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8 – Venus Transit
First, if you’re as excited about the transit of Venus as I am happening this week, then you may want to show it with your iPhone or iPad with the Venus Transit wallpapers I made! You can find them in...
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Why the “Cosmical” silence?
If you haven’t noticed, “Cosmical” has been seemingly quiet for almost a month now. An explanation is necessary. I thought of saying that Pluto held me hostage and threatened to never let me post...
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9 – Fifth Moon
Today, July 11th 2012, scientists announced the discovery of a fifth moon orbiting Pluto. We all know that the great Neil deGrasse Tyson “killed” Pluto (or was, at least, an accomplice), and the...
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Decorate your iPhone/iPad with Cosmical!
If you have an iPhone or an iPad you can finally decorate them with Cosmical! I have two versions of the wallpaper for each device. Computer monitor versions coming soon. Enjoy! iPhone wallpapers: iPad...
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10 – Apollo 11
This comic was meant to go up on Friday but life got in the way, so it’s a couple of days late. Friday marked the 43rd anniversary of the moon landing which put the first humans ever on the moon. I...
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11 – Curiosity Rover
(Oh and there’s a previous comic I did about Mars that goes well with current events as well! And it’s right HERE.) Later on today (or early tomorrow morning if you’re in Europe like me) the Mars...
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12 – Meteor Shower
Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through debris which, most of the time, has been left behind from a comet. As soon as the debris hits our atmosphere it begins to burn up as it falls, which...
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13 – Blue Moon
Haven’t had a chance to get this up until now since I’ve got so much to do in preparation for NYCC, and I’m starting to freak out. But it was a sad week in Space exploration not just for Earth, but...
View ArticleWelcome NYCC readers!
Hello new readers! A bunch of you picked up the “Cosmical” handout at my table this weekend and have hopefully stopped by to check it out! “Cosmical” doesn’t have a schedule, but I suggest that you add...
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14 – Comet Envy
We have a relatively bright comet (relative to most comets viewable to us) in our skies currently. Comet PANNStars has been giving most of the Earth a little bit of a show just after sunset. Later...
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15 – Perihelion
Happy Perihelion Day! When an object in orbit of the sun reaches its closest point to the sun, that is its Perihelion. Even Earth has a perihelion since our orbit is elliptical rather than circular,...
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16 – Blood Moon
A total lunar eclipse happens every time the Earth comes in between the Sun and Moon and the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow. Instead of the moon becoming completely dark and disappearing from...
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17 – Philae Comet Landing
CONGRATULATIONS to the ESA for successfully landing on a comet today! History has been made! Europe should be proud!
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18 – Uranus’ Tilt
Uranus is the only planet in our solar system who appears to be rolling on his side around the sun. Scientists believe that soon after Uranus’ formation, the planet was knocked sidewise by a collision...
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18 – Orion Test Launch
Today NASA will launch its Orion craft for its first test flight out to the Van Allen belts before it comes back home! This is the first real step in getting humans to Mars!
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19 – Saturn’s Hex
The vortex at Saturn’s north pole is oddly hexagon shaped. As it tursn out, the shape comes from smaller vortices at the edges. Scientists have been able to create these hexagon shapes in labs...
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20 – Super Jupiter
We have a lot to thank Jupiter for. Our biggest planet is not just pretty to look at, it stands in the way of a lot of possible threats to us. Jupiter’s mass creates a gravitational pull strong enough...
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21 – New Horizons
NASA’s New Horizons craft has been travelling for 9 years and will be arriving tomorrow (7/14/15) at Pluto! NH will just be doing a fly by before it heads further out into the Kuiper Belt. Int he mean...
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22 – Planet X
The theory of a large planet lurking somewhere far past Neptune has been around for a while. But just recently scientists have found some real evidence for its existence. They say there are objects in...
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