Monday, August 22nd: Jupiter and Venus continue their close dance in the sky. After sunset they rise 6˚ apart due west. Venus is the the
Tag: Astronomy
Oxygen May Not Always Lead to Life
The search for alien worlds has expanded into its own branch of astronomical research. The prospect of finding “Earth Proxima” or Earth 2.0 not only
Inside Our Solar System: Planet Mercury
Surface: The first planet from the Sun, Mercury’s small size (4,879 kilometers in diameter- the smallest planet in the Solar System) deceptively hides its extreme
This Week’s Sky: August 14th-20th
Sunday, August 14th Jupiter shines at a magnitude -1.7 within the western portion of the Virgo constellation a half hour after sunset. Since it is
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