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The NASA space probe Juno arrives at Jupiter on the Fourth of July.The probe will study Jupiter’s atmosphere, magnetic fields, and auroras. The hope is to…
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Mars is making its closest approach to Earth in over a decade, and one scientist says it’s a great time to learn more about the red planet. Boise State…
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A group of Boise State University students got glowing reviews after the tool they built for NASA was put through its paces last month.The tool, known as…
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Mercury is passing between the Earth and the sun Monday, an event known as a planet transit. It’s an event important to scientists that anyone with a…
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A local astronomer has made his crowdfunding goal and Boise will soon have an observatory again.Brian Jackson used to work at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight…
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Sunday night will offer a chance to see the last total lunar eclipse until 2018.This eclipse is special, says Brian Jackson, an astronomer who teaches at…
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On top of the tallest academic building on the Boise State campus sits a large metal dome. It is an observatory that has been at the school for more than…
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If you wake up early and the skies are clear this week, a comet named ISON should be visible through binoculars over the southeastern horizon.Astronomy…
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The picture below is the planet Saturn and its rings back-lit by the sun. It’s essentially a planetary eclipse. Earth appears as a blue pinprick in the…