NASA is upgrading its Deep Space Network to keep up with the demands of modern interplanetary communications. The post NASA's Deep Space Network Upgraded appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Astro News: Planet-eating Stars and an Accidental Brown Dwarf
This week in astronomy news: A citizen scientist happens upon a weird, ancient brown dwarf and astronomers discover that Sun-like stars eat their own planets. The post Astro News: Planet-eating Stars and an Accidental Brown Dwarf appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 3 – 11
Spica glimmers demurely under showy Venus in the western twilight. Try for Mercury way down to their lower right. Jupiter and Saturn dominate the evening south. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 3 – 11 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreMaking Time for Morning Comets
If you like mixing comets with the quietude of observing in the small hours, September opens with five fuzzy vagabonds just waiting for a visit. The post Making Time for Morning Comets appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreAAS Journals Will Switch to Open Access in 2022
Research results in astronomy, solar physics, and planetary science are about to become more widely accessible to scientists and the public alike. The American Astronomical Society (AAS) today announced the switch of the Society’s prestigious journals to fully open access as of 1 January 2022. Under this change, all articles in the AAS journal portfolio will be immediately open for anyone to freely read. The transition will affect the Astronomical Journal (AJ), the Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL), and the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (ApJS). The post AAS…
Read MoreSummer Triangle Overhead
The calendar might say “September,” but now is the perfect time to explore the Summer Triangle. Find your way with this month’s Sky Tour podcast. The post Summer Triangle Overhead appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreMeet Gamma Cassiopeiae, the Classic Eruptive Variable
Gamma Cassiopeia may lack a proper name, but the middle star of the “W”-shape constellation is worth finding on the sky. The post Meet Gamma Cassiopeiae, the Classic Eruptive Variable appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreRemembering Carolyn Shoemaker (1929–2021)
Shoemaker discovered more than 800 asteroids and 32 comets, including one of the most famous comets of the 20th century. The post Remembering Carolyn Shoemaker (1929–2021) appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, Aug. 27 – Sept. 4
Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are all getting a little higher in early evening. Vega passes the zenith soon after dark; Deneb does so two hours later. Andromeda is up in the east. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, Aug. 27 – Sept. 4 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreESCAPADE Blue and Gold Orbiters Head to Mars in 2024
A pair of spacecraft will head to Mars in 2024 as the ESCAPADE mission, to study the Martian space weather environment. The post ESCAPADE Blue and Gold Orbiters Head to Mars in 2024 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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