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Astro Bob blog: Curiosity finds Mars has the right stuff for life
Curiosity finds the essential elements supportive of life on Mars.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Curiosity finds the essential elements supportive of life on Mars.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Comet PANSTARRS shares stage with crescent moon
Enjoy a couple beautiful photos of last night's comet-crescent rendezvous and get ready for another tonight.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Enjoy a couple beautiful photos of last night's comet-crescent rendezvous and get ready for another tonight.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Tough time finding Comet PANSTARRS? Crescent moon to the rescue!
This comet is proving harder to see with the naked eye than expected. Even the pros are having trouble. Let the moon make it easy for you tonight.
Tuesday, March, 12, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
This comet is proving harder to see with the naked eye than expected. Even the pros are having trouble. Let the moon make it easy for you tonight.
Tuesday, March, 12, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Mercury MESSENGER mission scores 100%
Nice job MESSENGER! After two years in orbit, the entire planet of Mercury has been mapped. Can a cellphone map app be far behind?
Monday, March, 11, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Nice job MESSENGER! After two years in orbit, the entire planet of Mercury has been mapped. Can a cellphone map app be far behind?
Monday, March, 11, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob: Comet PANSTARRS finally sails into northern skies
We've been dogged by clouds, so no Comet L4 PANSTARRS update from my backyard in Duluth. Others across the U.S. have had better luck, spotting it just a few degrees above the western horizon a half hour after sunset.
Sunday, March, 10, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
We've been dogged by clouds, so no Comet L4 PANSTARRS update from my backyard in Duluth. Others across the U.S. have had better luck, spotting it just a few degrees above the western horizon a half hour after sunset.
Sunday, March, 10, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Russian BLITS satellite blitzed by Chinese space debris
Russia's really getting beat up on lately. First the fireball and now one of its satellites gets whacked by a piece of Chinese space junk.
Saturday, March, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Russia's really getting beat up on lately. First the fireball and now one of its satellites gets whacked by a piece of Chinese space junk.
Saturday, March, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Thank Butterflies For Daylight Saving Time
Time is what we make of it, and this weekend citizens of 70 countries across the world will advance their clocks one hour in homage to daylight saving time. How exactly did this all get started?
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Time is what we make of it, and this weekend citizens of 70 countries across the world will advance their clocks one hour in homage to daylight saving time. How exactly did this all get started?
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: EB, EC and now ET - The Asteroids Keep on Coming
Like cars on a freeway, they come out of nowhere, blow by and disappear in the distance. Asteroid 2013 EB passed within a moon's distance of Earth on Feb. 28, while 2013 EC did the same four days later. Now ET's on tap for the weekend.
Thursday, March, 07, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Like cars on a freeway, they come out of nowhere, blow by and disappear in the distance. Asteroid 2013 EB passed within a moon's distance of Earth on Feb. 28, while 2013 EC did the same four days later. Now ET's on tap for the weekend.
Thursday, March, 07, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Former supergiant star in Whirlpool Galaxy goes missing
This weekend astronomers announced a star that blew up as a supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy has vanished. Plus ... see a supernova candidate near the moon tomorrow morning.
Sunday, March, 03, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
This weekend astronomers announced a star that blew up as a supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy has vanished. Plus ... see a supernova candidate near the moon tomorrow morning.
Sunday, March, 03, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Aurora returns plus a new solar activity forecast
Life can get frantic. That's why it felt good deep down to watch the slow dance of the northern lights last night. There's a small chance they may happen again tonight.
Saturday, March, 02, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Life can get frantic. That's why it felt good deep down to watch the slow dance of the northern lights last night. There's a small chance they may happen again tonight.
Saturday, March, 02, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Pretty, pretty PANSTARRS and much, much more
Comet L4 PANSTARRS looks better and better with each passing night as these new photos attest. The comet is now expected to be at least as bright as the stars in the Big Dipper. We check in with the comet plus check out the discovery of a third mysterious Van Allen radiation belt.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Comet L4 PANSTARRS looks better and better with each passing night as these new photos attest. The comet is now expected to be at least as bright as the stars in the Big Dipper. We check in with the comet plus check out the discovery of a third mysterious Van Allen radiation belt.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Spica goes poof tonight
For parts of the world, the moon will pass in front of Virgo's brightest star tonight. For Duluth and the Upper West, it'll be a close miss.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
For parts of the world, the moon will pass in front of Virgo's brightest star tonight. For Duluth and the Upper West, it'll be a close miss.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Will a comet clobber Mars next year?
Next year a comet will pass so close to Mars, there's a chance it could collide.
Wednesday, February, 27, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Next year a comet will pass so close to Mars, there's a chance it could collide.
Wednesday, February, 27, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Sheer beauty of a rising moon
I thought you'd enjoy a couple photos from last night's moonrise. Here in Duluth, Minn. the hazy air near the horizon made it one of the most colorful I've seen.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
I thought you'd enjoy a couple photos from last night's moonrise. Here in Duluth, Minn. the hazy air near the horizon made it one of the most colorful I've seen.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Update on the fireball that exploded over Russia
The sun rose twice over the Ural Mountains in Russia Friday February 15. We check the latest update from NASA using sound only elephants can hear.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The sun rose twice over the Ural Mountains in Russia Friday February 15. We check the latest update from NASA using sound only elephants can hear.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Full Snow Moon blazes tonight on a horizon near you
Don’t forget. Tonight’s the Full Snow Moon with moonrise - 6:06 p.m. in the Duluth area - happening around the time of sunset. Check out interesting sights to watch for.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Don’t forget. Tonight’s the Full Snow Moon with moonrise - 6:06 p.m. in the Duluth area - happening around the time of sunset. Check out interesting sights to watch for.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: 'Vulcan' winning in Pluto moon-naming contest - it's only logical
Never discount the power of popular culture. Star Trek still lives and will forever in scientific circles if 'the people' get their way.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Never discount the power of popular culture. Star Trek still lives and will forever in scientific circles if 'the people' get their way.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Think pink for spring - Arcturus is back!
I was startled two nights ago when I turned down the road and spied pink Arcturus scintillating low in the eastern sky above 4-foot high snow banks. So what was this big, bright spring star doing staring me in the face?
Sunday, February, 24, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
I was startled two nights ago when I turned down the road and spied pink Arcturus scintillating low in the eastern sky above 4-foot high snow banks. So what was this big, bright spring star doing staring me in the face?
Sunday, February, 24, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Digging for "Chebarkul" meteorites in the snow, new pix plus an orbit
We've got some great new photos of the meteorite, a fun video of an 8-year-old hunting for space rocks in the snow and more.
Saturday, February, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
We've got some great new photos of the meteorite, a fun video of an 8-year-old hunting for space rocks in the snow and more.
Saturday, February, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Comets Panstarrs and Lemmon share a Kodak moment
Justin Tilbrook of Australia took a marvelous image earlier this week showing our two current comet celebs F6 Lemmon and L4 PANSTARRS together in the same picture. We also look at an interesting study of the year's bright comets and what to expect.
Thursday, February, 21, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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Justin Tilbrook of Australia took a marvelous image earlier this week showing our two current comet celebs F6 Lemmon and L4 PANSTARRS together in the same picture. We also look at an interesting study of the year's bright comets and what to expect.
Thursday, February, 21, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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