It is 1,500 light-years from Earth but CoRoT-9b, so its cumbersome name,
is the first temperate planet found known to be similar to those within our own Solar System.
Well this is truly a groundbreaking discovery - not only for astronomers.



read more:
BBC News
AlphaGalileo

wow - I can't believe that the weitweitweg community site is
already 2001 days old!
my most cordial congratulations!
let's swingOn in freizeit! *bt

Today at 7pm EST NASA will broadcast the Beatles "Across the Universe"
to the North Star which marks the US space agency's 50th anniversary.
In astronomical terms, it won't be long: In the year 2439, residents
of the Polaris star system, if there are any, will have the 'invaluable'
pleasure to a transmission of The Fab Four's 1968 song.

Now this is a dramatic peace of news and a tremendous contribution
to intergalactic communication. There's almost no doubt that the Polaris
guys will love this transmission making the NASA think about launching
a universal music lover series, maybe the Stones' "2000 light years from
home" will be next?

The 70 meter antenna at The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex will beam 'Across the Universe' directly into deep space.

read more at NASA
Across the universe lyrics

after 2000 years it got time. 70 million people have chosen the
7 new world wonders; however, their selection is contested by
unesco. read and see more here.

A massive star around 150 times the size of the Sun has exploded
in what is the brightest supernova ever seen, Nasa scientists have said.
read more here.

that's what the Font Màgica (Magic Fountain) of Montjuïc in Barcelona is - a truly amazing experience and a must-see!!!
click on the pic for slideshow


higher-res + more pics are here!

it is damn good to know that even in the sadest moments of one's
life one is capable of discovering such places of beauty as
the hill of infinity, in the astro park of the armagh observatory.
see and read more here.
.
Millions of 'lightyear-thanks' to john for showing me this amazing
spot and especially for taking me to the end
of the universe. Yet the universe's end is not at the top of
the hill. Actually when one reaches the top of the hill one sees
this first:

what a travesty!

marvel at it here
(pst. unf. works only with iexplorer)

tomorrow morning is the time for watching the sky: on june 8,
2004, venus - the Earth's sister planet - passes in front of the sun
as seen from the earth. this very rare event (no living person
has ever seen it before!) lasts about 6 hours and will be visible
from most of europe, africa and asia. the next opportunity to
watch this will be in 105 years, which will not be within our lifetime
(unless something unprecedented happens*); therefore watch
out, enjoy and don't forget to wear special glasses! for more
information click on the pic below: