After decades of searching, scientists have finally found a clear sign of active volcanism on Venus.
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Newly discovered Comet C/2023 A3 might reach naked-eye brightness when it flies past Earth in 2024. Check out our forecast of what to expect to see in the months ahead.
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Phone battery dead? Learn how to tell time with the Big Dipper. Also, don't miss a remarkable transit of Ceres in front of the bright spiral galaxy M100.
The post Tell Time with the Big Dipper; See Ceres Transit M100 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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The newest observations will help astronomers understand a planetary-scale wave in the atmosphere of our sister planet.
The post Amateur Astronomers Help Provide Uninterrupted View of Venus’s Clouds appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Astronomers studying the water vapor around a newborn star find that it’s chemically similar to ice in solar system comets, a possible source of Earth’s oceans.
The post Water on Earth Might Predate the Solar System appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Venus and Jupiter widen in twilight. Mars, Aldebaran, and Betelgeuse form a triangle of similar orange sparkles. And there's lots to explore with optical aid off the trailing foot of Gemini, including the Toes.
The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 10 – 19 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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New research shows diamonds might condense out of Neptune's mantle, but not Uranus', explaining a decades-old discrepancy.
The post Do Diamonds Rain on the Ice Giants? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Two decades of observations show a dusty gas cloud elongating as it approaches our galaxy's supermassive black hole.
The post Watch the Milky Way’s Black Hole Spaghettify a Cloud appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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When skies are cloudy, sucker holes may offer us a view — albeit often only a brief one — of the universe overhead.
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Venus and Jupiter draw majestically apart in the evening twilight, 1° farther each day. Much higher, Mars makes its third pass in the last five months between the horntip stars of Taurus.
The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 3 – 12 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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An accounting of satellite streaks across two decades of Hubble Space Telescopes finds their appearance is increasing.
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A planet-hunting consortium is marking five successful years by releasing data on more than 50 worlds.
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Five new studies give a full accounting of the aftermath of the impact of NASA's DART mission on a nearby asteroid.
The post The Aftermath of DART, Humankind’s First Planetary Defense Mission appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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These are the nights to get ready for the aurorae — and tonight may be your lucky night. Not only is the current solar cycle swiftly intensifying, March is one of the best times of the year to see the northern lights.
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As the Northern Hemisphere edges toward the March equinox and beyond, stargazers have an abundance of brilliant stars overhead as darkness falls. Anchoring the celestial parade is Orion, the Hunter. Download or listen to this month’s Sky Tour to learn about — and how to spot — the Winter Hexagon of big, beautiful winter stars.
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Astronomers have taken a closer look at a system containing three stars and five planets and may have solved a mystery around its formation.
The post A Fresh Look at Kepler-444’s Ancient Planetary System appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Years after initial space-mining ventures went bust, startup AstroForge has announced two missions in 2023 to obtain rare-earth minerals from a near-Earth asteroid.
The post Are We Finally on the Cusp of Commercial Asteroid Mining? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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James Webb Space Telescope images reveal an intricate network in nearby galaxies, influenced by generations of star formation.
The post Generations of Stars Shape Their Galaxies, Webb Images Reveal appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest celestial objects after the Sun and the Moon, shine together in the western twilight before, during, and after their March 1st conjunction.
The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, February 24 – March 5 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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An unexpected total lunar eclipse surprises an amateur astrophotographer.
The post Fortune Favors the Prepared Astrophotographer appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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