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You might be tempted to sleep through this annual shower but then you'd miss seeing some of the fastest meteors around. Not to mention their parent is the most famous comet of all.
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1d ago
High above you on May evenings is an one obvious star pattern that just about everyone knows: the Big Dipper. This “Swiss Army Knife of the sky” can help you find many other key springtime stars and constellations. Just download or stream this month’s Sky Tour podcast.
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2d ago
New time-lapse videos from the Chandra X-ray Observatory show the Crab Nebula and the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant over more than 20 years.
The post What Happens After a Supernova Blows? Watch and Find Out appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
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2d ago
A giant impact likely formed Pluto's heart-shaped basin, Sputnik Planitia. A big chunk of the impactor’s core might still be buried under the ice.
The post A Cosmic Arrow Pierced Pluto's Heart — Is It Still There Beneath the Surface? appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
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6d ago
Researchers might have located the birthplace of 469219 Kamo‘oalewa, a small asteroid that has been described as Earth’s “mini-moon.”
The post Earth’s Mini-Moon Linked to Farside Lunar Crater appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
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6d ago
All the planets now huddle around our line of sight toward the Sun. However, these moonless evenings present us the Spring Triangle, the Great Diamond with a sugar sprinkle on its edge, and the Pointers aligned vertically.
The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5 appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
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1w ago
The large constellation Vela contains many hidden treasures.
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1w ago
Maybe everything in the outer solar system is an ocean world.
The post How Saturn’s Moon Mimas Might Have Melted appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
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1w ago
By linking a family of meteorites on Earth to their relatives in the asteroid belt, scientists have arrived at a new understanding of the giant planets' movement early in the solar system's history.
The post Meteorites Tighten Timeline for Giant Planets’ Movement through the Solar System appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
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1w ago
Sky & Telescope met with readers old and new at the annual Northeast Astronomy Forum.
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