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Wolf Moon on January 13, 2025: Explore What to Expect in the Sky
The Wolf Moon, peaking on January 13, 2025, is set to illuminate the night sky with its impressive full moon. This article covers the significance of this moon phase, along with key astronomical events throughout January, such as meteor showers, planetary alignments, and the visibility of Mars and Venus. Whether you're an experienced skywatcher or ...
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October 2024 Skywatching: Comet C/2023 A3, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and More Expect Over the Coming Weeks
October 2024 offers fantastic skywatching opportunities, including Comet C/2023 A3 visible from October 14-24, paired with beautiful planetary views of Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter. The full moon, Europa’s visibility, and other celestial events make this month perfect for sky enthusiasts. Grab your binoculars for an unforgettable experience!
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Asteroid That Triggered Dinosaur Extinction Was a Carbon-Rich C-Type Space Rock, Study Finds
Recent research has provided new insights into the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction event that led to the end of the dinosaurs. Scientists have now identified this impactor as a carbon-rich "C-type" asteroid, a type of space rock that likely originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Venus, Mars, and Saturn Conjunction Recorded on March 28
Mars is four degrees north of the Moon at 3 UTC on March 28. Saturn, too, is at four degrees north of the Moon but this takes place at 12 UTC on March 28. Venus is seven degrees north of the Moon at 10 UTC on March 28.
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Newfound Comet Likely An "Interstellar" Visitor, Say Scientists
A newly discovered comet hurtling toward the orbit of Mars has scientists scurrying to confirm whether it came from outside the solar system, a likely prospect that would make it the second such interstellar object observed in our planetary neighborhood.
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Scientists Captured Incredible Photographic Proof Of A Landslide On A Comet
It was 3 a.m., and astronomer Maurizio Pajola had been up for hours looking through images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft of its dumpy, duck-shaped comet. Pajola had just started a new job studying Mars' moon Phobos at NASA's Ames Research Center. The only time he could continue this work on the Rosetta mission was the middle of the night.
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When a Comet Flyby Wreaked Havoc Around Mars
When comet "Siding Spring" passed Mars, the two bodies came within about 140,000 kilometres of each other.
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New NASA Technologies to Help Spacecrafts Land in Real Time
NASA engineers are working on new technologies that will help spacecrafts land on an alien planet or a comet in real time based on what they see before them.
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Siding Spring Comet Bombarded Mars Sky With Meteor Shower: Nasa
New Nasa data from satellites circling Mars shows that the comet named Siding Spring skimming the red planet.
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Once-in-8-Million-Year Fireworks as Comet Showers Mars Sky
A pristine distant comet created a once-in-8-million-year fireworks show above Mars last month. But no one got to see it live.
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Isro Says Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Passes Major Comet Hurdle
Isro's Mangalyaan successfully weathered the myriad difficulties posed by the close encounter with comet Siding Spring in Mars orbit.
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Mars Orbiter Crossed Comet Hurdle, Says Indian Space Research Organisation
After the Mars orbiter spacecraft's successful encounter with comet Siding Spring last week, a major hurdle is now over and the satellite is now in a normal phase of the mission to proceed with other experiments, ISRO said today.
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Mountain-Sized Comet Siding Spring Whizzes Past Mars
A comet the size of a small mountain whizzed past Mars on Sunday, dazzling space enthusiasts with the once-in-a-million-years encounter.
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All Robotic Eyes on Comet for Mars Flyby
All eyes on Mars -- robotic or otherwise -- were focused toward a comet the size of a small mountain set to whiz past the Red Planet on Sunday.
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Nasa Prepares for Close Encounter With Oort Cloud Comet Near Mars
Siding Spring will be the first comet from the Oort Cloud to be studied closely by spacecraft.
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Wolf Moon on January 13, 2025: Explore What to Expect in the Sky
The Wolf Moon, peaking on January 13, 2025, is set to illuminate the night sky with its impressive full moon. This article covers the significance of this moon phase, along with key astronomical events throughout January, such as meteor showers, planetary alignments, and the visibility of Mars and Venus. Whether you're an experienced skywatcher or ...
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October 2024 Skywatching: Comet C/2023 A3, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and More Expect Over the Coming Weeks
October 2024 offers fantastic skywatching opportunities, including Comet C/2023 A3 visible from October 14-24, paired with beautiful planetary views of Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter. The full moon, Europa’s visibility, and other celestial events make this month perfect for sky enthusiasts. Grab your binoculars for an unforgettable experience!
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Asteroid That Triggered Dinosaur Extinction Was a Carbon-Rich C-Type Space Rock, Study Finds
Recent research has provided new insights into the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction event that led to the end of the dinosaurs. Scientists have now identified this impactor as a carbon-rich "C-type" asteroid, a type of space rock that likely originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Venus, Mars, and Saturn Conjunction Recorded on March 28
Mars is four degrees north of the Moon at 3 UTC on March 28. Saturn, too, is at four degrees north of the Moon but this takes place at 12 UTC on March 28. Venus is seven degrees north of the Moon at 10 UTC on March 28.
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Newfound Comet Likely An "Interstellar" Visitor, Say Scientists
A newly discovered comet hurtling toward the orbit of Mars has scientists scurrying to confirm whether it came from outside the solar system, a likely prospect that would make it the second such interstellar object observed in our planetary neighborhood.
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Scientists Captured Incredible Photographic Proof Of A Landslide On A Comet
It was 3 a.m., and astronomer Maurizio Pajola had been up for hours looking through images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft of its dumpy, duck-shaped comet. Pajola had just started a new job studying Mars' moon Phobos at NASA's Ames Research Center. The only time he could continue this work on the Rosetta mission was the middle of the night.
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When a Comet Flyby Wreaked Havoc Around Mars
When comet "Siding Spring" passed Mars, the two bodies came within about 140,000 kilometres of each other.
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New NASA Technologies to Help Spacecrafts Land in Real Time
NASA engineers are working on new technologies that will help spacecrafts land on an alien planet or a comet in real time based on what they see before them.
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Siding Spring Comet Bombarded Mars Sky With Meteor Shower: Nasa
New Nasa data from satellites circling Mars shows that the comet named Siding Spring skimming the red planet.
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Once-in-8-Million-Year Fireworks as Comet Showers Mars Sky
A pristine distant comet created a once-in-8-million-year fireworks show above Mars last month. But no one got to see it live.
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Isro Says Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Passes Major Comet Hurdle
Isro's Mangalyaan successfully weathered the myriad difficulties posed by the close encounter with comet Siding Spring in Mars orbit.
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Mars Orbiter Crossed Comet Hurdle, Says Indian Space Research Organisation
After the Mars orbiter spacecraft's successful encounter with comet Siding Spring last week, a major hurdle is now over and the satellite is now in a normal phase of the mission to proceed with other experiments, ISRO said today.
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Mountain-Sized Comet Siding Spring Whizzes Past Mars
A comet the size of a small mountain whizzed past Mars on Sunday, dazzling space enthusiasts with the once-in-a-million-years encounter.
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All Robotic Eyes on Comet for Mars Flyby
All eyes on Mars -- robotic or otherwise -- were focused toward a comet the size of a small mountain set to whiz past the Red Planet on Sunday.
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Nasa Prepares for Close Encounter With Oort Cloud Comet Near Mars
Siding Spring will be the first comet from the Oort Cloud to be studied closely by spacecraft.
