The week in pictures: December 8–14, 2012

In the past seven days, the astronomy community lost a great teacher in Sir Patrick Moore, the Hubble Space Telescope peered further back in time than ever before and uncovered a previously unseen population of primitive galaxies, astronomers found a microquasar in a galaxy beyond the Milky Way for the first time, and more.

Published: December 14, 2012

December 8–14, 2012

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JAIME DIAZ from MEXICO said:

Definitively they wont find any life there in Mars, neitheir in any location of the Universe.Even if they find water under the surfase,which they might.And I hope Nasa dont come again with a tall tale, as they did years ago with a fosil warm, that i didnt believe at he time.

Submitted: 12/14/2012 9:45:40 PM (CST)

	Sun	Sun	Moon
RISE	—		—	PHASE	—
SET	—		—	DISK	—

	Mercury	Mercury	Venus	Venus
RISE	—		—
SET	—		—
		—		—

	Mars	Mars	Jupiter	Jupiter	Saturn	Saturn
RISE	—		—		—
SET	—		—		—
		—		—		—