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Missed the 'Parade of Planets'? These Upcoming Alignments Will Likely Be Better, Anyway
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoSix planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn, in that order—created a diagonal line across the dawn-lit sky from our terrestrial vantage point this morning, a spectacle that ...
NASA 3D Instagram 'experience' brings nebulas into your home
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoEver wanted to see the wreckage of a supernova or explore distant clouds of gas and dust ejected by...
How scientists revealed a new Martian rock type without the rock
Mashable· 4 days agoThe inventory of meteorites from Mars is astoundingly small: Less than 400 of the known space rocks...
The Weird, Wild and Wonderful Universe, According to the Internet's Favorite Astronomer
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoPhilip Plait is a science communicator and astronomer, one who was part of NASA’s Hubble Space...
Bus-sized asteroid will fly close to Earth on Saturday, NASA says
Staten Island Advance· 5 days agoA 25-foot-long, bus-sized asteroid will fly close to Earth on Saturday, according to NASA. An asteroid is an inactive body orbiting the sun that are typically composed of rocky, dusty, and metallic ...
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
Universe Today· 6 days agoWhen the Arecibo Observatory dish in Puerto Rico collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope and a unique radar instrument to map the...
NASA 3D Instagram 'experience' brings nebulas into your home
SPACE.com· 1 day agoA new NASA project allows Instagram users to experience the wonders of the universe as seen by the...
Super-Earth Secrets: James Webb Telescope Reveals Unexpected Exoplanet Atmosphere
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoThis artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet 55 Cancri e could look like. Also called Janssen, 55...