Sky Telescope Noticas recientes

1. A Chartreuse White Dwarf Shows Some Stars Really Are Green

   The stars in our galaxy come in a beautiful assortment of colors. We see supergiants such as Betelgeuse that have a warm red glow, and others like Rigel that shine […]

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2. Japan Launches the Martian Moons Exploration Mission

   A two-stage, H3-24L rocket lit up the predawn skies over Tanegashima Space Center on the southern tip of Japan early on Tuesday, October 20th (3:41 p.m. EDT on October 19th), […]

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3. Webb and Spitzer Telescopes Explore the Planets That Never Were

   Planetesimal wrecks are raging around distant stars. With the Webb and Spitzer Space Telescopes, astronomers are learning what that looks like.

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4. Chile’s Light-Pollution Standard Takes Full Effect

   The South American country, which hosts some of the world’s major astronomical observatories, promises to protect its night skies, from the Atacama Desert to Tierra del Fuego.

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5. This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 16 – 25

   Tonight the Moon's in the Teapot. High in early dawn, Mars stands over Jupiter while Regulus twinkles below.

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6. A Cloud Forms Spontaneously Over a Mountain on Mars — Here’s Why

   This curious cloud requires no solid particles to seed its formation — a theoretical phenomenon that's never been observed until now.

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7. Rise Early on October 22nd for the Orionid Meteor Shower

   The Moon bugs out just in time to enjoy the peak of the Orionids, which trace their origin to Halley's Comet.

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8. NASA Initiative to Study the Moon's Environment

   NASA announced three new scientific payloads that will head to the Moon to better understand lunar hazards and resources.

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9. The Solar System Has a New Life Expectancy, and It’s a Billion Times Shorter

   New simulations suggest that the planets' orbits will destabilize well before the Sun expands into its red giant phase.

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10. This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 9 – 18

    Take advantage of these moonless evenings! Make friends with some far Cassiopeia clusters in the high-arching Milky Way. Soon the Moon will return.

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