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Sea News

Ocean warming causes elephant seals to dive deeper
Global warming is having an effect on the dive behavior and search for food of southern elephant seals.

Amazing skin gives sharks a push
Shark skin has long been known to improve the fish's swimming performance by reducing drag, but now a new study show that in addition, the skin generates thrust...

Lull in ship noise after Sept. 11 attacks eased stress on right whales
Exposure to low-frequency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in whales, according to a new study. The study, conducted in Canada's Bay of Fundy, h...

Satellite tracking reveals sea turtle feeding hotspots
Satellite tracking of threatened loggerhead sea turtles has revealed two previously unknown feeding "hotspots" in the Gulf of Mexico that are providing import...

Global extinction: Gradual doom is just as bad as abrupt
Around 250 million years ago, most life on Earth was wiped out in an extinction known as the "Great Dying." Geologists have learned that the end came slowly f...

 
More on the Sea

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.

Astronomy Reference Guide Update

The former Astronomy Resources pages have been updated and reformatted as the new Astronomy Reference Guide. This section of the site features a new look, new menu system, and lots of new information. The Astronomical Calendar of Celestial Events has been updated to include events through the year 2020.
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Stay in touch! Sea and Sky is now a member of Twitter. We will be tweeting 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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New Book Review

Oceans: The companion book to the Disney Nature film
Oceans is the official companion volume to the challenging, breathtakingly beautiful documentary of the same name, created by Jacques Perrin and a crack team of scientists, cinematographers, divers, and technical specialists. A veteran of more than forty years of film-making and exploring the natural world in works like The Monkey People and Microcosmos, Perrin is the public face of an elite group that includes both veterans of Jacques-Yves Costa's pioneering exploits and cutting-edge innovators whose custom-created equipment captures never-before-witnessed scenes.

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Massive Solar System Update

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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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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Click to Explore the Universe and Solar System
 
Featured Sky Pages
Explore the Solar System Discover the Constellations
Explore the Wonders of the Cosmos Reference guide for the Astronomy Hobby
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Sky News

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer in standby mode
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, or Galex, was placed in standby mode Feb. 7, 2012 as engineers prepare to end mission ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:06:06 EST

Milky Way's black hole found grazing on asteroids
The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be vaporizing and devouring asteroids, which could explain the f...
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:30 EST

New image captures 'stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies
New images of a nearby dwarf galaxy have revealed a dense stream of stars in its outer regions, the remains of an even s...
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:30 EST

Spotlight on Carina Nebula stellar nursery
Astronomers have obtained the most detailed – and dramatic - infrared image of the Carina Nebula stellar nursery taken...
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:25:25 EST

Most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula ever
ESO's Very Large Telescope has delivered the most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula stellar nursery taken so ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:24:24 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 Reference Guide - Information, help, and resources for the amateur astronomy hobby.

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

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 products.


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