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Y! Big Story: Solar Eclipse And Other Non-doomsday Celestial Phenomena
yahoo.com 1 week agoDoomsday, schmoomsday. Why settle for dusty ol' Mayan calendars and 12/12/12 apocalyptic visions, when 2012 has been offering up so many stellar,and planetary,sightings? We Earthlings have already been treated to nice meteor showers as well as a magnificent supermoon, and this weekend brings an annular solar eclipse. That's not even the best treat: Venus will [...]
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‘Chasing Venus,’ By Andrea Wulf
nytimes.com 5 days, 21 hours agoWith a Venusian transit imminent, 18th-century astronomers risked their lives for a chance to measure the solar system.










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