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Kelly Kizer Whitt
A rare nova visible to the eye. See it while you can!
A rare nova visible to the eye erupted this week in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer. Look for it soon!
August 10, 2021
2 spacecraft flyby at Venus within 2 days
Two spacecraft, Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo, make flybys of Venus within 33 hours of each other on August 9 and 10, 2021.
August 8, 2021
Weird metal-rich star catapulted from the galaxy
Scientists found a metal-rich star catapulted from a supernova explosion. It's racing out of the galaxy at nearly 2 million miles an hour.
August 6, 2021
Water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter’s large moon
Scientists have found the first evidence of water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, bringing us insights into the habitability of other worlds.
August 5, 2021
Astronomy Essentials
Transits of Jupiter’s moons ahead: A triple!
Observers using a good pair of binoculars or a small telescope can see events called transits on Jupiter, when a moon or its shadow passes in front of the giant planet.
July 30, 2021
Space
Astronomers find 100 black holes in Palomar 5
Scientists discovered that Palomar 5 has a large proportion of black holes and will one day lose all its stars and be made entirely of black holes.
July 9, 2021
Space
More rogue planets found drifting in Milky Way
Scientists using the Kepler telescope have found a new population of rogue planets, or free-floating planets, unconnected to any star.
July 6, 2021
Human World
Dragon Man may be Homo sapiens’ closest relative
Scientists determined a skull found in China is a new species named Homo longi, or Dragon Man, which is the closest relative to Homo sapiens.
July 4, 2021
Space
Planet makes a surprise photobomb
Swiss-led telescope CHEOPS unexpectedly captured a surprise photobomb of a planet 50 light-years away. This planet is now a "golden target," scientists said.
July 1, 2021
Space
Astronomers see 2,034 stars in Earth Transit Zone
Scientists have calculated that 2,034 stars within 326 light-years have an opportunity to detect Earth using the transit method.
June 29, 2021
