Look Out For a Rare Quadruple Formation in the Night Sky This Week
Look out for a rare and special Quadruple Formation in the night sky this March 9 and 10, 2021.
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She Survived Cancer at 10, Now She Will Be the Youngest Person to Be Launched Into Space
Hayley Arceneaux, child cancer survivor who became a PA at St. Jude's where she was treated, is now to be the youngest person to enter space.
Look Out for the Venus And Jupiter Conjunction Beginning Thursday Morning
On Thursday morning on February 11, 2021, do look out for the Venus-Jupiter conjunction in the pre-dawn sky.
Thursday's 'Wolf Moon' Kicks-Off A Year Of Three Supermoons, Including a 'Blood Moon'
Look out for the Full Wolf Moon on January 28, and learn about other full moon events happening through 2021.
There Are 300 Million Potentially Habitable Planets in the Milky Way, NASA Reports
NASA says about 300 million habitable planets could exist just in our solar system, the Milky Way.
Scientists May Have Detected the 'Hum' of the Universe That Could Change Astronomy Forever
Scientists may have just detected the effects of the gravitational wave background, a universal force caused by supermassive black holes.
A Rare 'Triple Conjunction' Of Planets Will Crown the Night Skies This Weekend
On Sunday January 10, 2021, look towards the southwest horizon at dusk to see a 'triple conjunction' between the Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury .
The First Meteor Shower of 2021 Will Light Up the Night Sky on New Year's Weekend
This weekend, the Quadrantid meteor shower will peak from January 2 into January 3—with fireball meteors lightin the sky.
Stunning Photos From 'Great Conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn on Monday Brighten Spirits in December
On December 21, 2020 photographers took stunning photos of the Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn-aka the Christmas Star.
A Rare 'Christmas Star' is Coming in December for the First Time in 800 Years
Look up at the night sky on winter solstice this year, and you'll be able to catch a rare sight. On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer to one another than they have in eight centuries. Alignments between the planets, known as a ‘conjunction', is "rather rare," Rice University astronomer Patrick Hartigan explained […]
The Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century is Coming This Week
This November, in the middle of the month, expect to see the longest lunar eclipse of the century, and the Leonids meteor shower.
Astronomers May Have Spotted the First Known Exoplanet in Another Galaxy
Astronomers looking at the Messier 51 galaxy have determined that an exoplanet transited in front of their view, the first such observation.
A Mathematician Just Made a Musical Album Entirely Composed of Black Hole Wavelengths - Listen
Combining his love of science and music, Belgian mathematician and musician made an album that transformed black hole data into sounds.
This is What it Looks Like When a Black Hole Snacks on a Star
From the University of Arizona, see what it looks like when a black hole snacks on a star. It's incredible.
900-Year-old Mystery That Puzzled Stargazers is Now Solved - It's A 'Zombie' Star
A supernova that stunned stargazers In the Year 1181 has finally been found - and it's a 'zombie' star.
Have We Detected Dark Energy? Cambridge Scientists Say It's a Possibility
Dark energy may have been responsible for unexpected results from the XENON1T experiment, deep below Italy's Apennine Mountains.
How to See Meteor Showers from Halley's Comet This Month
In October 2021, there's going to be a spectacular Orionid meteor shower towards the end of the month.
How Planets May Be Seeded With the Chemicals Necessary for Life
Leeds University researchers look at how planets may be seeded with the chemicals necessary for life.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Launches Company to Clean Up Space Debris
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, has put his hat in the space sector with a twist — he's starting a space cleanup company.
This Asteroid is a $10,000-Quadrillion Lump of Iron and a Potential Opportunity to Study an Exposed Planetary Core
As the only entirely-metallic planetesimal known in our solar system, 16 Psyche offers a view of a planet's metal core like ours.
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