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Sea News

Fishery management practices for beluga sturgeon must change, experts urge
A first-of-its-kind study of a Caspian Sea beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) fishery demonstrates current harvest rates are four to five times higher than those that ...

To the Antarctic or Brazil for new feathers: Thin-billed prions select their moulting grounds individually
Scientists have studied the migratory behavior of thin-billed prions and discovered that the animals spend their molting season in two areas that are at a consi...

Urged on by urchins: How sea lilies got their get-up-and-go
Nature abounds with examples of evolutionary arms races. Certain marine snails, for example, evolved thick shells and spines to avoid be eaten, but crabs and fi...

Scientists discover 600 million-year-old origins of vision
By studying the hydra, a member of an ancient group of sea creatures that is still flourishing, scientists have made a discovery in understanding the origins of...

Development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture
A 10-year effort by a scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have been described as six-pack abs a...

 
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Coral Reef Life - Explore the amazing fish and other marine animals that inhabit the coral reef.

Creatures of the Deep Sea - Discover the bizarre fish and other creatures that lurk in the deep sea.

Aquarium Resources - Information, help, and resources for the salt water and marine reef aquarium hobby.

Exploration Timeline - Learn about the explorers and discoveries that helped to our understanding of the oceans.

Sea Gallery - Relax to beautiful images and sounds of the seas.

Sea Games - Play dozens of totally free games with a sea theme.

Sea News - Get the latest exciting news headlines about oceanography and marine biology.

Sea Links - Links to hundreds of quality sea related Web sites.

Sea Reviews - Find music, video, book, and software reviews of ocean related products.

Massive Solar System Update
3/9/2010 at 7:33 PM

Sea and Sky's Tour of the Solar System has just completed a massive update featuring a new interface, new images, new interactive menus, updated data, and tons of new information. With our new Planetary Weight Calculator, you can find out how much you weigh on the moon, the planets, and even the Sun.
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Sea and Sky Now on Twitter

Stay in touch! Sea and Sky is now a member of Twitter. We will be tweating about interesting ocean and space news stories and special events as well as updates and new content on the Web site. Click on the image below to follow Sea and Sky on Twitter:

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Astronomy Calendar Update

We have updated our astronomy calendar of celestial events to include many exciting new events for the year 2010, including meteor showers, eclipses, moon phases, planetary alignments, and more. You will find this to be one of the most complete astronomical calendars anywhere on the Web!
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New Book Review

Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System
In a stunning and completely new view of the solar system, an astronaut and a geologist team up to investigate, through parallel views made possible by cutting-edge space technology, how the earth itself can help science unravel the mysteries of the heavens. National Geographic Books introduces Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System.

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New News is Good News

The Sea News and Sky News pages have been updated with a new look and expanded coverage. Our news pages now feature RSS news feeds from some of the most respected online sources, updated daily. Several new pages have been added to make this one of the most complete online sea and space news sites available.
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Deep Sea Creatures Get a Makeover

Averaging two miles in depth, the deep ocean is a world of incredible and unusual creatures that haunt the darkness. Join Sea and Sky as we explore the deep sea and discover some of its most unusual inhabitants. This section of Sea and Sky has recently been updated with new information and new images that bring these creatures to life in a whole new way.
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Click to Explore the Universe and Solar System
 
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Explore the Solar System Discover the Constellations
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Sky News

Super supernova: White dwarf star system exceeds mass limit
Astronomers have, for the first time, measured the mass of a type of supernova thought to belong to a unique subclass an...
Publ.Date : Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Turning up the heat: Finding out how well the Webb telescope's sunshield will perform
Keeping an infrared telescope at very cold operating temperatures isn't an option, it's an absolute necessity. Serving a...
Publ.Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Seeking dark matter on a desktop
Desktop experiments could point the way to dark matter discovery, complementing grand astronomical searches and deep und...
Publ.Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Mysterious cosmic 'dark flow' tracked deeper into universe
Distant galaxy clusters mysteriously stream at a million miles per hour along a path roughly centered on the southern co...
Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST

Galaxy study validates general relativity on cosmic scale, existence of dark matter
While general relativity describes well the behavior of the solar system, Einstein's theory of gravity and spacetime has...
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST

 
More on the Sky

The Solar System - Take a virtual tour and explore our Solar System.

The Constellations - Discover the constellations and some of the amazing objects they contain.

Celestial Objects - Explore the wondrous objects that inhabit our universe.

Astronomy Resources - Information, help, and resources for the amateur astronomy hobby.

Messier Catalog - A valuable resource for amateur astronomers for the brightest deep sky objects.

Sky Gallery - Relax to beautiful images and sound of the universe.

Sky Games - Play dozens of totally free games with a space theme.

Sky News - Get the latest exciting news headlines about astronomy and space exploration.

Sky Links - Links to hundreds of quality space related Web sites.

Sky Reviews - Find music, video, book, and software reviews os space related producrs.

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