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Lunar New Year 2022 heralds the Year of the Tiger
The Lunar New Year begins with the new moon on February 1, 2022. This year is the Year of the Tiger. The celebration ends with the Lantern Festival.
January 28, 2022
Venus brightest for 2022 around now
Look for Venus brightest in the sky in early 2022. See it at greatest brilliancy February 9. Check for this shining planet in the eastern morning sky.
January 25, 2022
Asteroid 2022 AE1 poses no danger to Earth
Newly discovered Asteroid 2022 AE1 was temporarily at level 1 on the Torino scale. Now it's off the list entirely. Why? Why didn't astronomers know?.
January 25, 2022
Voyager 2 met Uranus on January 24, 1986
Voyager 2 met Uranus on January 24, 1986. The spacecraft sent data that revealed 2 new rings, 10 new moons, radiation belts, and a very unusual magnetic field.
January 23, 2022
Webb set to arrive at its final destination, L2
The James Webb Space Telescope launched December 25, 2021. It successfully unfolded and is on its way to L2, where it will begin its science mission.
January 22, 2022
Which spiral arm of the Milky Way holds our sun?
The sun is about half the distance from the center of the Milky Way galaxy to its outer edges, located in a smaller spiral arm, the Orion Arm.
January 14, 2022
Lake-effect snow: What is it? Why does it happen?
Interview with Tom Niziol, a longtime meteorologist-in-charge of the National Weather Service in Buffalo, New York, about lake-effect snow.
January 13, 2022
Video: Shielded versus unshielded lighting
A new video gives a dramatic demonstration of shielded versus unshielded lighting. Remember to buy outdoor lighting that preserves our night skies.
January 12, 2022
January birthstone: the garnet
Garnets, the January birthstone, are often thought to be red gemstones. But they also come in yellow, green, orange, brown and black.
January 6, 2022
Mercury’s greatest evening elongation January 7
Mercury's greatest evening elongation will come on January 7. That makes this week a great time to spot Mercury in the west after sunset.
January 5, 2022
