On December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night sky and for a short moment, they will appear shining together as one body. While connections to planets like these are not everyday occurrences, they are not particularly rare. This year the alliance is different for at …
Read More »A close-up view of comet NEOWISE, taken by Hubble on August 8th.Image: NASA, ESA, Q. Zhang (Caltech), and A. Pagan (STScI Comets do not always survive their stay in the inner solar system, but a new close-up image suggests that the comet NEOWISE – the brightest in decades – has …
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By Sophie Lewis 13 August 2020 / 12:31 p.m. / CBS News The best meteorologists of the year brought amazing fireballs and bright dust tracks that lit up the night sky this week. Millions of people around the world marvel at them Perseide meteor shower peak Tuesday and Wednesday – …
Read More »[ad_1] Even as humans on Earth remain locked down, the heavens abide. There is always reason to look up, perhaps now more than ever. The latest evidence of this is the newly discovered Comet SWAN now streaking through the constellation Pisces. If you are fortunate to live in the Southern …
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