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Space for two Bulgarians: Communist fellow travellers

August 13, 2018August 14, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer final frontier

An April day in 1979 found Bulgaria’s first cosmonaut, Georgi Ivanov, high above the earth and facing a crisis quite

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Clear skies forecast over Bulgaria for 2018 Perseid meteor shower

August 9, 2018August 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The weekend weather forecast for Bulgaria has more sunny weather and little cloud cover, which should offer starwatchers a clear

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Bulgaria 

2018 Perseids meteor shower to peak over Bulgaria on August 11 and 12

August 6, 2018August 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The nights of August 11 and 12 will see the peak displays of the 2018 Perseids meteor shower over the

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Longest total lunar eclipse of century on Friday

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 VOANews final frontier

Scientists say the longest total lunar eclipse of this century will grace the night sky on Friday, turning the moon

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Europe 

26 Galileo satellites now in orbit for improved EU satellite navigation signal

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Four more Galileo satellites were successfully launched on July 25 from the European spaceport in French Guiana on the European

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Europe 

EU proposes increasing space programme budget by 50 per cent to 16 billion euro

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The European Union proposes investing 16 billion euro in the period 2021-2027 “to further enhance Europe’s leadership in space,” a

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World 

Geminid meteor shower will brighten skies on December 13 and 14

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most intense annual showers that can be observed in the northern hemisphere, will

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Bulgaria 

See if you can see the Super Moon over Bulgaria on December 3

December 3, 2017December 4, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The night of December 3 2017 offers the first of a succession of Super Moons in a few weeks, to

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World 

2017 Perseid meteor shower to peak on August 12

August 9, 2017August 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Skywatchers in Bulgaria will be able to enjoy one of the summer night sky’s most spectacular annual displays as the

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