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Mars — only 14 minutes away and open for business
Curiosity Rover has been on its way since last November and is expected to arrive today.
Monday, August, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Curiosity Rover has been on its way since last November and is expected to arrive today.
Monday, August, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob column: Modern definition of 'blue moon' a case of misinterpretation
It was actually a mistake by an amateur astronomer in Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 that led to our current definition of “blue moon” as the unusual second full moon in a month.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
It was actually a mistake by an amateur astronomer in Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 that led to our current definition of “blue moon” as the unusual second full moon in a month.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Looking for a good freezer? Try Shackleton Crater
Mercury out tonight with the moon plus astronomers discover mucho ice at the moon's south pole.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Mercury out tonight with the moon plus astronomers discover mucho ice at the moon's south pole.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Snap a portrait of the moon tonight
Got a cellphone or a point-n-shoot camera? Try it out on the crescent moon tonight.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Got a cellphone or a point-n-shoot camera? Try it out on the crescent moon tonight.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Hunting for treasure in the Summer Triangle
Face east for the nightly feast on summer's triangular tabletop.
Saturday, June, 23, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Face east for the nightly feast on summer's triangular tabletop.
Saturday, June, 23, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Lowly lichens survive 18-month space odyssey
What’s crusty, grows on bare rock and appears barely alive? Lichens. And what survived a year and a half in life-sucking outer space? Lichens again!
Sunday, June, 24, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
What’s crusty, grows on bare rock and appears barely alive? Lichens. And what survived a year and a half in life-sucking outer space? Lichens again!
Sunday, June, 24, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Why was the aurora out last night?
An aurora turned up last night that really shouldn't have been there - one of life's little mysteries.
Monday, June, 25, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
An aurora turned up last night that really shouldn't have been there - one of life's little mysteries.
Monday, June, 25, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Galaxy 11 to Astro Bob - Do you read me?
How my new "nova" discovery turned out to be something much closer to home. Learn about the satellites that bring you some of your favorite TV shows.
Tuesday, June, 26, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
How my new "nova" discovery turned out to be something much closer to home. Learn about the satellites that bring you some of your favorite TV shows.
Tuesday, June, 26, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Tatooine to Tatahouine: Sci-fi meets reality
Take a trip from Luke Skywalker's home planet to a real place on Earth where 81 years ago a meteorite from Vesta shattered the sky.
Wednesday, June, 27, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Take a trip from Luke Skywalker's home planet to a real place on Earth where 81 years ago a meteorite from Vesta shattered the sky.
Wednesday, June, 27, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Glory be! Look what's outside your airplane window
Check out a colorful phenomenon you can see from your airplane window on your next trip. We also get a new "northern" perspective on planet Earth thanks to recent satellite photos.
Thursday, June, 28, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Check out a colorful phenomenon you can see from your airplane window on your next trip. We also get a new "northern" perspective on planet Earth thanks to recent satellite photos.
Thursday, June, 28, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Invisible portals let sun's wind blow through Earth's hair
Chance for aurora tomorrow through Sunday, plus we look at the intimate connection between sun and Earth that's behind the appearance of northern lights.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Chance for aurora tomorrow through Sunday, plus we look at the intimate connection between sun and Earth that's behind the appearance of northern lights.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Watch for auroras on this last night of June
Good chance of northern lights tonight for the northern states. We also learn that cirrus clouds can pose as the much rarer night-shining clouds. Check out Venus and Jupiter shining over Lake Superior.
Saturday, June, 30, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Good chance of northern lights tonight for the northern states. We also learn that cirrus clouds can pose as the much rarer night-shining clouds. Check out Venus and Jupiter shining over Lake Superior.
Saturday, June, 30, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: "Fireworks moon" sure to delight this 4th of July
The nearly full moon will join the grand finale this Fourth of July for a gorgeous sight!
Sunday, July, 01, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The nearly full moon will join the grand finale this Fourth of July for a gorgeous sight!
Sunday, July, 01, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Which asteroid will humans first set foot upon? Ask NHATS
NASA prepares a list of potential asteroids for a manned mission in the 2020s.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
NASA prepares a list of potential asteroids for a manned mission in the 2020s.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Full Thunder Moon goes boom-boom tonight
Just in time for the stormy season, the Full Thunder Moon makes its appearance tonight.
Tuesday, July, 03, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Just in time for the stormy season, the Full Thunder Moon makes its appearance tonight.
Tuesday, July, 03, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Fireworks in the sky and in the lab - elusive Higgs boson finally found!
Firecrackers in the sky plus a HUGE announcement: Scientists finally track down the particle that give matter mass - the Higgs boson or so-called God Particle.
Wednesday, July, 04, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Firecrackers in the sky plus a HUGE announcement: Scientists finally track down the particle that give matter mass - the Higgs boson or so-called God Particle.
Wednesday, July, 04, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Could the sun back off a bit, please? Tune in tonight to learn about light pollution
Earth farthest from sun this week plus a great TV show tonight on the value and beauty of dark skies.
Thursday, July, 05, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Earth farthest from sun this week plus a great TV show tonight on the value and beauty of dark skies.
Thursday, July, 05, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Double star in Poniatowski's bull simply gorgeous
Can a bull ever be obsolete? You'll find a heifer has-been in the summer sky and inside it one of the more colorful double stars.
Saturday, July, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Can a bull ever be obsolete? You'll find a heifer has-been in the summer sky and inside it one of the more colorful double stars.
Saturday, July, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: New bright nova sparkles in Sagittarius
Japanese amateur astronomers spot a "new star" in Sagittarius visible in small telescopes.
Sunday, July, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Japanese amateur astronomers spot a "new star" in Sagittarius visible in small telescopes.
Sunday, July, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Aurora alert: Northern lights happening tonight July 8-9
Auroras has been out since the end of twilight Sunday night into the wee hours Monday morning.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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Auroras has been out since the end of twilight Sunday night into the wee hours Monday morning.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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