The year’s brightest comet makes its closest pass by Earth this weeke Astronomy Magazine The year’s brightest comet makes its closest approach to Earth this weekend, passing by one of the night sky’s most beautiful star clusters, the Pleiades, along …
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Don't miss the Geminids tonight! – Astronomy Magazine
Don’t miss the Geminids tonight! Astronomy Magazine The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight under nearly ideal conditions. Observers under a clear dark sky can expect to see up to 120 meteors per hour — an …
New lunar crater names honor Apollo 8 – Astronomy Magazine
New lunar crater names honor Apollo 8 Astronomy Magazine On October 5, the International Astronomical Union approved two new lunar crater names: 8 Homeward and Anders’ Earthrise. The craters honor the Apollo 8 …
Virgin Galactic has launched its SpaceShipTwo into space – Astronomy Magazine
Virgin Galactic has launched its SpaceShipTwo into space Astronomy Magazine Virgin Galactic has followed through with their ambitious goal to launch their SpaceShipTwo vehicle into space before Christmas. Today, the aerospace …
Did a nearby supernova cause one of Earth's mass extinctions? – Astronomy Magazine
Did a nearby supernova cause one of Earth’s mass extinctions? Astronomy Magazine Supernovae are the explosive end stages of massive stars. About 2.6 million years ago, one such supernova lit up Earth’s sky from about 150 light-years away.
Did a nearby supernova cause one of Earth's mass extinctions? – Astronomy Magazine
Did a nearby supernova cause one of Earth’s mass extinctions? Astronomy Magazine Supernovae are the explosive end stages of massive stars. About 2.6 million years ago, one such supernova lit up Earth’s sky from about 150 light-years away.
Penguin poo provides clues to Antarctica's health – Astronomy Magazine
Penguin poo provides clues to Antarctica’s health Astronomy Magazine Monitoring the well-being of Antarctica’s delicate ecosystem just got a little bit easier thanks to a very unlikely source: penguin poop. By looking at the scat stains …
Penguin poo provides clues to Antarctica's health – Astronomy Magazine
Penguin poo provides clues to Antarctica’s health Astronomy Magazine Monitoring the well-being of Antarctica’s delicate ecosystem just got a little bit easier thanks to a very unlikely source: penguin poop. By looking at the scat stains …
ALMA Captures Stunning Views of Protoplanetary Disks | Astronomy – Sci-News.com
ALMA Captures Stunning Views of Protoplanetary Disks | Astronomy Sci-News.com Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have conducted one of the deepest surveys ever of protoplanetary disks …
How far away can you see a meteor? – SYFY WIRE
How far away can you see a meteor? SYFY WIRE Most are asking questions of various types, most of which are fairly straightforward to answer (in fact, a lot could be answered by googling, hint hint).