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more about #astronomy Anne Boleyn: way, way cool more » The-Kohl-Train: If the hubble found an atmosphere/any sort of life, it would be the biggest find in the history of man kind. Religion would be negated. It would be ... more » FriarNurgle: Congratulations, you've found where I keep my enormous ego. Now I'll have to kill you. more » Navin R Johnson: I'm confused, "400 degrees Fahrenheit...composed mostly of water and other ices". 400 degree ice? Is it possible the planet is so massive that it's ... more » madog: There exists life underwater on our planet near volcanic vents where the temperature is around 400 degrees Celsius. In the words of Dr. Ian Malcolm, ... more » Digo: Can anyone tell me how big this planet and its star are compared to Earth and our sun? The 38 hour orbit makes me think the star is smaller than the s... more » szrimaging: Well, at 400F it looks like our species has already destroyed that planet too. Yeah, I just went there. more » OCEntertainment: This article has been out for more than thirty minutes and no one's made a joke about expensive imported bottled water yet? Geez, guys. Getting lazy,... more » Maximoisgood: well, it would be time to go and convert those heathen aliens. more » TheSonOfKrypton: "40 light years away" means it takes light (or Kevin Costner moving at 3E8 m/s) 40 years to reach it, correct? more » jedi4life: i'm curious as to how surface temps could be 400 F but there is still 'water' on the planet. doesn't water pretty much cook off by then? unless it's... more » Panzer23: Scary thought, what happens when we find life on other planets? I am genuinely curious what the Christian world thinks about this... more » NorwoodIsMyHero: I think we would all do well to remember that without the Catholic church, much of the world's history and important cultural advancements would have ... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Oh yeah, the Vatican - specially the pope - is so taking a kindler, gentler, more active role in science and technological progress these days... #vat... more » Complexified: Maybe aliens were the ones who made Mary pregnant, without the loss of virginity O.o #vatican more » Kaiser-Machead: I don't want any reprobate aliens polluting God's chosen species with their otherworldly pagan nonsense. We must shun the tares from the stars with ex... more » SilverBlade2k: This begs the question..since humans were made in God's image (according to the Bible), then who created the aliens in their image? #vatican more » Digo: It would be amazing (and amazingly hilarious) if The Vatican were actually the first to discover intelligent extraterrestrial life. #vatican more » ArcticLotus: small correction: a planiterium is huge, theatrically large. this is an orrery. #vaticansecretstorehouse more » daweinst: Am I wrong in assuming that the Vatican has these artifacts because they murdered their inventors for blasphemy, and hid them from the world? #vatican... more » -
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Water World Found Just Around the Corner
This is how I imagine GJ1214b, a super-Earth discovered only forty light-years away from us, orbiting a red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. The good news: It's three parts water. The bad news: The beaches are too hot. More » -
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Vatican Holds Scientific Conference To Ponder The Existence Of Extraterrestrial Life
Last year Father Jose Gabriel Funes, a Jesuit priest and the chief papal astronomer, noted that the search for aliens did not contradict a belief in God. With that, the floodgates appeared to have opened at the Vatican. More » -
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The Vatican Finally Shares Its Secret Stash of Astronomy Artifacts
The Vatican is holding an exhibit showing a collection of astronomy and space themed treasures, including this 18th century orrery.. I 'm just stunned that these beauties have been collecting dust somewhere, unseen and unappreciated for who-knows-how-long. More » -
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Astronomers and the Air Force Face Off Over Lasers
Astronomers are arguing with the Air Force over being allowed to use lasers pointed at the sky to adjust telescopes. The Air Force fears that satellites could be accidentally blinded while astronomers are concerned about missing significant heavenly observations. More » -
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New Gigantic, Glowing Saturn Ring Discovered
See that tiny dot in the middle of that ring? That's Saturn. And the newly-discovered glowing ring is 13.4 million miles in diameter. The proverbial 800-pound gorilla has been discovered by the Spitzer Space Telescope, leaving every single astronomer speechless. More » -
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Go Enjoy the Harvest Moon Tonight and Tomorrow
If you like astronomy, here's a very simple event that you can see without special instruments, even if you are in a city: The harvest moon. In fact, if you are in a city, it will look even more spectacular. More » -
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Homemade Astro-Photography: Look Out, Hubble
Wired has a selection of reader-submitted space photos, and they're more impressive than I could have imagined. This one is a shot of the Pelican Nebula, 2,000 light years away, with a 114-minute exposure. Awesome. [Wired] -
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The Most Distant, Oldest Black Hole In the Universe Still Runs in 8-Bits
Behold, the most distant black hole in the Universe. But don't hold it too tight or it will suck you right in, with all its suckity sucking 1980s 8-bit powers. This black hole has the mass of a billion suns. More » -
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Astronomers Send Robots to Stargaze in Very Worst Place on Earth for Humans
Astronomers are rejoicing that they've found the best place on earth for astronomical observation. The only problem? It also happens to be the "very worst place on the surface of the planet for humans." Whoops. Send in the Robots. More » -
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The Most Amazing Photo of the Universe, Now In 3D
Showing 10,000 galaxies, the overwhelming Hubble Ultra Deep Field is the most amazing, most humbling image in history, demonstrating how tiny and precious we are. This video explains how it was taken, and shows it in three dimensions. -
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Evidence of Planetary Collision Observed by NASA, Rebel Force Wanted for Questioning
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has picked up on what seems to be evidence of two planets impacting and then exploding in a oh-dear-God-it's-like-the-Death-Stars-all-over-again-no-no-nooooooooooo way. The artist's animation of the event looks phenomenal, but sadly lacks any kablooey! sounds. More » -
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Space Alert: The Perseids Are Coming, Go See Them
Heads up, astronomers, space lovers, and daydreamers: Tonight is the night to wish upon a star, as we pass the densest point of the dust trail left by the Swift-Tuttle comet, with Earth facing straight into the mess left behind. More » -
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Impacting Object Scars Jupiter for Life
It couldn't have happened on a more appropriate anniversary: some bored astronomers spotted a new dark "scar" on the surface of Jupiter indicating either impact by a comet or a planet in serious need of anti-depressants. [NASA] -
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Amateur Astronomer Captures Stunning Images of Atlantis, Hubble in the Face of the Sun
It's difficult to imagine a more epic scene, but this photo has modest origins: amateur Astronomer Thierry Legault shot it with nothing but his own telescope, a solar prism and a Canon 5D Mk II. More » -
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Google 'Star Droid' App Will Turn Your Phone Into an Interactive Star Map, You Into a Colossal Nerd (Updated)
The London Times is reporting that Google plans to release a mobile app called "Star Droid", which uses a combination of GPS and the phone's camera to label the stars above your head. More » -
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This Is How the Sky Would Look if Both Your Eyes Functioned as Telescopes
We can't see most of what's in the night sky thanks to our fleshy, inefficient eyes. But what if our eyes had the power of Hubble? We'd be able to see a whole lot more. More » -
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Check Out the International Space Station On Your Own Telescope
The International Space Station is undergoing some crazy construction, adding not one but two 115-foot solar panel "wings." Even better, amateur astronomers can check out the progress on their own backyard telescopes. More » -
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Get a Great View of a Comet with Binoculars, Starting Monday
Comet Lulin, photographed here about 100 million miles away, will be passing within 38 million miles of Earth from February 23rd to mid-March, which apparently puts it within binocular range. More » -
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The World's Coolest-Looking Observatories
Until they make an actual porno in space, io9s list of the world's coolest looking observatories and shots from the Hubble will be the only space porn in town. More » -
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3,000 Dark Comets May Destroy Earth, Astronomers Say
As if we didn't have enough with the world going to hell on its own, two British astronomers-neither of which called Hans Zarkov-are saying that Dark Comets are a huge security risk to Earth: More »
