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The Pleiades: Humanity’s Oldest Story?

This time of year in the Northern Hemisphere is a wonderful time for stargazing. Several of the brightest stars in Earth’s sky are visible in the cold months and an intriguing little cluster of stars—the Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters.
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Geminids Meteor Shower & Mercury in the Night Sky!

Your December night sky forecast is here! This month, Mercury will be visible in the dark night sky, when it’s usually lost in the glare of the sun or hard to see low at twilight.
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So You Want to Buy a Telescope

When a lot of folks try for the first time to wade into the murky waters of buying a telescope, usually as a holiday gift for a budding astronomy enthusiast in their lives, there’s a lot to consider, and a lot of terms that are unfamiliar.
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Why Haven’t We Found Aliens? Fermi Paradox Explained

Why haven’t we found life elsewhere in the universe? This is the question of the Fermi Paradox.
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Planetary Parade!

People love a planet. It’s a truth I’ve had to face often in the Planetarium. Which is why it’s so lucky that, at the moment, we’re getting a positive parade of planets easily visible in our night sky! Here’s what’s up and how to find them.
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The Astronaut’s Dilemma: What Happens to Human Bodies in Space

There’s been a lot of stuff in the news lately about space and its affect on the human body. Just recently, one astronaut had to be hospitalized overnight. Meanwhile astronaut Suni Williams, is fending off tabloid reports stating that she is losing a lot...
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SpaceX Starship Completes Sixth Test: NASA’s Rocket for Future Moon Missions

SpaceX's Starship, the rocket selected by NASA as the human landing system for future Moon missions, has successfully completed its sixth test launch! 🚀
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Dark Energy Explained: Black Hole Breakthrough!

What do black holes have to do with the expansion of the universe? A study from 2023 showed a potential link between black holes and the production of dark energy, the force driving the expansion of the universe!
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Don’t Miss the Final Supermoon of 2024

When are supermoons most visible? Supermoons will appear biggest and brightest at moonrise, which will happen around sunset this month.
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Look Up! Leonid Meteor Shower & Fireballs Explained

What meteor shower is formed from the wake of Comet Tempel-Tuttle? The Leonids are famous because in 1966 they rained down at a rate of thousands of meteors every minute.
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Space News Deep Dive: The Black Hole/Dark Energy Connection

A new study seems to firm up a theory about dark energy and black holes. Namely that black holes cause dark energy. Dark energy being one of the biggest mysteries of the universe the story got quite a bit of attention.
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Did an Asteroid Boost Life on Earth?

How did a gigantic meteor impact 3.26 billion years ago benefit life on Earth? The S2 impactor was 200 times bigger than the meteor that caused the dinosaur extinction, so it seems counterintuitive for it to have had a positive impact on life.
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Possible Brown Dwarfs of the Small Magellanic Cloud

I adore a pretty picture of space and a recent image from the Webb Telescope is no exception. Except it turns out this one, with a little assist from Hubble, has some pretty amazing science behind it, because Webb may have just found the first brown...
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Last Supermoon of the Year & Mercury at Sunset!

Your November night sky forecast is here! Our solar system’s innermost planet will be visible with binoculars this month.
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Don’t Miss the Taurid Meteor Shower Lighting up the Night Sky

What meteor shower is known for producing earthgrazers? In this video, we explore how the Taurids are characterized by these bright, colorful meteors!