New Jersey 101.5 » astronomy http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 How Rare Is a Blue Moon? [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/how-rare-is-blue-moon-science/ http://nj1015.com/how-rare-is-blue-moon-science/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:00:17 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=137631 Saying something only happens “once in a blue moon” typically means it’s extremely rare. True blue moons — defined as the second full moon in a month — aren’t actually that uncommon, but if you don’t catch the one on Aug. 31, it’ll be three years before you get another chance.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/how-rare-is-blue-moon-science/feed/ 0 David McNew, Getty Images Is There Water on Titan? Saturn's Moon Shows Signs http://nj1015.com/is-there-water-on-titan-saturns-moon-shows-signs/ http://nj1015.com/is-there-water-on-titan-saturns-moon-shows-signs/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:56:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=128134 Scientists reported Thursday on the strongest sign yet that Saturn's giant moon may have a salty ocean beneath its chilly surface.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/is-there-water-on-titan-saturns-moon-shows-signs/feed/ 0 The colorful globe of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, passes in front of the planet and its rings in this true color snapshot from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. (NASA.gov)