Sky Telescope Noticas recientes

1. This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 5 – 14

   Bright Venus and Jupiter pass through conjunction in twilight this week, while Mercury, Pollux, and Castor watch them from nearby.

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2. Proposed U.S. Grant Funding Rules Spark Worry, Backlash in Astronomy

   The Office of Management and Budget envisions diminishing peer review and international collaborations.

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3. Chance of Aurora Extends to Friday Night, June 5th

   A geomagnetic storm expected June 4th arrived late. But there's still at chance of seeing auroras Friday night, June 5th.

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4. Venus, Jupiter Converge in Stunning June 9th Dusk Conjunction

   A beautiful conjunction is coming, and all you need are your eyes to enjoy it.

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5. Mars MAVEN Mission Lost; NASA Says Farewell

   NASA has announced that, after six months of trying to recover the MAVEN mission at Mars, they are saying goodbye.

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6. June Podcast: Dance of the Planets

   This month’s episode highlights the close pairing of Venus and Jupiter under way in the western sky after sunset. You'll also learn why astronomers are fixated on a star in Corona Borealis — and how to find a huge but dim constellation that will likely be new to you. So grab curiosity and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.

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7. NASA Brings Its Lunar Ambitions into Focus with Moon Base Missions

   Rovers, drones, and landers will usher in a sustained lunar presence, under the new plan NASA announced this week.

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8. Evidence of Water Plumes from Jupiter's Moon Europa Vanishes

   Reanalysis shows that the Hubble Space Telescope's detection of water vapor escaping from Jupiter’s moon Europa might have been a glitch.

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9. This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 29 – June 7

   Venus and Jupiter grab your eyes in the west in late twilight. The Summer Triangle marks the dark in the east. So will the subtler Milky Way once the glary Moon is gone.

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10. Lost in the Star Clouds — A Milky Way Odyssey

    I share my "discovery" of a new Milky Way star cloud that's been staring at me for ages.

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