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Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse was
observed during the summer
of 2007. A total lunar
eclipse occurs when a full
moon passes through the
earth's shadow during its
orbit. When the sun, Earth
and moon are perfectly
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A Blue Moon Month
A blue moon is when two full
moons occur within the same
month, as dictated by the
satellite's 29.5 day orbit
around the earth. A full
moon is that point in the
moon's orbit when it's on
the back side of the earth,
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Back to the Moon
The Moon's surface is
covered with oxygen-rich
soils, Hubble Space
Telescope images show.
Planetary scientists believe
the oxygen could be tapped
to power rockets and be a
source of oxygen to breathe
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Sun Darkens Electronics
Solar activity can wreak
havoc in communications
systems -- particularly
during coronal mass
ejections, when plumes of
electrically charged
particles hit earth's
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Astronomers Explain New Double Star In Western Sky
Astronomers say that this July planetary orbits have lined up so that people on Earth can see a rare convergence of Venus and Saturn in the night sky. Just after sunset they will appear in the west, ... > more
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