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Astro Bob blog: Space "bullet" punctures ISS solar array
"Bullet hole - a small stone from the universe went through our solar array," tweeted space station Commander Chris Hadfield yesterday. "Glad it missed the hull."
Tuesday, April, 30, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
"Bullet hole - a small stone from the universe went through our solar array," tweeted space station Commander Chris Hadfield yesterday. "Glad it missed the hull."
Tuesday, April, 30, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Mars rovers phone home after sunny vacation
The danger's over - Mars has finally cleared the sun. We're finally back in touch with the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The danger's over - Mars has finally cleared the sun. We're finally back in touch with the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Saturn and the Seeliger Effect: Seeing is believing
Check out the surge in the brightness of Saturn's rings - what a difference a few days makes!
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Check out the surge in the brightness of Saturn's rings - what a difference a few days makes!
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Cassini sees meteoroids pummeling Saturn's rings
A recent meteorite fall through the roof of a home in Wolcott, Connecticut and impacts on Saturn's rings remind us the solar system is still littered with debris left over from its formation 4.6 billion years ago.
Saturday, April, 27, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
A recent meteorite fall through the roof of a home in Wolcott, Connecticut and impacts on Saturn's rings remind us the solar system is still littered with debris left over from its formation 4.6 billion years ago.
Saturday, April, 27, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Saturn biggest, brightest, closest this weekend
This Sunday the King of the Rings comes to opposition when it will be closest to Earth and bigger and brighter than at any other time this year. Check out what there is to see.
Friday, April, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
This Sunday the King of the Rings comes to opposition when it will be closest to Earth and bigger and brighter than at any other time this year. Check out what there is to see.
Friday, April, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Ripples in spacetime prove Einstein right again
Score another point for Einstein. Astronomers studying a bizarre star system have found that relativity theory's prediction snugly matches observation.
Thursday, April, 25, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Score another point for Einstein. Astronomers studying a bizarre star system have found that relativity theory's prediction snugly matches observation.
Thursday, April, 25, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Saturn, Spica and a Pink Moon partial eclipse
The nearly full moon passes just south of Virgo's brightest star Spica tonight and then makes a brief dip into Earth's shadow tomorrow night for eastern hemisphere sky watchers.
Wednesday, April, 24, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The nearly full moon passes just south of Virgo's brightest star Spica tonight and then makes a brief dip into Earth's shadow tomorrow night for eastern hemisphere sky watchers.
Wednesday, April, 24, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Hubble sees cool, blue Comet ISON
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to take a sweet image of Comet ISON on April 10 when it was 394 million miles from Earth. Take a look and learn more.
Tuesday, April, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to take a sweet image of Comet ISON on April 10 when it was 394 million miles from Earth. Take a look and learn more.
Tuesday, April, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Surprise! What happens when you wring a washcloth out in space
When I first clicked play on this video of space station Commander Chris Hadfield wringing out a washcloth in the space station, I thought I knew what would happen. Boy, was I wrong.
Tuesday, April, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
When I first clicked play on this video of space station Commander Chris Hadfield wringing out a washcloth in the space station, I thought I knew what would happen. Boy, was I wrong.
Tuesday, April, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: A sunny slant of view on Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! What a great planet to call home. Situated in our sun's habitable zone and endowed with life and sweet pleasures, we know of no where else like it. I wouldn't trade this blue gem for all the planets of Star Trek.
Monday, April, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Happy Earth Day! What a great planet to call home. Situated in our sun's habitable zone and endowed with life and sweet pleasures, we know of no where else like it. I wouldn't trade this blue gem for all the planets of Star Trek.
Monday, April, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Comet Lemmon's back plus Earth may get peppered with Comet ISON dust
A meteor researcher predicts a close encounter of Earth and Comet ISON's dust next January plus another binocular comet will soon grace the morning sky.
Sunday, April, 21, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
A meteor researcher predicts a close encounter of Earth and Comet ISON's dust next January plus another binocular comet will soon grace the morning sky.
Sunday, April, 21, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Celebrate Astronomy Day today!
Cloudy or clear, amateur astronomers will be out across the planet to share their passion for astronomy today. It's Astronomy Day. Here at the Alworth Planetarium in Duluth we've got lots of fun events planned. Stop on by between 10-5:30 p.m. It's free.
Saturday, April, 20, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Cloudy or clear, amateur astronomers will be out across the planet to share their passion for astronomy today. It's Astronomy Day. Here at the Alworth Planetarium in Duluth we've got lots of fun events planned. Stop on by between 10-5:30 p.m. It's free.
Saturday, April, 20, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Don't miss this weekend's Lyrid Meteor Shower
It's been practically forever since our last meteor shower. Welcome as a spring rain, this Sunday night's Lyrid shower will finally put an end the drought.
Friday, April, 19, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
It's been practically forever since our last meteor shower. Welcome as a spring rain, this Sunday night's Lyrid shower will finally put an end the drought.
Friday, April, 19, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: NASA's Kepler spies 3 new "Goldilocks" planets
NASA's Kepler Mission proves once again that Earth has relatives or at least good friends. The agency announced the discovery today of three new super-Earth-size planets. All of them reside in the relative comfort of the "Goldilocks Zone".
Friday, April, 19, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
NASA's Kepler Mission proves once again that Earth has relatives or at least good friends. The agency announced the discovery today of three new super-Earth-size planets. All of them reside in the relative comfort of the "Goldilocks Zone".
Friday, April, 19, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Behold the Groth Strip and extend your vision of the universe
Another snowstorm will soon bear down on my town, the third in two weeks. While blizzards and gales are wonderful phenomena, many of us are ready for sunshine and flowers. A snowstorm of a different sort sends photons of light our way every clear spring night.
Wednesday, April, 17, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Another snowstorm will soon bear down on my town, the third in two weeks. While blizzards and gales are wonderful phenomena, many of us are ready for sunshine and flowers. A snowstorm of a different sort sends photons of light our way every clear spring night.
Wednesday, April, 17, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Progress precedes space station before fiery finale
Feeling like your life needs some Progress? Here's your chance to see some. The Russian cargo ship Progress 49 undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Monday and will play cat and mouse till Sunday.
Tuesday, April, 16, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Feeling like your life needs some Progress? Here's your chance to see some. The Russian cargo ship Progress 49 undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Monday and will play cat and mouse till Sunday.
Tuesday, April, 16, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Mars breathes sigh of relief as comet collision odds drop
Martians can finally breathe easier. No, we haven't terraformed the planet yet, but the chances of a recently discovered comet hitting the Mars have just dropped from 1 in 8,000 to about 1 in 20,000
Monday, April, 15, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Martians can finally breathe easier. No, we haven't terraformed the planet yet, but the chances of a recently discovered comet hitting the Mars have just dropped from 1 in 8,000 to about 1 in 20,000
Monday, April, 15, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: How to get to Mars in 1 minute and 7 seconds
Today Mars is 225 million miles from Earth - about as far as it gets. Get a feel for what it's like to travel across the vast gulf separating our two planets. Bon voyage!
Sunday, April, 14, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Today Mars is 225 million miles from Earth - about as far as it gets. Get a feel for what it's like to travel across the vast gulf separating our two planets. Bon voyage!
Sunday, April, 14, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: What's next, a planet named I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Butter?
The International Astronomical Union is not pleased. Charged with the job of naming celestial objects, it doesn't appreciate upstart Uwingu's contest to name Alpha Centauri's newly discovered planet.
Saturday, April, 13, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The International Astronomical Union is not pleased. Charged with the job of naming celestial objects, it doesn't appreciate upstart Uwingu's contest to name Alpha Centauri's newly discovered planet.
Saturday, April, 13, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Fingernail moon, aurora watch and Comet PANSTARRS made easy
The moon has returned to sweeten the evening plus there's a good chance of auroras this weekend.
Friday, April, 12, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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The moon has returned to sweeten the evening plus there's a good chance of auroras this weekend.
Friday, April, 12, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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