Astronomy News, Reports On Astronomical Events And Nasa Missions

Astronomy is a subject as large as the universe. That’s because it has the entire universe to explore. So it’s no surprise that astronomy news is so popular. Let’s look at some of the more interesting tidbits. A lot of astronomy news can be found in the magazine "Astronomy". One of the stories it covered was NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft. Just as weatherman study winds in fronts, IBEX studies outer space fronts. Specifically it’s the interaction of the solar winds with the relatively cold space beyond the solar system. IBEX is also set to map the boundaries of our solar system. More astronomy news covered by Astronomy magazine is the discovery of a new aurora on Saturn that’s unlike any other known aurora in the solar system. An aurora results when charged particles stream along the planet’s ‘magnetic fields. Earth’s auroras result from the solar winds. Jupiter’s aurorae come from interactions within Jupiter’s own magnetic field. Saturn’s aurora is unique because it covers a large area. That’s why scientists

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believe there is a lot to learn. |Universe today is another source of astronomy news| astronomy news can also be found in the magazine “Universe Today”|”Universe Today” is yet another great source of astronomy news}. On November 13, 2008 it carried the story of contact reestablished with the Mars rover. The culprit was a big dust storm. But Spirit recovered from this low-power dilemma. With the dust blocking sunlight from its solar panels, the fear was that it would shut down completely and never recover. But it recovered and now it’s back on the job. Another piece of astronomy news on Universe today is the stunning expectation that the new Allen Telescope Array, part of the SETI project, will find intelligent life in about two dozen years. The array is set to grow up from its current 42 antennas to over 350. It’s only a matter of a short time before it hears signals from deep enough in space that intelligence is sure to be found. If that intelligent life is contacted, that will be some big astronomy news.

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