Climate change conflict – The Pike County Courier

To the Editor: Coral reefs with colors like rainbows, fading into rain clouds on a gloomy evening. Stretching trees, standing tall with leaves as green as the rind of a ripe watermelon, just to become mounds of coal-black ash caused…

Comet Leonard has disintegrated

Comet Leonard, the bright comet of 2021, has disintegrated. Photos show the nucleus and coma have disappeared, leaving nothing but a ghostly streak.

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Pyxis the Compass on March nights

Pyxis the Compass is a constellation lying in southern skies that Northern Hemisphere viewers can get a glimpse of in March.

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Dorado and Mensa house the Large Magellanic Cloud

The constellations Mensa and Dorado are deep in southern skies. Between them, stretching across the border, lies the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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1 of every 15 lights in the sky will be a satellite

Soon, 1 of every 15 lights in the night sky is going to be a satellite. Is the cost worth the gain, asks astronomer Samantha Lawler.

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A Flame Nebula Ablaze With Color is Called ‘Orion’s Fireplace’ and Captured in Stunning New Images

There’s an adage in astronomy about how there’s always something new to find in the constellation of Orion—well, astronomers just found his fireplace. In a new series of images, the aptly-named “Flame Nebula” located in Orion appears like a raging inferno, as radiation released by young stars causes clouds of gases and dust to glow. […]

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Uranus at opposition November 4

Uranus at opposition is one of the best times to spot the seventh planet from the sun. On November 4, 2021, Uranus reaches opposition during a new moon.

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Ceres at Opposition on November 27

With Ceres at opposition November 27, the dwarf planet is closest and brightest. Also try observing on November 6 and 7 when it’s by bright Aldebaran.

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The Great Rift is a dark swath in the Milky Way

The Great Rift or Dark Rift is a darkened swath of the Milky Way where new stars are forming. It’s best seen from a rural location away from light pollution.

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On masks and global warming, just do the right thing | Letters – Tampa Bay Times

Don’t opt out Thousands of Tampa Bay students return to school | Aug. 10 Florida schools are back in session, and with COVID cases cases rising because of the dangerous delta variant, the debate over mask-wearing has flared again. Florida…