Sunday, August 28th: Cassiopeia rises high in the northeast sky, while Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) declines in the northwest. Both these shifts signal the
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The Closest Possible Exoplanet to Earth Unveiled
Today, the scientific journal Nature released what could amount as the most important astronomical discovery of the century. Scientists confirm an Earth-like planet orbits the
This Week’s Sky: August 22nd-27th
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
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
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