A Chinese perspective on autumn
In Chinese thought, autumn is with the direction west, considered to be the direction of dreams and visions.
U.S. Forest Fires Aren’t At Historic Highs—Not Even Close
California’s wildfires are a serious matter, but the official record of the United States shows forest fires in the US today are far below the annual average in the 1930s and 1940s. California wildfires have been in the news in…
Small asteroid will sweep close this week
Asteroid 2020 SW will sweep closest – closer than weather satellites – on September 24. It will not hit us. It’ll brighten as it draws near, but never enough to see with the eye alone. Charts here for telescope users.
Satellite data helps climbers ascend Mt. Everest
Data from ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite help climbers negotiate a treacherous glacier on the route to Mt. Everest’s summit.
Cool new Hubble portrait of Jupiterâs storms
A beautiful new image of Jupiter from the Hubble Space Telescope – captured in August 2020 – shows the planet’s icy moon Europa as well as several famous storms in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Young moon after sunset September 18 to 21
After sunset these next several days – September 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2020 – watch for the waxing crescent moon’s return to the evening sky.
Giant âsurvivorâ planet found orbiting dead star
For the first time, astronomers have detected a planet orbiting a white dwarf star. If further confirmed, the discovery shows that some planets could survive the destruction of their sun-like stars, and some might even remain potentially habitable.
What are white dwarf stars?
White dwarfs are dead stars. A single white dwarf contains roughly the mass of our sun in a volume no bigger than our planet. Our sun will become a white dwarf someday.
Wow! Jupiter might have 600 moons
Astronomers in Canada say they have found evidence for 45 new tiny moons orbiting Jupiter, and that the planet may have a staggering 600 such moons in total.
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