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NASA’s Great Observatories after Chandra’s anniversary

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New planet hints we’re very lucky—or our models are wrong

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Win a copy of Distant Suns for your iPhone and show us your Perseid meteor shots

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The Perseid meteor shower should peak tomorrow, August 12, and stay spectacular for a few days after. If you've got the means, I highly recommend you check it out. Quite a show. I'm not sure...

Distant Suns for iPhone update: Sky no longer the limit

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In this International Year of Astronomy we're seeing a small explosion of astronomy apps updated both for the Mac and the iPhone.

One of my favorites, Distant Suns [App...

Results confirm theory as Kepler tracks extrasolar planet

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iPhone astronomy app, SkyVoyager, free today

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Regular readers will know I'm hooked on astronomy programs, and we've reviewed quite a few in this International Year of Astronomy.

Today only, Carina Software, one...

Hope you got ‘em while they were hot — Carina Voyager and SkyGazer

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Over the weekend, we posted information about Carina Software's software giveaway to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Today (July 20th) is the day, and for a limited time this...

Celebrate “One Small Step” + 40 with free Carina astronomy apps

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On July 20th, 1969, I was an 11 year-old nerd who loved space. Along with billions of other people in the rest of the developed world,...

Pocket Universe ups the astronomy app ante

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When the fireworks stop and the smoke clears, it would be a great weekend to look at our beautiful summer skies. Pocket Universe [App Store] is a US$2.99 app that...

Snowfall on Mars? NASA’s Phoenix Lander recorded it

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NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander, which spent the summer in Mars' northern polar regions performing a variety of science experiments, caused quite...

Scientists find a black hole that’s “just right”

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Some black holes are too big. Some black holes are too small. A letter appearing in this week's edition of Newer

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