Astronomy today is a popular and enjoyable hobby as well as a vital science making new discoveries every day. With old and new discoveries, space missions, current events, videos and photos, astronomy is a hobby that can fill countless hours. It's a lot of fun too. So here are a few of the latest and greatest astronomy facts, figures and happenings.

Astronomy today on any given day might have news of meteors. 2008 certainly was no different. In November the Taurids and Leonids were active in the night sky. Into was a full moon in December washing out the Gemenids. Don't fret. Meteor showers can continue for as long as four weeks. So people can still see the amazing view.

A moon return was often discussed for astronomy today in the year 2008. Many countries would participate in this exciting undertaking. It may even result in a moon colony. Hard to believe. Minus the aliens and hopefully the moon set adrift by an explosion, the TV series “Space 1999� could soon become a reality only 16 years too late.

2008 was a year of a lot of astronomy news. For much of the year many astronomy today columns were filled with news of some space garbage – a colling ammonia tank from the space station. It had been discarded into space where it orbited for many months. But eventually its orbit decayed. There was some worry that large chunks would fall, or that some parts would strike in populated areas. The good news is that it all fell into the ocean.

Hubble was probably the biggest news in astronomy today in 2008. Bear was the saga of damage which took a month to repair. After recovery, Hubble snapped the first visible light pictures of a planet orbiting a distance sun. Hubble telescope sure had a full year.

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