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Did you miss it? Transit of Venus followup

Did you miss the transit of Venus last week?

Safely watch the transit of Venus and look cool doing it

This Tuesday (June 5th) Venus will pass between Earth and the Sun in a “transit” that’ll be visible to the naked eye. You definitely don’t want to miss this super rare event, because it will not happen again in your lifetime (unless you’re secretly an immortal, then, by all means, feel free to plan something […]

June 5th transit of Venus visible in Richmond

On the evening of June 5th you’ll have your last chance to see Venus transit across the Sun from right here in Richmond.

DELAYED: NASA schedules the midnight launch of five rockets

If you see something strange in the nigh time sky this evening, don’t panic: it’s just one of five rockets launched by NASA from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Not only will many on the East Coast be able to see these rockets while gazing up at the stars, the space agency will also stream the event on the web

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