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Atwood’s flash

Beneath the suitable geometry, a ray of daylight can slice throughout Hypatia’s in any other case shadowed crater ground. Such an occasion is...

The Sky This Week from February 3 to 10

Saturday, February 4 The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest level from Earth in its orbit, at 3:55 A.M. EST. At the moment, it's going...

EarthSky | Flashes on the sun might help predict solar flares

NASA initially posted this article on January 17, 2023. Edits by EarthSky. A clue to predicting solar flares A staff of scientists has discovered new...

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...

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See 6 planets in late August and early September

See 6 planets earlier than dawn Possibly you’ve already seen Jupiter and Mars within the morning sky? They’re simply...

Voyager 2: Our 1st and last visit to Neptune

Reprinted from NASA. Voyager 2 passes by Neptune, 35 years in the past Thirty-five years in the past, on August...

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