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Six frontiers for alien life

"There you already have seven other worlds that might have liquid water, just in our backyard. So that's kind of encouraging ... frequently harness some of the world's largest radio telescopes to home in on distant stars for a telltale signal of alien ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28148553/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/six-frontie...

Scientists expect to find alien Earths circling red dwarfs in our 'backyard'

An analysis of data from NASA's Kepler planet-hunting mission suggests that about 6 percent of all red dwarf stars should have habitable, Earth-sized planets — and because red dwarfs are the most common stars in our galaxy, the nearest Earthlike planet ...http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/06/16868922-scientists-expect-to-find...

Potentially dangerous asteroid Apophis bigger than thought

[Photos of Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis] Two free webcasts were scheduled to stream views of Apophis from telescopes in Italy and the Canary Islands on Wednesday. The webcasts, offered by the stargazing websites Slooh Space Telescope and Virtual Telescope ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50412587/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/potentially...

Now you see 'em, now you don't: Eclipses of November

November's a good month for celestial shadow play. Stargazers will get two eclipses in about as many weeks, the first a dazzling total solar eclipse that will showcase the sun's corona approaching peak activity, and the second a subtler lunar eclipse that ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49700582/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/now-you-s...

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The Best Beginner Telescopes

Updated May. 22, 2013

The Galileoscope™ is a high-quality, low-cost telescope kit developed for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 by a team of leading astronomers, optical ...http://www.backyardastronomy.com/Backyard_Astronomy/The_Best_Beginner_Telescopes...

Backyard Astronomy for Amateur Astronomers

Updated May. 17, 2013

Backyard-astro.com: a site about backyard astronomy, amateur astronomy with data on telescopes, binoculars, astronomy books, astronomy software, observing logs ...http://backyard-astro.com/

Telescope Reviews #1

Updated May. 14, 2013

Backyard Astronomer's Guide ; What's New ; BAG Blog ; Explore by Chapter/Topic ; Downloads ; Contact Ushttp://www.backyardastronomy.com/Backyard_Astronomy/Telescope_Reviews_1.html

Three affordable telescopes for backyard stargazing | TechRepublic

Updated May. 16, 2013

Takeaway: Stargazing is a wonderful way to enrich your geeky fantasies. Nicole Bremer Nash lists three backyard telescopes that have received good reviews. Not long ...http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend/three-affordable-telescopes-for-backyar...