Posts Tagged “milky way”

Jun 30 2009

Why is it called the Milky Way?

Posted by: Lisa in Questions, Space, science

Why is that swirly cloud of dust called the Milky Way?

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Mar 07 2009

Are we alone in the universe?

Posted by: Lisa in Multimedia, Science News, Space, Technology, science

The Kepler spacecraft was launched into space last night. Its job is to take pictures of planets that orbit around other stars.

Here’s an animation:

And here’s the video of Kepler’s launch.

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