This week is Jupiter’s time to shine! The planet will shine brightest from Monday night until Tuesday morning. This is because Jupiter will hit opposition, meaning this is the point on its orbit when it is closest to Earth, according to AccuWeather. “When Earth is between the sun and an …
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Columns of dust are a natural phenomenon, part of the Earth’s nutrient cycle. They occur when high-speed winds pick up small dry particles from the Earth’s surface and transport them over long distances. Every summer, columns of dust from the Sahara desert in Africa cross the Atlantic Ocean. They are …
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Finding a potentially habitable exoplanet is not as easy as you might think. Orbiting at a warm distance from the host star is only the first step. Size and composition also play a role, as does the level of flare activity in the star. And all of that doesn’t mean …
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This scrub patch in the remote wilderness of Western Australia has been added to the National Heritage List. Its meaning? Key points: Erawondoo Hill has been added to the Australian National Heritage List It is home to the world’s largest repository of zircon crystals dating back to 4.4 billion years …
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We love soaring videos from other worlds. These impressive videos, created from images collected by spacecraft in orbit, can give us an idea of what it would be like to fly in a plane on another planet. This latest video from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft offers a …
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