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Brilliant Meteor Shower and Comet to Grace August Night Sky The August night sky features the return of the potentially spectacular Comet ISON, as well as the annual Perseid meteor shower, which could be particularly dazzling this year.
Sci-Fi Film 'Europa Report' Melds Space Fantasy and Fact The new sci-fi film 'Europa Report' premiered to a packed house at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on Thursday (Aug. 1). See how it melds science fiction with space fact.
Kids Discover Magazine - Planets Starting with the three criteria an object in our solar system must meet to be considered a planet, this issue then takes a look at each one in turn, picking up incredible facts along the way. Did you know that the poles of Mercury always stay well below freezing, that Venus' clouds are made of sulfuric acid, and that on Mars, the daytime sky looks like our sunset, while sunset is bright and blue?. $7.49   $4.49
	NASA's Next Mega-Rocket Passes Key Design Review The Space Launch System, which will launch astronauts toward destinations in deep space, has passed its preliminary design review.
	WATCH LIVE FRIDAY: Scientist Discuss 'Comet of the Century' in Comet ISON Workshop Scientists are meeting at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., to discuss the observing prospects for Comet ISON, which will make its close approach to the sun this November.
	Night Sky: Visible Planets, Moon Phases & Events, August 2013 This month's night sky is full of cosmic wonders, including the annual Perseid meteor shower and planets galore. Find out what's up in your night sky.
	Hubble Telescope Helps Solve Galaxy-Evolution Mystery Ancient galaxies stopped forming stars at a smaller size than their younger cousins did, researchers say.
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