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Deborah Byrd
Earth in a tunnel? Decades-old mystery unfolds
A new astrophysical model connects local structures in our neighborhood of the Milky Way and depicts Earth in a tunnel in space.
October 18, 2021
Parker Solar Probe has a Venus flyby today
Parker Solar Probe will perform a close Venus flyby on October 16, 2021, to send the probe on toward its 10th close approach to the sun in November.
October 16, 2021
Webb Telescope reaches French Guiana. Next stop L2!
The Webb Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA said on September 8 that the new launch date is December 18.
October 12, 2021
51 Eridani b: An exoplanet orbits its star
An amazing animation of the young, Jupiter-like exoplanet 51 Eridani b, in orbit around its star, only 96 light-years away.
October 12, 2021
Like Baily’s Beads
"Like Bailey's Beads," said Meiying Lee, who created this magnificent composite of thin, waning moons.
October 11, 2021
Proxima Centauri, closest star to our sun
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to our sun at 4.22 light-years away. It's home to at least 2 planets and massive solar flares.
October 10, 2021
Pluto’s atmosphere is disappearing
Pluto's atmosphere is disappearing. The dwarf planet's atmosphere is freezing as it moves farther from the sun in its orbit and falling to the surface.
October 9, 2021
2 old open star clusters merging in the Milky Way
An astronomer in Brazil has looked toward a known open star cluster and found 2 old open star clusters, merging in our Milky Way galaxy.
October 7, 2021
Moon and Venus on October 7, 8, 9 and 10
The young moon and Venus will be near each other in the sky from about October 7 to 10, 2021. The Southern Hemisphere has the best view!
October 7, 2021
Where are the water worlds? New tool to find out
Where are the water worlds? Since water means life (as we know it), scientists studying exoplanets want to know. A new tool might help find them.
October 6, 2021
