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Top 10 Greatest Discoveries In Astronomy
It is a matter of historical record that the high state of development of modern astronomy is due entirely to the efforts and observations of thousands of stargazers from all parts of the Earth and ...
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Nebulae Named After Insects
Nebulae are also amongst the biggest structures in the universe. They can be more than hundreds of light-years across, with their diffuse clouds of gas forming into imaginative and colorful shapes, allowing astronomers to let ...
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Top 10 Features on the Moon for Stargazers
Although some stargazers may consider the Moon to be a nuisance that spoils their night-time viewing, the truth of the matter is that the Earth’s only natural satellite has enough features to offer a lifetime ...
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10 Black Hole Quotes
Black holes are without doubt the strangest and most extraordinary objects in space. These phenomena have intrigued and baffled astronomers ever since they were conceived of, and so here are 10 interesting quotes about black ...
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10 Easy Night Sky Targets for Binoculars
The purpose of this list is to show that you do not always need a telescope to observe literally thousands of spectacular deep-sky objects (DSOs) in the night sky. In most cases, the objects on ...
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Top 10 Deep-Sky Objects for Stargazers (Southern Hemisphere)
Dutch-American astronomer Bart Bok once famously stated that “the Southern Hemisphere holds all the good stuff,” and he was right. Counted amongst the riches that belong to the southern celestial sphere are an astonishing array ...
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10 Interesting Facts about the Oort Cloud
Named after the Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, but sometimes also known as the Öpik–Oort cloud, this hypothetical cloud of small, icy planetesimals is thought to surround the solar system out to a distance of more ...
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Top 10 Facts About The Missions to Venus
Although named after the goddess of love and beauty, Venus is one of the most hostile environments in our solar system. Its surface temperatures can reach levels hot enough to melt lead, and the atmosphere ...
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10 Beautiful Star Clusters for Stargazers
Star clusters represent distinct steps in the evolution of the Universe. On the one hand, globular clusters can be thought of as “fossils”, in the sense that in many cases they are all that remains ...
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10 Interesting Surface Features on Mars
Mars has been in the human consciousness since pre-historic times, and can easily be seen as noticeably red with the naked eye as a result of iron oxides in its surface material. At its closest ...

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