NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected brief, powerful flashes of ultraviolet light in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter. They are believed to be the Jovian counterparts of sprites and elves on Earth — electric phenomena in […]
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Watch the First Trailer for George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky
It’s the end of the world and nothing’s fine in the first trailer for George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky. Mr. Clooney brings his most voluminous beard yet to Netflix on December 23rd. Based on the 2016 book Good […]
Blue Moon for Halloween - Sky & Telescope
Contacts:Diana Hannikainen, Observing Editor855-638-5388 x22100, diana@skyandtelescope.org Gary Seronik, Consulting Editorgseronik@skyandtelescope.org Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by high-quality graphics; see the end of this release for the images and links to download. As twilight […]
(Very) Small Chance of Apophis Asteroid Impact in 2068 - Sky & Telescope
This artist’s illustration shows a near-Earth asteroid passing by Earth.NASA / JPL-Caltech Near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis may crash into our planet in April 2068 after all. For the first time ever, astronomers have measured how […]
Psyche: A Metal-Rock World with Iron Lava? - Sky & Telescope
The massive asteroid 16 Psyche, pictured here in an artist’s illustration, is the subject of a new study by Tracy Becker, who observed the object at ultraviolet wavelengths. Courtesy of Maxar / ASU / P. […]
Water on the Moon Isn’t Just at the Poles - Sky & Telescope
This illustration highlights the Moon’s Clavius Crater with an illustration depicting water trapped in the lunar soil there.NASA Permanently dark craters are no longer the only places to find water on the Moon. NASA’s Stratospheric […]
Astronomers Chart Star Formation History, Glimpse Fate of the Universe - Sky & Telescope
ALMA has captured a gold mine of galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Those rich in carbon monoxide gas (which traces molecular hydrogen) have lots of star-forming potential (colored orange). Those galaxies imaged solely […]
Sky Q "Harris and the robots" by Sky Creative Agency - CampaignLive
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, October 23 – 31 - Sky & Telescope
This coming week the Moon waxes from first quarter to full. On Wednesday through Friday October 28th through 30th, the Moon will step past Mars, still bright. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 ■ First-quarter Moon, exact at […]
Osiris-REX “TAGs” Bennu, Returns Stunning Views - Sky & Telescope
This image captures the sample-collecting arm, known as TAGSAM, at the moment it contacted Bennu. NASA After more than a year and a half of exploration and mapping from afar, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource […]
Moon’s Magnetism Might Have Protected Earth - Sky & Telescope
An artist’s concept of the Moon shortly after its formation shows a magma ocean and a first rocky crust. This young Moon might have hosted a magnetic field that rivaled Earth’s.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center […]
Comets Crawl through the Skies at Dawn and Dusk - Sky & Telescope
Comet ATLAS (C/2020 M3) is a soft, green powderpuff with a bright pseudo-nucleus on October 17, 2020. Rolando Ligustri After the summertime spectacle of Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) the sky quickly emptied of easy-to-see comets […]
OSIRIS-Rex to Perform Touch-and-Go Sampling at Bennu - Sky & Telescope
An artist’s conception of Osiris-REX approaching asteroid 101955 Bennu. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona It’s been a long time coming, but if all goes as planned, NASA’s Osiris-REX spacecraft will reach out and touch asteroid 101955 Bennu […]
Casting Doubt on a Nearby Black Hole - Sky & Telescope
A wide-field view of the region of sky that contains HR 6819, a star system roughly 1,120 light-years away. ESO / Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin A few months ago, scientists announced […]
Pandemic Inspires Surge in Telescope Sales - Sky & Telescope
A funny thing is happening during this long pandemic of COVID-19. People have been stuck at home and having to entertain themselves in seclusion, all of which seems to have inspired a newfound interest in […]
This Weeks’ Sky at a Glance, October 16 – 24 - Sky & Telescope
The waxing Moon will align with Jupiter and Saturn on Wednesday this coming week, then it will form a neat triangle with them on Thursday. The shape of that triangle may differ a bit for […]
Astro-Imaging: The Truth about Raw Data - Sky & Telescope
Any kind of photography, be it traditional photography or astrophotography, requires you to hone two skill sets. The first type are the skills you use to take the photo itself — mastery of your equipment […]
Meet Arcturus: Guardian of the Bear - Sky & Telescope
Arcturus Vitals Official name Arcturus Other designations Alpha Boötis, HIP 69673, HD 124897, HR 5340 Nicknames — Apparent Magnitude -0.05 Distance from Earth 36.7 light-years Type Red giant (K1.5III) Color Reddish orange Mass 1.0–1.5 M☉ […]
Taking Stock of Backyard Worlds - Sky & Telescope
Artist’s impression of a Y-dwarf star, which are the coldest star-like bodies known. NASA / JPL-Caltech We’ve tallied up a lot of the stars and substars that lie within our solar neighborhood, but we’re missing […]
Stream HAERTS’ New Song “For the Sky (feat. Ed Droste)”
HAERTS, photo by B. Asch Synthpop duo HAERTS have released a new single called “For the Sky” featuring Grizzly Bear singer Ed Droste. It’s their first new music since releasing their sophomore album, New Compassion, […]
Osiris-REX Finds Some of Solar System’s Oldest Rocks on Bennu - Sky & Telescope
Carbonate rocks that crystallized just a few million years after the birth of the solar system now lie on the surface of near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu. They were likely born within water flowing inside a […]
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, October 9 – 17 - Sky & Telescope
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 ■ Last-quarter Moon (exact at 8:40 p.m. EDT). The Moon rises around 11 or midnight tonight local time. Once it does, look for Pollux a few degrees to its left and Castor […]
Distant Space Debris a Threat to Satellites - Sky & Telescope
A simulation highlighting the crowded space debris situation in Earth orbit. NASA / JSC The problem of space debris is complex and sobering. Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in early October 1957, the population […]
Favre-Leuba Sky Chief Chronograph 43mm Collection 2020
One of the oldest names in the Swiss watch industry, Favre-Leuba made its comeback a few years ago. The Solothurn-based manufacturer has released a series of cool, sturdy mechanical watches for activewear, featuring unique built-in […]