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Distant Suns celebrates 50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's epic ride with a free app

by Mel Martin (Apr 12th, 2011)

It was 50 years ago today that the son of a Russian farmer rocketed into space and became the first man to orbit the earth. Yuri Gagarin's 108 minute trip in his Vostok spacecraft ushered in the era of manned space flight, as the US followed up with the Mercury, Gemini, and later the Apollo ...

Win a copy of Distant Suns to see the night sky on your iPhone

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Oct 26th, 2009)

We've covered Distant Suns before, and we missed the Galilean Nights, but we're giving away 10 copies of Distant Suns [iTunes Link] for your iPhone or iPod touch this week. It's always a good time to have the "universe in your shirt pocket," right? The rules couldn't be simpler (unless we allowed ...

Win a copy of Distant Suns for your iPhone and show us your Perseid meteor shots

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 11th, 2009)

The Perseid meteor shower should peak tomorrow, August 12, and stay spectacular for a few days after. If you've got the means, I highly recommend you check it out. Quite a show. I'm not sure an iPhone camera would do it justice, but you can prove me wrong by submitting your Perseid meteor shower ...