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    Bright Fireball in Northern Mississippi and Southern Tennessee

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    A bright first appeared 51 miles above the town of Dumas in northern Mississippi and proceeded slightly west of north at 40,000 mph, burning up between the Tennessee towns of Saulsbury and Middleton at an altitude of 23 miles. The time of the event was 12:46:36 AM CDT. It was about as a bright as …

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    Stay ‘Up All Night’ to Watch the Lunar Eclipse!

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    Spring is here and ready to capture the world’s attention with a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse will begin early on the morning of April 15 at approximately 2 a.m. EDT. If you have questions about the eclipse, this will be your chance! NASA will host two events for NASA moon experts to answer your questions. …

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    Mars Viewing: Planet Makes Close Approach to Earth in April

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    Dust off your telescope and prepare for a spectacular viewing opportunity of Mars in the night sky. The Earth will fly between the sun and Mars on April 8, 2014, and, for the several weeks around that time, Mars will be rising in the east when the sun is setting in the west. Mars will …

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