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Friday, July 10, 2015

venus transit

Study of Venus in Transit Across Sun Yields Stunning Photos

NBCNews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
A recently completed study of an extremely rare occurrence in our solar system has produced some extraordinary images. The transit of Venus across the sun — that is, when the planet travels directly between us and our star's surface — only happens ...

Rare Shot of Venus Crossing the Sun May Help Us Find Alien Life

Gizmodo - ‎7 hours ago‎
The image you're looking at is a rare and beautiful event. Every 115 years, Venus crosses our Sun in Earth's line of sight—twice. And when the most recent crossing took place, scientists used the event to take a peek at Venus's atmosphere, refining ...

Venus shows off her atmosphere backlit by the sun

CNET - ‎22 hours ago‎
NASA's heliophysics missions capture a once-in-a-lifetime event: Venus' transit across the surface of the sun. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 10 July 2015, 12:52 pm AEST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email. comments. more. reddit. pinterest.

Scientists study atmosphere of Venus through transit images

ECNmag.com - ‎11 hours ago‎
Two of NASA's heliophysics missions can now claim planetary science on their list of scientific findings. A group of scientists used the Venus transit - a very rare event where a planet passes between Earth and the sun, appearing to us as a dark dot...

Extremely Rare Venus Transit May Help Future Missions to Nearby Planet

Science World Report - ‎12 hours ago‎
Scientists have learned a bit more about Venus by examining a very rare transit. Composite of images of the Venus transit taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 5, 2012. (Photo : NASA/Goddard/SDO). Scientists have learned a bit more about ...

Stunning 'Once In A Lifetime' Picture Of Venus Passing The Sun Caught By ...

Huffington Post UK - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Hinode Solar Optical Telescope has captured a stunning 'once in a lifetime' picture of Venus passing in between the Earth and the Sun. Venus' transit across the surface of the Sun is -- in human terms at least -- incredibly rare, taking place every ...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2015

HELPING EUROPE PREPARE FOR AN ASTEROID ATTACK......IM JUST SAYIN....

Space Daily - ‎47 minutes ago‎
Each year, astronomers worldwide discover over 1000 new asteroids or other space rocks that could strike our planet. And if one is spotted heading towards Earth, experts working in ESA and national emergency offices need to know who should do what, and ...

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Irish Independent - ‎4 hours ago‎
PARTS of the UK are at risk from an asteroid tsunami that could kill hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal regions, scientists have warned. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Experts at the ...
Irish Independent - ‎6 hours ago‎
A "global movement to protect Earth from asteroids" is what Asteroid Day is all about - but are we really at any risk? Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Yes, according to US-based astronomer Scott Manley who ...
Stuff.co.nz - ‎11 hours ago‎
There's no need to send Bruce Willis up to destroy asteroids; experts believe any ones large enough to cause Armageddon have already been found. The End. Finis. Kaput. We grapple with peril, but the threats that frighten us - terrorism, epidemics, ...
CBS News - ‎18 hours ago‎
On June 30 more than a century ago, a huge asteroid plowed into Siberia - an impact so powerful that the blast felled 80 million trees over an 800-square-mile area. To remember the 1908 Siberian Tunguska Asteroid Impact and raise awareness about the ...
Al Jazeera America - ‎15 hours ago‎
Scientists around the world held what they billed as the first annual Asteroid Day on Tuesday, giving lectures and hosting panel discussions promoting projects designed to detect threats from space before it's too late. The scientists who organized the ...

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Washington Post (blog) - ‎17 hours ago‎
June 30 is the 107th anniversary of the biggest asteroid strike on the Earth in recorded history. In 1908, an asteroid measuring perhaps 90-190 meters across struck Siberia, damaging over 2,000 square kilometers of Russian forest – an area that ...

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Telegraph.co.uk - ‎20 hours ago‎
Britain is at risk from an asteroid tsunami which could kill hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal regions, scientists have warned. Experts at the University of Southampton have developed software which predicts the impact 'corridors' of ...