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Astronomy today is a popular and enjoyable hobby as well as a vital science making new discoveries every day. Every day something new happens in the world of astronomy to gather the attention of millions of fans worldwide. And it's fun. So here are a few of the latest and greatest astronomy facts, figures and happenings.
Meteors may be a key element of astronomy today on any given day. The last half of 2008 was no different as meteors were certainly on the menu. Meteor swarms such as the Taurids in Leonids were quite active in November. Gemenids peaked in December, but unfortunately it was also the time of a full moon making them impossible to see. Don't fret. Whereas the peak only happens for a short time meteor showers continue for as much as two weeks before and two weeks after the peak. So there's a lot of clear time to view these falling chunks of space debris.
Astronomy today in 2008 was often a matter of discussing a return to the moon by 2015. This mission would be undertaken cooperatively by the entire world. The goal may be to establish a moon base or even a colony on the moon. Think of it. Minus the aliens and hopefully the moon set adrift by an explosion, the TV series “Space 1999� could soon become a reality only 16 years too late.
Astronomy today in 2008 often included worries over falling space debris in the form of a discarded ammonia tank. After being thrown into orbit, it was finally about to plummet back to the planet. There was some worry that large chunks would fall, or that some parts would strike in populated areas. But it broke up into very small pieces which mostly fell into the ocean near Australia.
The good old Hubble telescope made the biggest impact in astronomy today. Bear was the saga of damage which took a month to repair. Then the Hubble took the first ever visible light image of a planet orbiting another star. What a busy year for one piece of technology.
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