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Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine

Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine

[ad_1] Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine false product staring-down-the-iris https://www.astronomy.com/picture-of-the-day/photo/staring-down-the-iris/ Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine Michael Telesco from New Canaan, Connecticut The Iris Nebula (LBN...

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Venus is the Perfect Place to Count Meteors

Venus is the Perfect Place to Count Meteors

[ad_1] Watching meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere and streak across the sky as the visual spectacle known as meteors, it is one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles on Earth, often exhibiting multiple colors as they blaze through the atmosphere, which often...

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Saharan dust over the Strait of Messina

Saharan dust over the Strait of Messina

[ad_1] These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show two different views of the Strait of Messina in Italy, before and after a major dust storm from the Sahara desert passed over the area.On the left, the image shows the strait on 17 June 2024, while the right image shows...

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When to see the Full Moon and phases

When to see the Full Moon and phases

[ad_1] A composite image showing the Full Moons in 2020 and 2021 by month. Credit: Soumyadeep Mukherjee. The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the...

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Ariane 6 pre-show: wet dress rehearsal complete

Ariane 6 pre-show: wet dress rehearsal complete

[ad_1] Enabling & Support 21/06/2024 870 views 7 likes Yesterday, the first Ariane 6 rocket to launch into space went through its last full ‘wet dress rehearsal’ at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – it provided an exciting sneak peek of what’s to come,...

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