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Titan’s Tropical “Oases”
June 19, 2012 | With a surface temperature hundreds of degrees below zero, Saturn’s biggest moon is hardly a vacation paradise. But new Cassini results suggest that future visitors might be able to splash around in some liquid-methane lakes near Titan’s equator. > read more
Little Scope Makes Big Finds
June 20, 2012 | Scientists using the diminutive KELT North telescope have discovered two extrasolar planets, one of which is unlike anything yet seen. The finding provides researchers with raw material to study exoplanets, but it also demonstrates that sometimes, the little guys can still win big. > read more
A Windy Early Universe
June 21, 2012 | Winds in the early universe could make radio observations of the first stars and galaxies a little easier, says a new study published in Nature. > read more
The Universe’s Lost Lithium
June 18, 2012 | Astronomers are still struggling with a 30-year-old mystery that puts modern cosmology in a head-to-head clash with stellar observations. A new study may make the problem even worse. > read more
Green Light for Largest-ever Telescope
June 15, 2012 | It’s hard to imagine a telescope with a primary mirror as tall as a 13-story building. But that’s just what European astronomers are hoping to build now that the E-ELT project has been approved. > read more
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Tour June’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
April 17, 2012 | Mars and Saturn are the two bright planets in the evening sky. They’re joined by a host of springtime sparklers, including Arcturus (overhead at dusk) and Vega. This month also features the long-awaited transit of Venus and a partial lunar eclipse. > read more
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
June 22, 2012 | The waxing Moon passes Mars and Saturn, the Dolphin and the Teapot are coming into evening view, and Venus and Jupiter grow bolder about showing themselves at dawn. > read more
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