See the mysterious spiral over Hawaii observatory

Astronomers using the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, captured a mysterious spiral in the night sky. Watch the video here.

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Moon near Castor and Pollux, February 2 and 3

You can spot the waxing gibbous moon near Castor and Pollux in Gemini the Twins on the evenings of February 2 and 3, 2023. Read more here.

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Exoplanets are worlds orbiting other stars

Exoplanets are worlds orbiting distant stars. Learn the history of our knowledge of exoplanets, the various types, how astronomers find them, and more.

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Moon occults Mars January 30-31

On the night of January 30-31, the waxing gibbous moon occults Mars. Details here for how to see if it’s visible from your location and what to expect.

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Webb observes Chariklo’s rings during occultation

NASA’s Webb telescope took its 1st look at tiny asteroid Chariklo’s rings, showing they contain water ice. Webb used a stellar occultation to observe the rings.

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New Milky Way survey reveals billions of objects

Astronomers at NOIRLab, using the Dark Energy Camera in Chile, have released a new Milky Way survey showing billions of objects in the galactic plane.

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Op-Ed: Climate change efforts won’t work if they exclude people with disabilities – Los Angeles Times

At last month’s United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt, disability activists urged governments to include people with disabilities in their plans to address climate change. In response, the member states adopted an “overarching decision” and a climate action plan that…

Phoenix is one of the Southern Birds

The constellation Phoenix lies in Southern Hemisphere skies and contains one of the oldest stars yet found. Look for it on December evenings.

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Lacking Evidence, BBC Claims That Churchill Is Too Warm For Polar Bears

Another pronouncement from conservation activists at Polar Bears International taken without a single check of facts makes the BBC look ineffective and gullible. The photo [right] of a ‘green dot’ bear was taken on 10 November 2022 by a Churchill…

Epic! Orion moonship imaged from Earth

Orion moonship imaged when it was still more distant from Earth than the moon on November 27, 2022. Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project reports.

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