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Flashskies - The Ultimate online planetarium

Hi,
I don't know if you know much online planetariums, but I can bet that you'll like this one:
Flashskies can get you about any information you need about a planet or a star, has a 3D rendering of...

Astronomers Discover New Massive Planet

A team of international astronomers with the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey announced today the discovery of TrES-4, a new extrasolar planet in the constellation of Hercules. The planet is about 70...

Shuttle in 3-D

Nasa has made available a Photosynth 3D tour of the shuttle Endeavour and the launch area, the assembly building and of the return of Atlantis on a 747.
You will need to download the Photosynth viewer, available only for Windows.

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Smooth liftoff of Phoenix heading for Mars

Liftoff! Phoenix Heads for Mars!

A Delta II rocket lit up the early morning sky over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as it carried the Phoenix spacecraft on the first leg of its journey to Mars. The powerful three-stage rocket with nine solid rocket motors lifted off at...

An interesting triple arm spiral

A faint fuzzy with three arms pretty much nuff said. I just havent posted for a while too.

Spitzer finds water on gas giant

07.11.07

A scorching-hot gas planet beyond our solar system is steaming up with water vapor, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

The planet, called HD 189733b, swelters as it zips closely around its star every two days or so....

Explore new galaxies!

A new website, www.galaxyzoo.org, allows you to tag the galaxy type for tons of galaxies observed in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. I have lots of info on my blog. See the link.

Opportunity's tracks around Victoria Crater

Tracks left by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity as it traveled along the rim of Victoria Crater can be seen clearly in this image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.

NASA chief condemned over climate stance

The President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has condemned remarks by the head of NASA that global warming is not an issue of pressing concern.

ISS and Atlantis as seen from earth

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a great detailed photograph of Atlantis docked to the ISS taken trough a 25 inch telescope.