Night Sky
The Night Sky This Month: January 2019
The map above shows the areas of the Earth’s surface from which a total eclipse of the Moon by Earth’s umbra, or dark shadow, on the night of the 21st of January can be observed. […]
Year: 2018
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Voyager 2 Becomes Second Human-made Object to Leave Solar System
The artist’s impression above shows the approximate current positions of both Voyager spacecraft relative to the Sun and other surviving spacecraft. Note that while Voyager 1 left the solar system in 2012 above the orbital […]
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Barnard’s Star Hosts a Frozen Super-Earth
The image above shows an artists’ impression of what the surface of the super-Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star might look like. However, given that the planet receives only about 2% of the light Earth receives from […]
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The Night Sky This Month: December 2018
From about the 13th of the month, comet hunters should be able to follow Comet 46P/Wirtanen without optical aid given clear skies and good seeing conditions. Late in the evening of the 15th, the comet […]
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What Are the Northern Lights and Southern Lights?
The image above shows a spectacular display of the Aurora Borealis over Finland. Also known as the Northern Lights, auroras typically occur at latitudes of between 10 and 20 degrees from the geomagnetic poles but […]
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Megawatt-Class Laser Beamed into Space Could Attract Alien Attention
The image above shows a focused laser beam shooing into space from Earth, which some researchers hope might attract the attention of alien astronomers. According to a new study by James Clark and Kerri Cahoy, […]
Astronomy History
Top Astronomical Discoveries Made by Radio Telescopes
Aside from sending out expeditions, space exploration is made possible with the use of certain instruments; more specifically – telescopes. However, astronomers do not solely rely on optical telescopes to observe space. Some really distant […]
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Is Pluto a Planet After All, And Should We Care?
The image above shows an oblique view of the Norgay and Hillary mountain ranges, and an extensive ice field on Pluto, as photographed by the New Horizons mission. To many people, it would seem that […]
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The Night Sky This Month: November 2018
Prominent constellations at this time of year include Lyra, Cygnus, Andromeda, and Pegasus in the south, but the constellation Taurus is now appearing in east during the late evening. Taurus is known as one of […]
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Orionid Meteor Shower To Last Until November 7th
The Orionids reached its peak on Oct. 21st when up to 20 meteors an hour could be seen in the night sky. Nevertheless, the annual celestial event takes place for almost five weeks between October […]