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May 22, 2013

Three Planets Converge In Western Twilight May 25-28
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The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, will help you find a fainter one, Mercury, as all three shine together in the western twilight about half an hour after sunset this Saturday and for a few days after, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. Although they are quite low in the western sky as darkness begins to fall, Venus and Jupiter are so bright that, with a clear horizon, you won't have any trouble spotting them. In fact, they really do shine so brightly that you might mistake ... read more

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				NASA says sun eruption sending billions of tons of particles at Earth NASA says the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection early Friday, sending billions of tons of solar particles into space and heading our way. ... more		Bright Explosion on the Moon For the past 8 years, NASA astronomers have been monitoring the Moon for signs of explosions caused by meteoroids hitting the lunar surface. "Lunar meteor showers" have turned out to be more common ... more

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