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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/30
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Comet of the century? ISON has 'potential' to be visible all day.
As sun-grazing comet ISON approaches the sun, it's getting progressively brighter – and might even flare into a dazzling object bright enough to be visible in broad daylight.
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Quadrantid meteor shower: Will moon wash out the show?
Quadrantid meteor shower-watchers will have to deal with a three-quarter-full moon, but the event peaks overnight Wednesday, meaning the show will go on.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/30
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Scientists spot massive methane rainstorm over Titan
A rare storm system over Titan's tropics help explain the region's unique liquid-carved landscape.
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Look for comet Lulin -- it won't be back for a million years
The pros are turning major amounts of telescope glass on comet Lulin; the rest of us can see it through binoculars
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The Pluto Files
A lively account of the ‘exile’ of Pluto, everyone’s favorite ex-planet.
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Planet hunters snap first pictures of other solar systems
The breakthrough images include a three-planet system around a sun-like star.
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