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OTD In Space – February 16: Gerard Kuiper Discovers Uranus' Moon Miranda
On February 16, 1948, the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper discovered Miranda, a moon of Uranus. This was the fifth moon to be discovered at Uranus, but astronomers have found 27 by now. When ...
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SpaceX rockets are burn ing bright red holes in Earth's atmosphere and they're becoming too common for astronomers' comfort
The first blob over the observatory was detected in February, but in the following months, sightings have grown, Stephen Hummel, an astronomer at McDonald Observatory, told Spaceweather.com.
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This Scenic Texas Road Trip Has A Museum, Hikes, & An Observatory
After passing Mount Locke, take SR-78 to the McDonald Observatory. The McDonald Observatory is run by the University of Texas ...
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Off-Campus Research Sites
McDonald Observatory, one of the world's leading astronomical research centers in the Davis Mountains of West Texas; Marine Science Institute, the oldest marine research station on the Texas Gulf ...