Double Cluster in Perseus on October evenings
The Double Cluster in Perseus is a breathtaking pair of star clusters, easy to see in October. How to find it in your sky.
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See 42 of the largest asteroids in new images
Astronomers with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have obtained new and more detailed images of 42 of the largest asteroids in the main asteroid belt.
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Grus the Crane, home to âthe bright oneâ
Grus the Crane is a constellation best seen from the Southern Hemisphere that has one notably bright star whose name actually means, “the bright one.”
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Small galaxy consumes an even smaller galaxy
Scientists found evidence that a small galaxy – the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite of the Milky Way – has eaten an even smaller galaxy.
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White dwarf star abruptly switches on and off
Astronomers have witnessed a white dwarf switching on and off – or going from a bright to dim stage and back – over a period of just 30 minutes.
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October deep sky: Helix Nebula and more
The October deep sky holds gems such as the Helix Nebula in Aquarius. You can spot the Helix Nebula in binoculars or a telescope on October evenings.
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Venus at greatest elongation on October 29
With Venus at greatest elongation east, it slides as far from the sun as possible, creating a viewing target after sunset. Venus appears better the farther south you live.
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Auriga the Charioteer and bright Capella on October evenings
Auriga the Charioteer is a north circumpolar constellation best viewed on autumn and winter evenings. Its star Capella is the sixth brightest star in the sky.
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Moon-forming disk around super-Jupiter exoplanet?
Astronomers say that there may be moons being created in a moon-forming disk of dust around a giant super-Jupiter planet (or brown dwarf) 500 light-years away.
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Colors of Betelgeuse in a star collage
Soumyadeep Mukherjee captured the colors of Betelgeuse in 1,300 individual images that he compiled into a star-shaped collage.
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