Starwatch 9 November 2020 Fri and Mercury There’s a beautiful alignment to see in the morning sky this week, as the invisible crescent moon moves towards the bright lighthouse of Venus and the barely shining, inner planet Mercury. Adding to this scene is Spika, the bright star of the Virgo, …
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Two years after he left Earth, Mercury probe Bepi Colombo has completed the first of its first flyby of Venus. The maneuver spacecraft is designed to speed up its journey – but it’s also a great opportunity to pass a little science. As it rotates on a curved path around …
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Traces of a rare molecule known as phosphine have been found in Venus’s hellish, highly acidic atmosphere, astronomers announced Monday – providing a boring clue about the possibility of life. The phosphine molecules found on Earth are primarily the result of the action of microorganisms that thrive in human industry …
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FP TrendsJuly 20, 2020 11:46:00 IST On July 19, people around the world will be able to see five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – without the need for a telescope. In addition to the unusual sighting of five planets in the night sky, a crescent moon …
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Kite Neowise It is not the only cosmic phenomenon visible in the sky this weekend. On Sunday, July 19, sky watchers will be able to look up and spot five planets and the crescent moon, all without even using a telescope. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, as well as …
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