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10 Interesting Facts about the Missions to Saturn

Saturn has been observed since prehistoric times, with the planet having played a major role in all major ancient cultures and religions throughout history. The ancient Babylonians, for instance, kept records describing detailed observations of [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Brown Dwarf Stars

As a general rule, brown dwarf stars can be described as sub-stellar objects that range from between 13 and 90 Jupiter masses. Consequently, brown dwarfs are considered a missing link between gas giant planets and [...]
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10 Interesting Orion Nebula Facts

Most people mistake the Orion Nebula for a star in the constellation of Orion, but it is actually the most easily detectable naked-eye nebula in the entire night sky. This magnificent star-forming region is also [...]
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10 Most Extreme Stars in the Universe

Our Sun is often described as an “average yellow dwarf star”, but the truth of the matter is that there are no average stars. Stellar bodies come in a bewildering variety of masses, luminosities, radii, [...]
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20 Recommended Astronomy Books

There are thousands of internet resources that serve the interests of the majority of most amateur astronomers most of the time. However, some types of information can only be obtained from old-style paper books. It [...]
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Top 10 Desktop Apps For Stargazing in 2022

While computers and specialized software are not strictly required for stargazing at the amateur level, there is no doubt that the stargazing hobby can be greatly enhanced with the use of computers and user-friendly software. [...]
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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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10 Interesting Facts about the Mission to Pluto

Pluto (134340 Pluto) was the first Kuiper Belt object to be discovered in 1930, and is the biggest, and second-most massive dwarf planet known to exist in the solar system. It is also the ninth [...]
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Fun Facts About The Leonid Meteor Shower

Each year in November, a spectacular meteor shower known as The Leonids lights up the night sky in that region of the celestial heavens associated with the constellation Leo. Here are some fun facts on [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Blue Giant Stars

Since there is no clear definition of blue giant stars, the term is frequently applied to any hot, massive star, albeit erroneously in some cases. For the most part, though, blue giant stars fall into [...]

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