Going to the Sunspot Astronomy and Visitors Center is a journey through our galaxy and beyond
It's no secret that New Mexico's night sky makes it a great place for stargazing.
But the factors that make it so ideal for nighttime viewing - like low air pollution and a dry climate - also make it a place for solar viewing.…
Bad astronomy | Hubble spies on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Each year, the Hubble Space Telescope is pointed at each of the four giant outer planets in our solar system - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - as part of a program to monitor their atmosphere.
All four turn…
The planetary orbits of our solar system are ultimately chaotic, according to a French astronomer
Four planets of the inner solar system (Elements of this image furnished by NASA- earthmap ... http://visibleearth.nasa.gov)
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While the term itself immediately conjures up the kind of alchemy at the…
Bad astronomy | Guide to viewing the lunar eclipse of November 18, 2021
From Thursday evening / Friday morning, the sky will offer a spectacle: a lunar eclipse, when the Moon enters and leaves the Earth's shadow. It strongly favors viewers in North America, but will be visible in parts of…
Planet and New Lighting Technologies Provide Satellite Imagery to Power Rapid Disaster Response to…
SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2021- (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Planet, one of the leading providers of near-daily high-resolution data and information on Earth, today announced a collaboration with its partner New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT) to…
A ninth planet in our solar system may have just been discovered
Data collected in 1983 shows signs of what a British astronomer believes is possible proof of a ninth planet in our solar system. The news could bring some comfort to people who are still devastated by Pluto's demotion to dwarf…
Alien worlds contain minerals like nothing in our solar system, scientists say
There is a lot we don't know about planets outside of the solar system.They're small, dark, and distant, which means we don't have a lot of detailed information about their makeup. This is especially true for rocky exoplanets, like Earth,…
The solar system is at war in the trailer for the final season of the Expanse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb01ds-4IC4 The solar system is at war in the sixth and final season of The extent.
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British astronomer says he found ninth planet in solar system
A renowned astronomer from Great Britain, Michael Rowan-Robinson, would have found evidence of the existence of a ninth planet in the solar system. According to their data, the new world is between three and five times the size of Earth,…