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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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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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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Mercury before sunrise: start watching now
Look for Mercury before sunrise! Greatest elongation happens October 25. This is the Northern Hemisphere’s best Mercury apparition of 2021.
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Solar systemâs future seen: 1st planet around a white dwarf
Scientists got a peek at the solar system’s future when they found a gas giant planet orbiting a white dwarf. One day the sun will die and become a white dwarf.
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Weird radio waves from the heart of the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers has detected weird radio waves coming from the heart of the Milky Way. They are unlike any found before, and may originate from a new type of cosmic object.
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To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASAâs Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
Tomorrow, on October 16th, NASA will launch the Lucy Mission into spaceâit will set a course for the Trojan Asteroids, with the aim of uncovering the earliest histories of our solar system. Thought to contain the unused remains of the outer planets, the Trojans sit in two separate clouds called L4 and L5 around the […]
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Venus never had oceans, study says
Scientists have run computer simulations that suggest Venus never had oceans because the conditions were never cool enough to allow for rain.
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How big are asteroids? See comparative sizes in this video
How big are asteroids? This video shows the sizes of 22 asteroids – ranging from tiny to vast – in comparison to New York City.
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19 hidden planets revealed by their auroras
Scientists have discovered 19 possible hidden planets, detected through radio waves they believe are from red dwarf stars interacting with exoplanets.
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