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Clockwork Eclipses Ticking off the hours until a solar eclipse Thursday, May 17, 2012
Luna See Firing a laser at the Moon Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Vanishing Lights Ready for a stellar vanishing act Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Moon and Taurus Snapping the universe -- from the Moon Monday, April 23, 2012
Apollo 16 Fun and science on the lunar surface Saturday, April 21, 2012
Warp Drive Engaging the warp drive Wednesday, April 18, 2012
New Ideas New ideas for exploring the universe Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Saturn at Opposition Looking back toward home Saturday, April 14, 2012
Moon, Saturn, and Spica Bracketing the horn of the dragon Friday, April 6, 2012
Double Sunsets Double sunsets on alien worlds Thursday, April 5, 2012
Venus and Pleiades The evening star and the littler dipper Sunday, April 1, 2012
Moon, Jupiter, and Venus A brilliant lineup in the evening sky Saturday, March 24, 2012
More Venus and Jupiter Worlds with and without companions Monday, March 12, 2012
Venus and Jupiter Following a pair of cosmic headlights Sunday, March 11, 2012
Double Treat A double treat in the evening sky Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Comfy Planets Looking for comfy homes for life Sunday, March 4, 2012
Leap Day Leaping into the modern calendar Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Moon and Venus Encapsulating a bit of the Moon Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friendship 7 Getting back in the Space Race Monday, February 20, 2012

Featured Images

An ultraviolet camera gazes skyward from the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission
 Looking Up Monday, April 23, 2012
Apollo 16 lunar module, Orion, on the Moon's Plains of Descartes
 Almost Home Saturday, April 21, 2012
Space shuttle Discovery flies above Washington, DC, April 17, 2012
 Last Stop Thursday, April 19, 2012
Artist's concept of the Kepler-35 system, with a giant planet orbiting two stars
 Seeing Double Wednesday, April 4, 2012
A powerful solar flare erupts on March 6, 2012
 Stormy Skies Thursday, March 8, 2012
Mars is at opposition in early March 2012, shining brightest for the year
 Mighty Mars Saturday, March 3, 2012

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