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Very Close & Strange Encounter with an Asteroid

To those of you keeping an eye in the sky:  http://www.spaceweather.com/

From spaceweather.com:

ASTEROID SIGHTING: In an age of CCD cameras and high-speed digital recorders, University of Colorado Prof. Richard Keen has done something unusual. He obser

The Most Astounding Fact (Neil DeGrasse Tyson)

Watch the original interview below!

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer.

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3 new planets and mystery object discovered

An international research team of astronomers have discovered three new planets- each orbiting its own giant, dying star –outside our solar system.

Using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the astronomers observed the planets’ paren

Giant asteroid is about to pass between the Earth and the moon on Nov 8th

By Martin Robinson

Last updated at 7:31 PM on 4th November 2011

An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier is set to pass closer to Earth than the moon - the nearest anything this big has come to our planet in 35 years.

The space rock has been classed