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  • Charon at 40: Four Decades of Discovery on Pluto’s Largest Moon

    The largest of Pluto’s five moons, Charon, was discovered 40 years ago today by James Christy and Robert Harrington at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona – only about six miles from where Pluto itself was discovered at Lowell Observatory. They weren’t even looking for satellites of Pluto – Christy was trying to refine Pluto’s orbit around the Sun.

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  • Strange Fireball explodes over Bangkok

    Video recorded in Nonthaburi, Thailand, shows a mysterious explosion in the sky as motorists drive down a busy roadway.

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  • NASA’s Hubble Takes Close-up Portrait of Jupiter

    On April 3, 2017, as Jupiter made its nearest approach to Earth in a year, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope viewed the solar system’s largest planet in all of its up-close glory.

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  • NASA Chief: “There is More Going on Right Now in Space Than I’ve Ever Seen in My Career”

    SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic’s upcoming space tours, and NASA’s plans for the ISS make it clear there’s a lot going on with regards to space, and NASA’s Acting Administrator couldn’t help but noticed.

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