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[25 Jul 2011 | 3 Comments | ]
Mystery Behind Mars Phobos Monolith

Do you know anything about the mystery of the Mars Moon Phobos Monolith? There are many things in universe that is still unexplained because there are no concrete answers or explanations to where it came from and how it got into the place where it is now. We have been circulating Mars for quite some time now but the mystery of Phobos monolith still remains because there are no answers on how it got there. There are many instances and pictures where Phobos monolith has been seen on the surface …

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[19 Jun 2011 | One Comment | ]
What Does Earth, Jupiter and the Moons Look Like When Viewed from Mars?

What does Earth look like when viewed from Mars? At 13:00 GMT on 8 May 2003, the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) had an opportunity to find out. In addition, a fortuitous alignment of Earth and Jupiter—the first planetary conjunction viewed from another planet—permitted the MOC to acquire an image of both of these bodies and their larger satellites. At the time, Mars and the orbiting camera were 139 million kilometers (86 million miles) from Earth and almost 1 billion kilometers (nearly 600 million miles) from …

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[26 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
Saguaro Moon Rising over the Sonoran Desert

A Full Moon rising such this amazing red moon can be a dramatic celestial sight, and Full Moons can have many names. For example, tonight’s Full Moon, the one nearest the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, is popularly called the Harvest Moon. Recorded on a trip to the American southwest, this contribution to compelling images of moonrise is appropriately titled Saguaro Moon.…

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[15 Apr 2011 | One Comment | ]
Amazing Red Moon [PIC]

A red moon, or also known as blood moon or sanguine moon, is the first full moon after the harvest moon, which is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. In the picture, the red moon over the ruin of an unknown ancient structure was photographed brilliantly. Why the moon looks bigger? When the moon is nearer the horizon, it appears bigger. Scientists believe it is an example of the Ponzo illusion. Enjoy the amazing red moon!…

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[23 Jan 2011 | 33 Comments | ]
The ISS Appears in Front of a Full Moon

The event, whereby the International Space Station (ISS) appears in front of a full moon, happens more often than one would think. It crosses directly in front of the moon (a lunar transit) once every two or three days (during the night hours), and only lasts a couple seconds (the ISS orbits at 7.7 km/s). Catching it during a full moon on a clear night like this photo, however, is probably a once every few lunar cycle opportunity.

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