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Thursday, October 2, 2014

According to Science Alert, Pluto Is A Planet After All

A group of scientists gathered last week to debate over what a planet actually is. After a popular vote, the congregation decided that Pluto does, indeed, fit the description of a planet — at least for the purposes of our solar system. The debate over Pluto’s fate took place at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics between three experts. 

India took a picture of Mars—and found a picture of India

Indians space odyssey are swooning over the first images of Mars taken from their country’s Mars Orbiter Mission—and some are saying MOM captured not just the Red Planet, but also an image of India.

UPI reports that the shape resembles the sub-continent is a surface discoloration.

Trying to find any shapes in the dust and clouds may be as meaningful as, well, staring at the clouds of earth. 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Astronomers were able to take a picture of "The Decline in Mordor"

Scientists from the European Space Agency / European Space Agency, ESA / Hubble using / Hubble Space Telescope, HST /, which is currently orbiting the Earth, got a photo and called it "The Decline in Mordor." The picture shows clearly seen darkening cloud, due to which light penetrates the star, which was formed recently.