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This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 18 – 27
The waxing Moon passes Spica and then will occult Antares for much of North America. Saturn reaches opposition this week. The Andromegasus Dipper scoops up as summer wanes. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 18 – 27 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Watch Huginn launch
Watch Huginn launch
Changing material around (2060) Chiron revealed by an occultation on December 15, 2022
Authors: J. L. Ortiz, C. L. Pereira, B. Sicardy, F. Braga-Ribas, A. Takey, A. M. Fouad, A. A. Shaker, S. Kaspi, N. Brosch, M. Kretlow, R. Leiva, J. Desmars, B. E. Morgado, N. Morales, M. Vara-Lubiano, P. Santos-Sanz, E. Fernández-Valenzuela, D. Souami, R. Duffard, F. L. Rommel, Y. Kilic, O. Erece, D. Koseoglu, E. Ege, R. Morales, A. Alvarez-Candal, J. L. Rizos, J. M. Gómez-Limón, M. Assafin, R. Vieira-Martins, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, J. I. B. Camargo and J. Lecacheux.
Astronomy & Astrophysics Vol. 676 , page L12
Published online: 18/08/2023
Keywords:
occultations ; Kuiper belt: general ; comets: general ; minor planets ; asteroids: individual: Chiron.
Astronomers Discover Connection between Neptune’s Cloudy Weather and 11-Year Solar Cycle
Neptune is the most distant planet in the Solar System, an ice-giant that boasts an active and chaotic atmosphere.
The post Astronomers Discover Connection between Neptune’s Cloudy Weather and 11-Year Solar Cycle appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Neptune's clouds have vanished, and the sun may be to blame (video)
Neptune's clouds have vanished, and the sun may be to blame (video)
Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Events, Broadcast, Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.
Maui satellite photo shows full scale of deadliest US fire in more than a century
Maui satellite photo shows full scale of deadliest US fire in more than a century
Take an interstellar cruise into the cosmos in new limited series 'The Space Between' (exclusive)
Take an interstellar cruise into the cosmos in new limited series 'The Space Between' (exclusive)
Highly Unusual Wolf-Rayet Star Will Evolve into Magnetar, Astronomers Say
Astronomers from the University of Amsterdam and elsewhere have identified a powerful magnetic field in the Wolf-Rayet star HD 45166, the exposed helium core of a star that has lost its outer layers of hydrogen.
The post Highly Unusual Wolf-Rayet Star Will Evolve into Magnetar, Astronomers Say appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Satellites watch wildfires rage across Canadian northwest (photos)
Satellites watch wildfires rage across Canadian northwest (photos)