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Deep-sky photos for November 2023: Editor’s picks
Enjoy November 2023's gallery of editor's picks of deep-sky photos from our EarthSky community. If you have a photo to share, submit it to us!
December 2, 2023
Sun activity archive for December 2023
Sun activity archive for December 2023. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
December 1, 2023
Earth’s magnetic field shields us. But it can move and flip
Earth's magnetic field helps protect life on Earth. But the magnetic poles wander, and they flip polarity every 100,000 to 1,000,000 years.
November 30, 2023
Space Force to track ‘abnormal objects of unknown origin’
The U.S. Space Force wants to track objects near Earth that exhibit 'abnormal observables' and are of 'unknown origin.' Could there be a connection to UAP?
November 30, 2023
Wow! See Mars as ISS astronauts would see it
What if the International Space Station orbited Mars? Space engineers took 3 months to plan this amazing new view of Mars, as ISS astronauts would see it.
November 29, 2023
Nearby exoplanet is Earth twin, but hot as a pizza oven
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope measured the exact diameter of a nearby Earth-sized exoplanet. The sizzling world is too hot for life, however.
November 29, 2023
Where is Voyager 2 going? And when will it get there?
Where is Voyager 2 going? It's not aimed for any particular star, but in 40,000 years it will pass within 1.65 light-years of the star Ross 248.
November 28, 2023
World’s largest optical telescope – the ELT – going up in Chile
The world's largest optical telescope will be the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in the Chilean desert.
November 28, 2023
SpaceX Starlink launches for November
SpaceX successfully launched six batches of Starlink satellites in November. Learn more about the launches and Starlink here.
November 27, 2023
Shrinking exoplanets? Here’s how it happens
Scientists say they may have solved the mystery of shrinking exoplanets. Radiation from the cores of less massive sub-Neptunes pushes away their atmospheres.
November 26, 2023
