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EarthSky | What makes a giant sunspot?

Big sunspot seen this week! A large sunspot area – labeled AR 3190 – has been crossing the face of the sun this week....

Unlocking the mystery of comets

Ruining perfection Many historic cultures noticed comets as harbingers of doom and catastrophe. The predictable motions of the planets, the Solar, and the Moon,...

EarthSky | What is a sun pillar or a light pillar?

What are sun pillars and lightweight pillars? Solar pillars and lightweight pillars are beams of sunshine that stretch vertically upward (or downward) from a...

Hubble captures star-studded clouds in Lagoon Nebula

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been an astronomical workhorse for greater than 30 years. Over that point, it’s captured greater than 1.5 million...

Artemis 1 splashes down safely, completes historic Moon mission

NASA’s 25-day Artemis 1 mission got here to a profitable shut on Sunday (Dec. 11) with a splashdown off Mexico’s Baja California coast...

Spring 2022 featured two stunning eclipses

Throwing shade on the Moon The Might 2022 total lunar eclipse often is the darkest since that of Dec. 9/10, 1992, which occurred after...

Sky This Month: November 2022

Search for Neptune about 6.5° west-southwest of Jupiter, due south of the Circlet of Pisces. You possibly can spot the magnitude 7.7 planet...

See fall’s best Messier objects

It’s been six months since astronomy golf equipment across the globe hosted occasions for the Messier marathon. The aim of this single-night observing...

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Spy two planets in the Bull: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

Again to Article Checklist Over the subsequent week, Mars and Jupiter will pair up with the Pleiades and the...

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