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The utterly beautiful destruction of a planet: Space photo of the day
This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...
"Venus kiss" happens Saturday as the planet passes between the Earth and sun
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an ...
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Closest Single Star To The Sun Discovered To Have Four Little Planets Around It
Barnard’s Star is located just 6 light-years away from us. It is the closest single star to the Sun and the fourth closest ...
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t count on seeing it
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to spot ...
Esky man brings the planets down to Earth
The Bay Sages heard from the Delta Astronomical Society (DAS) during its monthly meeting on Thursday. DAS Newsletter Editor ...
When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments
Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...
A Blast of Wind From the Sun Squished Jupiter’s Magnetic Shielding
Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...
Dark matter could make planets spin faster
Dark matter is a confounding concept that teeters on the leading edges of cosmology and physics. We don't know what it is or ...
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Venus to pass between Earth, sun during inferior conjunction. Will you be able to see it?
The orbit Venus takes around the sun results in an inferior conjunction as it transitions from appearing in the evening sky ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
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Zias cracks up as B Lou and crew debate if the sun is a galaxy, planet or living organism—fans lose it
B Lou had a moment of pure comedy on a live stream when he believed the Sun to be a galaxy and Zias was not having it anymore ...
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Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend -- but don't try to look for it
It could be two planets, or a planet and the sun. An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because ...