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The Big Dipper’s Newest Star

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Picture of the Week—The Kappa Crucis Cluster, a.k.a. the “Jewel Box”

The Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille was the first to find this cluster of stars in 1751 while on an astronomical expedition to the Cape of Good Hope

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Jupiter’s Temporary Moons

Galileo Galilei invented the geometric and military compass.  It was his first commercial scientific instrument.

Galileo’s Instruments of Discovery

With these various instruments, Galileo Galilei was able to look into space and change our view of the universe.

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The Legacy of Apollo

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