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Comet Siding Spring What was the Star of Bethelehem? 23 Dec 2010

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The Sun and the planets. Sun & Earth Are we getting closer? 07 Feb 2010
This artist's concept shows a supermassive black hole at the center of a remote galaxy digesting the remnants of a star. Black holes Do they really turn you into spaghetti? 10 Jan 2010
Saturn's rings burst out of shadow and curve gracefully around the planet. Prometheus (86 kilometers, or 53 miles across at its widest point) appears as a bright speck touching the inside of the narrow F ring. Atlas (30 kilometers, 19 miles across at its widest point) is also visible, faintly, upward and to the left of Prometheus, just outside the A ring edge. Saturn's shadow cuts across the rings at top right. Several dark, narrow spokes are faintly visible near the B-ring ansa, left of center. Saturn's rings Is there a new one? 20 Dec 2009
Massive Smash-up at Vega. When worlds collide What happens when two planets collide? 13 Dec 2009
Two continent-sized storms that erupted in Jupiter's atmosphere in March 2007 shows that Jupiter's internal heat plays a significant role in generating atmospheric disturbances. Jupiter's moons How many are there really? 13 Sep 2009
Computer generated montage shows Neptune as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's largest moon. The Discovery of Neptune Who spotted it first? 16 Aug 2009
Children being entertained by fly puppet, Bugs Alive! Science Week 2009 How is Museum Victoria celebrating? 09 Aug 2009
Moon takes a bite of the Sun. Staring at the Sun Can I ever look at the sun through my telescope? 28 Jun 2009
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