Go ahead, live on the edge: Grab your chance this month to see Mare Orientale, one of the most spectacular lunar seas most people have never seen. The post Set Your Sights on this Lunar Bull’s-Eye appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Watch an Asteroid Race Across the Sky
The kilometer-wide, potentially hazardous asteroid 1994 PC1 will fly past Earth on January 18th. Good news on two counts: It won’t hit us, and it’s bright enough to see in a 4-inch telescope. The post Watch an Asteroid Race Across the Sky appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreDo the Plumes from Saturn’s Icy Moon Reach Down to Its Ocean?
The plumes erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus may originate in slush in the moon’s icy crust rather than its deep, subsurface ocean. The post Do the Plumes from Saturn’s Icy Moon Reach Down to Its Ocean? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreComet-seeking on Cold, Crunchy Nights
Did the recent apparition of Comet Leonard whet your appetite for more of these beautiful unpredictables? Here are five more you can see with your telescope this season. The post Comet-seeking on Cold, Crunchy Nights appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreSamples from Asteroid Ryugu Are Most Primitive Material We’ve Found
The material that the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft returned from asteroid Ryugu is the most pristine sample we’ve ever gotten our hands on. The post Samples from Asteroid Ryugu Are Most Primitive Material We've Found appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read More“Humanity Has ‘Touched’ the Sun”
On its eighth close pass, NASA’s record-breaking Parker Solar Probe entered our star’s atmosphere and “touched” the surface of the Sun. The post “Humanity Has ‘Touched’ the Sun” appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MorePrecious Hours with the Geminids
At first glance, the annual Geminid meteor shower appears to be on a collision course with a bright Moon. But a closer look reveals a happy window of dark skies. The post Precious Hours with the Geminids appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreSee Comet Leonard at its Best
The year’s brightest comet is now on display in the predawn sky this week and next. Here’s how to find it. The post See Comet Leonard at its Best appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA’s DART Mission Launches for Head-on Collision with an Asteroid
The first-ever planetary defense mission is now on its way to the asteroid Didymos and its moon, Dimorphos. The post NASA's DART Mission Launches for Head-on Collision with an Asteroid appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreCan This Near-Earth Asteroid Help Us Understand the First Interstellar Visitor?
Astronomers have observed an object like ‘Oumuamua — but unlike the first known interstellar visitor, this one is in the solar system. The post Can This Near-Earth Asteroid Help Us Understand the First Interstellar Visitor? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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