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The original 'Mr. Eclipse:' How a 19th-century astronomer calculated the dates of over 13,000 ...
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHe considers it one of his most valued possessions. (Image credit: Joe Rao) Unwarranted criticism...
Solar eclipses are so last month. Get ready for a ‘planetary parade’
San Jose Mercury News· 18 hours agoFirst came a rare solar eclipse, followed by the northern lights, fueled by a solar storm. The next...
What is Memorial Day? The true meaning of why we celebrate the federal holiday
USA Today· 3 days agoFor many Americans, Memorial Day is more than a long weekend and an unofficial start to the summer...
Remembering a Cold War-era Russian solar eclipse, 1981 [I Know a Story column]
Lancaster Online· 2 days agoIn early April, I rode with two friends to Arkansas, where we saw the total solar eclipse. A friend...
The Habitable Worlds Observatory Could See Lunar and Solar 'Exo-Eclipses'
Universe Today· 7 days agoA future space observatory could use exo-eclipses to tease out exomoon populations. If you’re like...
Rochester eclipse marriage proposal turns out better than the view
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 6 days agoZimmerman spent a year constructing the mount for the smaller telescope, solely for the eclipse. As...
Editorial: Northern lights excitement even better than the pictures
Bangor Daily News· 4 days agoIn an impressive, if less-expected second act to April’s total solar eclipse, many people in Maine...
Celestial events to watch in 2024
The Week via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLike...the dark." As this event gets closer, scientists can better predict its visibility; however, many already forecast a "fantastic celestial...
Scientists find weird link between a solar mystery and feeding black holes
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe solar dynamo that drives sunspots and solar flares could be located near the surface of the sun...
Origin of the Sun’s magnetic field isn’t as deep as thought
Cosmos· 5 days agoNow, a new study in the journal Nature is challenging long-held hypotheses about the depth at which this process occurs inside the Sun. “The features we see when looking at the Sun, like the ...
