HI ALL!!!!! This is a bit of a long shot. I haven’t seen it yet but I know it’s right close to visibility. I don’t think you’ll see a…
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Satellite Vermin
January 27, 2018Is a deliberately shining satellite in the sky a cute idea or a menace?
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Go young moon hunting | Tonight | EarthSky
January 18, 2018Given an unobstructed horizon in the direction of sunset, most of us around the world should spot a thin crescent moon not long after the sun goes down.
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Astronomers have found five new supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. When galaxies collide and merge with each other, it can force their supe…
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2.8 Million Stars Sparkle in This Incredible Image of the Milky Way
September 7, 2017The Gaia star surveyor captured a densely packed area near the center of the galaxy
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Cassini finds ‘big empty’ near Saturn
May 2, 2017It’s not totally empty, but the space between Saturn and its rings is much emptier than scientists expected. Cassini will make its 2nd dive through this gap at 3:38 p.m.…
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Asteroid close encounter on April 2
April 2, 2017The near-Earth asteroid 2017 FU102 has a very close, but safe, encounter with Earth on April 2, 2017, sweeping to within just over half the moon’s distance.
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Happy 30th Birthday, Supernova 1987A – Sky & Telescope
February 26, 2017The brightest supernova since the invention of the telescope erupted 30 years ago. The remnant of the supernova explosion continues expanding.
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Circumpolar stars never rise or set
Added by kHilton February 3, 2017Circumpolar stars always reside above the horizon, and for that reason, never rise or set. All the stars at the Earth’s North and South Poles are circumpolar. Meanwhile, no star…
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Groundhog Day has roots in astronomy
Added by kHilton February 2, 2017Groundhog Day is tied to the movement of Earth around the sun. It’s the year’s first “cross-quarter” day.
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