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[ad_1] Last month, we called attention to a celestial assembly involving the moon, two bright stars and two bright planets adorning our western evening sky. Now, another, similar gathering will take place this week; an array that will change night to night as we...
[ad_1] The Sun sets on the summer solstice in June 2021. Credit: CoconutRyo (Flickr) Friday, June 16The Moon passes 4° north of Mercury at 5 P.M. EDT, though the pair is not visible in the evening sky. Instead, we’ll catch them tomorrow morning before the Sun rises....
[ad_1] Recently astronomers caught a strange mystery: extremely high-energy particles spitting out of the surface of the Sun when it was relatively calm. Now a team of theorists have proposed a simple solution to the mystery. We just have to look a little bit under...
[ad_1] Copernicus Sentinel-3’s wide view captures the eastern edge of the Mediterranean and surrounding countries.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles to learn more. This wide view includes Egypt to the south, and Israel,...
[ad_1] China just broke its own national record for satellites launched by a single rocket.A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China Thursday (June 15) at 1:30 a.m. EDT (0530 GMT, or 13:30 local time). Insulation tiles fell...
[ad_1] Valentina Tereshkova. Credit: ESA On a drab Sunday in Moscow in November 1963, a dark-suited man stood beside his veiled bride, whose bashful smile betrayed the merest hint of nerves. Despite the extraordinarily lavish surroundings of the capital’s Wedding...
[ad_1] Large astronomical projects like the Dark Energy Survey and the James Webb Space Telescope provide innumerable benefits to society, like technological spin-offs, national prestige, and a way to satisfy our common human curiosity. How are we supposed to judge...
[ad_1] Week in images: 12-16 June 2023 Discover our week through the lens [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] China's space station is a busy place these days.New footage released by China's human spaceflight agency shows the Tiangong space station in its new configuration following a series of arrivals to and departures from the orbital outpost.The Tianzhou 5 cargo...
[ad_1] Using the CEM70, Tony captured this image of the Sharpless 2-132 at the Stellarvue Dark Sky Party at Likely Place, California. (Credit: Tony Hallas) It’s easy to underestimate the importance of a high-quality mount. First-time observers might opt for a cheaper...