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40 Years After Voyager 2: Does Uranus Require a Deeper Dive?
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As the first close up images of Uranus were beamed back, excitement turned to discontent. Whereas Jupiter and Saturn displayed active, writhing atmospheres with turbulent storm clouds that, in Saturn’s case, was topped off by the most remarkable ring system, Uranus appeared bland and boring, swamped in a featureless smog and encircled by dark, thin rings that were barely visible.
US Politics is Creating a Rift Between NASA and the European Space Agency
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Venus Delay
NASA is supposed to provide an instrument to help the European Space Agency scan the surface of Venus in powerful detail. American politics and budgeting issues may delay the mission.
The Palomar Lights: Did ET Watch Our Nuclear Tests?
Silent Observers
Beatriz Villarroel leads the Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations project. She claims to have found UFOs on digitized versions of old photos of the night sky taken by the Samuel Oschin Telescope at California’s Palomar Observatory in the 1950s. The appearances of these unknown objects correspond with early nuclear tests.
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40 Years After Voyager 2: Does Uranus Require a Deeper Dive?
As the first close up images of Uranus were beamed back, excitement turned to discontent. Whereas Jupiter and Saturn displayed active, writhing atmospheres with turbulent storm clouds that, in Saturn’s case, was topped off by the most remarkable ring system, Uranus appeared bland and boring, swamped in a featureless smog and encircled by dark, thin rings that were barely visible.
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US Politics is Creating a Rift Between NASA and the European Space Agency
NASA is supposed to provide an instrument to help the European Space Agency scan the surface of Venus in powerful detail. American politics and budgeting issues may delay the mission.
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The Palomar Lights: Did ET Watch Our Nuclear Tests?
Beatriz Villarroel leads the Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations project. She claims to have found UFOs on digitized versions of old photos of the night sky taken by the Samuel Oschin Telescope at California’s Palomar Observatory in the 1950s. The appearances of these unknown objects correspond with early nuclear tests.
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