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Our Friendly SkiesSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:59PMAugust explodes with a beautiful grouping of planets the first half of the month. Grab your binoculars and follow these wanderers.

Indie band One Ring Zero explores the universeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:52PMMaking an album about such seemingly simple concepts as food or ice cream trucks might seem like a fool's errand, but for Brooklyn indie duo One Ring Zero, those concepts have led to opportunities to perform at events including book award ceremonies and children's festivals.

Stargazing: Planets pile up for solar raceFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:24AMThe pile-up of planets in the western sky will add some drama to the slow progress of the heavenly bodies around the solar system. Mars is within two degrees of Saturn tonight, and will draw away as it passes Saturn in the race around the zodiac.

Cosmic Trojans may sneak comets towards EarthFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:51AMA collection of asteroids that orbit the sun along roughly the same path as Neptune may be a source of comets that could hit Earth

Brown dwarf star found orbiting a young sun-like starFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:54AMWashington, July 30 : Astronomers have discovered a very young brown dwarf (or failed star dubbed 'PZ Tel B') in a tight orbit around a young nearby Sun-like star (PZ Tel A).

'Dwarf' star could yield solar system clueThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:16PMTUCSON, July 29 (UPI) -- Scientists say the recent discovery of a brown dwarf star, essentially a "failed" star, could shed light on the early stages of solar system formation. Solar System - Brown dwarf - Dwarf star - Renewable - Energy

Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting A Young Sun-Like StarThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:22PMby Staff Writers Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 30, 2010 Astronomers have imaged a very young brown dwarf, or failed star, in a tight orbit around a young nearby sun-like star.

Cassini Helps With Dune WhodunitThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:22PMby Staff Writers Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2010 The answer to the mystery of dune patterns on Saturn's moon Titan did turn out to be blowing in the wind. It just wasn't from the direction many scientists expected.

James Webb Space Telescope Completes Cryogenic Mirror TestTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:29PMHUNTSVILLE, AL - Recently, six James Webb Space Telescope beryllium mirror segments completed a series of cryogenic tests at the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.