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Caroline Herschel was England’s first female professional astronomer, but still lacks name...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAstronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th...
Uranus got its name from a very serious authority
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThese two pictures of Uranus were compiled from images recorded by Voyager 2 on January 10, 1986. The picture on the left has been processed to show...
Distant Neptune and Uranus make for excellent night sky sights this week. Here's how to see them
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoUranus and Neptune, the two outermost planets of the solar system, make for excellent viewing...
Top 10 best (or worst) terms in astronomy and physics
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe modern scientific fields of astronomy and physics stretch back for centuries, and so naturally...
Bill Kirby: Read all about it … or think about it first
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Patience, the severest form of intelligence." – Kevin Honold A holiday gives you time to notice...
The upcoming mission to Uranus
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn embarking on a mission to Uranus, we’re bound to reshape our understanding of not only this distant ice giant but also the broader class of exoplanets...
TechCrunch Space: RIP $ASTR
TechCrunch· 3 months agoHappy South by Southwest week for all who celebrate. Astra has officially become the first space SPAC bust of the year, with the company announcing last...
Today in History: March 13, Pope Francis is elected
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 1925, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a bill prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution. In 1781, the seventh planet of the solar system, Uranus, was discovered by Sir William ...
Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhile hunting for dark matter, astronomers accidentally discovered the first known stellar stream...
Famous birthdays for Nov. 15: Lorena Ochoa, Shailene Woodley
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLorena Ochoa waves as she arrives at the first tee box to hit a tee ball at a special ceremony to...