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New Zodiac Signs 2011

New Zodiac Sign 2011 - What is your zodiac sign now?What are the new zodiac signs and dates or months this 2011?? You want to know what is your new zodiac sign now! Do you like the changes?(read the source) "What...

Vampire Star, V445 Puppis Discovered, Sucks Energy From Stars

What is being called a Vampire Star has been discovered by astronomers, and it is named for the fact that it sucks energy from other stars in its constellation so that is can burn the brightest. The star, called V445, is found in the constellation Puppis, and has been sucking...

Venus spot puzzles experts

The spot was first identified by US amateur astronomer Frank Melillo, from Holtsville, New York.The spot was first identified by an amateur astronomer on 19 July and was later confirmed by the European Space Agency's Venus Express spacecraft. Data from the European probe...

Extrasolar Planets ...and kudos to NowPublic.com

Planetary.org is a very important, highly informative website.And, NowPublic.com is amongst their options for sharing articles.Planetary News: Extrasolar Planets (2009)Only 2 Earth Masses! Scientists Close in on Distant EarthsBy Amir Alexander April 22, 2009 "The hunt for...

Beauty of Universe, Up Above The Sky

Here is some of the awesome images from the unexplored beauty of Universe. Up above the sky like colors spread in the ocean of universe. Hubble Space Telescope have gifted us much images of enxplored galaxies,...

Small, hot earth-like planet discovered in space

A small, hot, earth-like planet has been discovered just outside our solar system, by the astronomers of the French Space Agency, and it even has a surface to walk on. Using the COROT space telescope, the...

Strange Space Objects

The universe is huge and everytime we learn something aboutit, it becomes even stranger. But still, it has many wondersfor us to  discover and tounderstand in the future. " If you've ever gazed at the night...

Now in Sight: Far from the Planets

A little more of the universe has been come out from the shadows. Two groups of astronomers have taken the pictures of dust ring which seems like planets going around other stars.A red dust ring, seen surrounds...

New Planets Discovered Beyond our Solar System

We are one step closer to discovering if there is life out there beyond our solar system. Although their findings prove to be uninhabitable Nasa scientists are excited that their recent technology was successful....

MIT Research: New Earth

" " Young planets around other stars may be easier to spot because they stay hotter way longer than astronomers have thought, according to new work by MIT planetary scientist Linda Elkins-Tanton. For a few million years after their initial formation, planets like Earth...

Makemake: Dwarf Planet Bucks Naming Trends

Celestial bodies are most often named after Greek and Roman gods, but Mount Olympus only has so many residents. So what is an astronomer to do when he or she discovers something new out in the void of space? The answer lies not off the coast of the Aegean, but in the South...

The Earth is Screaming... Literally

Not in a figurative sense, either. Our planet is quite literally emitting a deafening scream. Were they not  blocked by our hardworking ionosphere, these sounds would drown out all of our own radio signals....

Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin

"It's just a matter of time before Earth's twin can be found, scientists say. And they believe it is surely hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Momentum is building: Just last week, astronomers...

Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places

Japanese astronomers are looking for life in space. Let's hope they don't find King Ghidorah."Japan's biggest astronomical observatories are teaming up for an unprecedented quest to find out whether there is life in outer space.The project, led by Japanese astronomers, will...

Astronomers spy small planet around dim star

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA planet three times the size of earth, and only 3,000 light years away is an amazing discovery. Though it is no known if it can sustain life, a find regardless."...

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