Mercury – near Jupiter – after sunset in late March

Mercury is visible in the evening sky. Look in the sunset direction, as the sky is darkening. The planet reaches its greatest elongation on April 11, 2023.

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Weather-watching on Jupiter and Uranus with Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope keeps an eye on the planets in space, watching the weather and seasons change on planets such as Jupiter and Uranus.

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Was ‘Oumuamua an outgassing interstellar comet?

Researchers have solved the mystery of the strange orbit of ‘Oumuamua. Outgassing from hydrogen gave the interstellar comet its distinctive push.

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Mount Everest climbers leave their germs behind

Researchers found microbes, including those from humans, within the death zone of Mount Everest. This has implications for our future in space.

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The Beehive cluster: A swarm of 1,000 stars

The Beehive cluster is an open star cluster that lies near the center of the constellation Cancer the Crab. It goes by many names, including Praesepe and M44.

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The truth about Britain’s wildlife crisis is stark: the timid BBC must let David Attenborough tell it loud and clear | Geoffrey Lean

Is there no limit to the timidity of the BBC? Bang in the middle of the row over tweeting by the widely respected Gary Lineker, it now seems to be muzzling the most trusted Briton of them all – David…

A planet that could end life on Earth? Don’t worry, it’s just an experiment

An experiment from the University of California-Riverside showed that a terrestrial planet between Mars and Jupiter could end life on Earth.

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Hidden Corridor Discovered Inside Great Pyramid of Giza by Non-invasive Imaging Tech

A new corridor measuring about 30 feet was discovered recently in the biggest of the three Giza Pyramids, the Pyramid of Khufu. Images and videos were released to the public after the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities investigated the tunnel using an endoscopic camera. Despite the nearly unlimited intrigue and mystery surrounding Ancient Egypt’s most remarkable […]

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Rare Chance for You to See a ‘Messier Marathon’ Stargazing Event This Month

A minor meteor shower and a few conjunctions offer some great beginner stargazing events this March, but the really exciting opportunity in the heavens is a chance to see all 110 Messier objects, but more on that later. Tonight, Wednesday the 1st, and tomorrow, there will be the best conjunction of Venus and Jupiter since […]

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59 new exoplanets discovered around nearby stars

Astronomers have discovered 59 new exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars. Twelve are potentially habitable. They all lie within 65 light-years of our sun.

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