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Eastern Idaho braces for massive influx of eclipse tourists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 4, 2017
The total solar eclipse of 2017 is just three weeks away, and if you are planning a road trip to Idaho for the big event, you’re not alone.

By David Aragorn
NASA Recommends Safety Tips to View the August Solar Eclipse 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 3, 2017
More than 300 million people in the United States potentially could directly view the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, and NASA wants everyone who will witness this celestial phenomenon to do so safely.

By David Aragorn
Idaho County Passes Emergency Declaration Ahead of Eclipse 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 3, 2017
Washington County Commissioners have passed an Emergency Declaration ahead of the August 21 solar eclipse.

By David Aragorn
Earth Will Have Its Last Total Solar Eclipse in About 600 Million Years 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 3, 2017
During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, skywatchers will direct most of their attention to the sun, but don’t forget about the moon: Its slow progress away from Earth means these celestial events won’t keep happening forever.

By David Aragorn
Evidence mounts for an ocean on early Venus 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 3, 2017
Second planet from the sun may have been watery millions of years after its birth, simulations suggest

By David Aragorn
Milky Way’s origins are not what they seem 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 2, 2017
“Our origins are much less local than we previously thought,” said Faucher-Giguère, a CIERA member. “This study gives us a sense of how things around us are connected to distant objects in the sky.”

By David Aragorn
NASA Is Hiring a Full-Time ‘Planetary Protection Officer’ to Defend Earth From Aliens 0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- August 1, 2017
The position pays up to $187K a year.

By David Aragorn
A Dying Star’s Explosive ‘Fireball’ Blast Aimed a Beam of Gamma Rays at Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 1, 2017
One of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever observed briefly released as much energy as the sun will emit over its lifetime, directing a narrow beam of gamma rays toward Earth by chance.

By David Aragorn
Senate restores funding for NASA Earth science and satellite servicing programs 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 1, 2017
NASA’s Restore-L mission would develop satellite servicing technology and refuel the Landsat 7 spacecraft.

By David Aragorn
Has Cassini found a universal driver for prebiotic chemistry at Titan?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 29, 2017
The international Cassini-Huygens mission has made a surprising detection of a molecule that is instrumental in the production of complex organics within the hazy atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan.

By David Aragorn