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Moon and Spica Illumination from a disappearing act Thursday, February 28, 2013
Alcyone Spinning up a bright young star Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Small Black Holes II Black holes that fizzle in a hurry Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Small Black Holes Looking for tiny black holes Monday, February 25, 2013
Moon and Regulus A different kind of star system Sunday, February 24, 2013
Yardsticks Measuring astronomical distances Saturday, February 23, 2013
Procyon A pair of stellar light bulbs Friday, February 22, 2013
Polaris III Poking into the life of a famous star Thursday, February 21, 2013
Polaris II The un-steady beat of the North Star Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Moon, Jupiter, and Aldebaran Jupiter’s large adopted family Monday, February 18, 2013
Moon and Jupiter A large, close-knit planetary family Sunday, February 17, 2013
Mercury in the Evening A visit from a reticent planet Saturday, February 16, 2013
The Beehive Brightening up a meager constellation Friday, February 15, 2013
Space Watch IV A very close encounter Thursday, February 14, 2013
Space Watch III Painting our way out of a jam Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Space Watch II Searching for cosmic bullets Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Space Watch A target in a cosmic shooting gallery Monday, February 11, 2013
Double Cluster Sparkling stellar jewels Sunday, February 10, 2013
Milky Way Matters The Milky Way bulks up Saturday, February 9, 2013
Quasars IV An astronomical navigation system Friday, February 8, 2013

Featured Images

A black hole is created in the Large Hadron Collider, then quickly evaporates
 Making a Black Hole Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Self-portrait of Curiosity rover on Mars, February 2013
 Self-Portrait Monday, February 18, 2013
Keeping Track Saturday, February 16, 2013
Chart showing the path of asteroid 2012 DA14 relative to Earth.
 Getting Close Thursday, February 14, 2013
Artist's concept of the Milky Way galaxy and its dark matter halo
 Illuminating the Darkness Saturday, February 9, 2013

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