The planets put on a sunset sky show – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are joined in the early-evening sky soon after sunset by a waxing crescent Moon. Watch
Read more[ad_1] Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are joined in the early-evening sky soon after sunset by a waxing crescent Moon. Watch
Read more[ad_1] Scientists recently added a whopping 301 newly confirmed exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. [ad_2] Original Post
Read more[ad_1] Planets without plate tectonics are unlikely to be habitable. But currently, we’ve never seen the surface of an exoplanet
Read more[ad_1] Our closest stellar neighbor is Proxima Centauri, an M-type (red dwarf) star located over 4.24 light-years away (part of
Read more[ad_1] November’s full “Beaver Moon” will occur on Nov. 19 and will undergo a partial lunar eclipse, visible from eastern
Read more[ad_1] A new space telescope mission unveiled today (Nov. 16) will look for habitable planets in the Alpha Centauri system,
Read more[ad_1] What makes a planet a planet? The answer turns out to be rather contentious. The official definition of a
Read more[ad_1] October was Mars’ month, but during Nov. as it recedes from Earth, it shrinks and fades rapidly. Nonetheless, it
Read more[ad_1] NASA’s helicopter Ingenuity has successfully completed its 14th test flight on the Red Planet, demonstrating its ability to fly
Read more[ad_1] Extrasolar planets are being discovered at a rapid rate, with 4,531 planets in 3,363 systems (with another 7,798 candidates
Read more[ad_1] Telescope glossary Aperture: Diameter of the primary mirror or lens, which allows a telescope to collect light.Field of view:
Read more[ad_1] There’s something for everyone in our guide to the best telescopes of 2021. Whether you’re a keen amateur astronomer
Read more[ad_1] This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. David Rothery,
Read more[ad_1] Between Saturday and Thursday evenings (Oct. 9 to Oct. 14), the moon will visit not one but three bright
Read more[ad_1] The universe may be teeming with the molecules needed for life, a new study finds. The results come from
Read more[ad_1] NASA astrophysicist Knicole Colon describes her work on the Kepler, Hubble, TESS and Webb missions, and takes us on
Read more[ad_1] The search for potentially habitable planets is focused on exoplanets—planets orbiting other stars—for good reason. The only planet we
Read more[ad_1] We have discovered thousands of exoplanets in recent years, including some that are Earth-sized and potentially habitable. But we
Read more[ad_1] According to new research using data from NASA’s retired planet-hunting mission, the Kepler space telescope, about half the stars
Read more[ad_1] This month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast guides to interesting sites in the starry sky — from Astronomy Day to
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