weyoume: “A wide field meteor camera at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center recorded this spectacular meteor breaking up in Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 30, 2011, 8:37 p.m. EDT. 

weyoume:

“A wide field meteor camera at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center recorded this spectacular meteor breaking up in Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 30, 2011, 8:37 p.m. EDT. 

(Source: nasa.gov)

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An illustration of the planet, called Kepler-16b Tatooine, which orbits two stars but is not thought to be habitable.

An illustration of the planet, called Kepler-16b Tatooine, which orbits two stars but is not thought to be habitable.

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Science in action An astronomy student carefully monitors progress of an observation in the Parkes Radiotelescope control room. Observing is an exhausting business. You need to keep a careful eye on all the equipment while it’s doing those 50-minute integrations!

Science in action

An astronomy student carefully monitors progress of an observation in the Parkes Radiotelescope control room. Observing is an exhausting business. You need to keep a careful eye on all the equipment while it’s doing those 50-minute integrations!

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