

    Hubble Image

    By Waspie_Dwarf, September 10   

    • nebula
    • iras 05437+2502
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    • 0 replies
    • 78 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • September 10

13. Water discovery ups odds of life on Jupiter

    By UM-Bot, August 31
    • 12 replies
    • 262 views
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    • TripGun
    • September 6

14. Little star sheds light on young planets

    Astronomers discover new stage in evolution of young solar systems

    By Waspie_Dwarf, September 6   

    • exoplanets
    • planetary formation
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      • iras 15398-3359
    • 0 replies
    • 67 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • September 6

15. Scientists launch hunt for mystery 'dark force'

    By UM-Bot, September 3
    • 10 replies
    • 213 views
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    • paperdyer
    • September 4

16. Scientists find evidence of a 'former universe'

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    By UM-Bot, August 25
    • 59 replies
    • 1,163 views
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    • Seti42
    • September 2

17. Pyramid-sized asteroid poses no risk to Earth

    By UM-Bot, August 25
    • 7 replies
    • 175 views
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    • Seti42
    • August 26

18. Mystery sky glow 'Steve' is unknown to science

    By UM-Bot, August 22
    • 9 replies
    • 285 views
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    • L.A.T.1961
    • August 24

19. Rogue planet detected outside our solar system

    By UM-Bot, August 4
    • 13 replies
    • 545 views
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    • Alien Origins
    • August 20

20. Universe may be teeming with water-worlds

    By UM-Bot, August 18
    • 7 replies
    • 177 views
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    • RoofGardener
    • August 20

21. Earth may have several orbiting 'mini-moons'

    By UM-Bot, August 18
    • 7 replies
    • 193 views
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    • paperdyer
    • August 20

22. Planet is so hot that even metal evaporates

    By UM-Bot, August 16
    • 5 replies
    • 156 views
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    • taniwha
    • August 19

23. Meteorite found in Africa is older than the Earth

    By UM-Bot, August 7
    • 14 replies
    • 316 views
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    • taniwha
    • August 19

24. How scientists discovered helium 150 yrs ago

    First found only on the sun, scientists doubted the mysterious element even existed for more than a decade

    By Still Waters, August 17   

    • helium
    • pierre jules césar janssen
    • 0 replies
    • 78 views
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    • Still Waters
    • August 17

25. Elliptical Elegance

    By Waspie_Dwarf, August 13   

    • galaxies
    • elliptical galaxies
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      • galaxies
      • elliptical galaxies
      • eso
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
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    • Saru
    • August 13