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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 Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back toContinue reading "2025 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases"
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I began photographing the Milky Way around 2018, but the hobby took off in earnest for me at the onset of the COVID years as I took myself out to remote dark sites to capture images. For many observers, the Milky Way’s prime attraction is the northern galactic bulge from the Large Sagittarius Star CloudContinue reading "The best objects to view and photograph along the Milky Way"
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Emmanuel Joly from Le Cannet-des-Maures, France Sharpless 2–216 is one of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth, just 415 light-years away in Perseus. On the sky, it has a diameter three times larger than that of the Full Moon. Of course, the term “planetary nebula” is a misnomer — such objects are actually produced by starsContinue reading "A look ahead"
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Each year, millions of visitors marvel at the geological intricacy and beauty of the vast chasm of the Grand Canyon carved through the Arizona desert by 5 million years of water erosion. It is interesting to contemplate the force of water as over the eons the Colorado River meticulously sliced through layers of Arizona bedrock.Continue reading "The Moon’s epic ‘grand canyons’ were gouged out in 10 minutes by an asteroid strike"
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, I thought I’d share with you a lunar phenomenon created by the interplay of light and shadow on the Moon. It’s a delightful pattern of lunar peaks and ridges that, when illuminated in the correct way, looks like a string of beads forming the shape of a heart. Catch it underContinue reading "See the Moon’s beaded ‘heart’"
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Team ShaRA; data acquired via Chilescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile The galaxy Fornax A (NGC 1316) is famed for its enormous radio lobes, but deep optical imaging reveals dizzying layers of structure generated by a series of mergers that made the galaxy what it is today. Just right of Fornax A is the smaller spiralContinue reading "A galactic megaconglomerate"
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If everything in our solar system formed from the same solar nebula, why do the planets have different compositions? Herbert WichTitusville, Florida To better understand why the planets have variable compositions, we have to first understand the process of how stars form. While the composition of gas and dust in a precursor molecular cloud isContinue reading "Why do the solar system’s planets have different compositions? "
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In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and spot the many planets currently in our night sky. You’ll see four of the five planets visible without optical aid. Venus and Saturn are in the west; Jupiter lies overhead; and Mars is in the east. Opportunities to see so many easy-to-spot planets don’tContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Bright Planets and Stars"
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Strange as it may sound, where the astronauts sat (or “sat” – the crew actually stood) in the Apollo Lunar Module may have profoundly impacted the way the experience of walking on the Moon affected them. Mission commanders were in what is referred to in aviation as the “left seat” position and lunar module pilotsContinue reading "How did walking on the Moon affect the Apollo astronauts?"
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This past year brought much of the world together through events both anticipated and unexpected. April’s highly awaited total solar eclipse delighted millions with the sight of a lifetime — though dodging clouds got a bit stressful for some. Less than a month later, the Sun unleashed a massive storm that lit the skies withContinue reading "Top 10 space stories of 2024"
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Like a gift that keeps on giving, the Pleiades is also home to several fine double and triple stars for small telescopes. Plus, details of a rare comet occultation on Feb. 5.
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Samples collected from the asteroid 101955 Bennu contain life’s key building blocks, scientists have found.
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New data has allowed a team of researchers to reconstruct a detailed view of a famous circle in the constellation Lyra.
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The development of the VIPER lunar rover has been discontinued.
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The International Astronomical Union has named asteroid 2000 BE23 after S&T’s new Editor in Chief, Diana Hannikainen: 50252 Dianahannikainen.
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This month we’ll look for five planets in the evening sky, explore the Moon’s phases, take stock of winter’s brightest stars, and track down two lesser-known constellations. Give Sky Tour a Try!
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The "planet parade" isn't over yet — the waxing Moon will pair with the planets in the coming week, with a pretty Venus-Moon pairing on February 1st.
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The waxing crescent Moon pairs up with Saturn, then Venus. On the night of the 5th the Moon occults some of the Pleiades. Looking wider, the Winter Hexagon fills much of the February sky.
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This meandering watercourse is the sixth largest constellation in the sky and holds galaxies aplenty.
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Big, bright and red, the Mira variable R Leonis portends the Sun's fate. A pair of binoculars is all you need to get acquainted.
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