Pritolearn » Space http://www.pritolearn.com Learn Something Interesting Everyday Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 How to Spot a Black Hole http://www.pritolearn.com/2010/01/how-to-spot-a-black-hole/ http://www.pritolearn.com/2010/01/how-to-spot-a-black-hole/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:41:40 +0000 admin http://www.pritolearn.com/?p=43 Large telescopes around the world are gearing up to get their first glimpse of the cosmic monster. Read about how they plan to do it.

[New Scientist]

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[Discovery]

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[Environmental Graffiti]

]]> http://www.pritolearn.com/2009/12/massive-meteorites-on-earth/feed/ 0 Once in a Blue Moon Will Happen this Thursday http://www.pritolearn.com/2009/12/once-in-a-blue-moon-will-happen-this-thursday/ http://www.pritolearn.com/2009/12/once-in-a-blue-moon-will-happen-this-thursday/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:38:05 +0000 admin http://www.pritolearn.com/?p=16 The expression “Once in a blue moon” is used to say something that happens rarely. While our moon actually turns blue every two years, a blue moon occuring on a new year’s eve happens only once every twenty years. So this Thursday evening, don’t forget to look up and witness something that happens once in a blue moon.

[Homer Times]

]]> http://www.pritolearn.com/2009/12/once-in-a-blue-moon-will-happen-this-thursday/feed/ 0 M51 Galaxy http://www.pritolearn.com/2009/12/m51-galaxy/ http://www.pritolearn.com/2009/12/m51-galaxy/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:45:33 +0000 admin http://pritolearn.ronniemoralesdesign.com/?p=4 Over 60,000 light-years across, M51’s spiral arms and dust lanes clearly sweep in front of its companion galaxy (right), NGC 5195.

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