All's not as it appears, this tale has many twists -
but if I wasn't here documenting the story
would that mean that the plot did not exist?

— Peter Hammill

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Sail into the Southern Skies with Vela

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 8:00am

The large constellation Vela contains many hidden treasures.

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How Saturn’s Moon Mimas Might Have Melted

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 8:00am

Maybe everything in the outer solar system is an ocean world.

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Categories: Astronomy

Meteorites Tighten Timeline for Giant Planets’ Movement through the Solar System

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:54am

By linking a family of meteorites on Earth to their relatives in the asteroid belt, scientists have arrived at a new understanding of the giant planets' movement early in the solar system's history.

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Categories: Astronomy

Sky & Telescope Joins the Northeast Astronomy Forum

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 9:00am

Sky & Telescope met with readers old and new at the annual Northeast Astronomy Forum.

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Watch a Hotspot Orbit Our Galaxy's Black Hole

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 1:34pm

Astronomers have reconstructed a 3D video of hot gas orbiting a stone’s throw away from our galaxy’s central black hole.

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Categories: Astronomy