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Mystery object lights up night skies across western Japan  Japan TodayView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Warm summer nights in August offer a front-row seat to some of the most mesmerizing star clusters in the sky. According to EarthSky.org, this month brings prime viewing opportunities for three of the most spectacular stellar groups visible from the Northern Hemisphere, all without leaving your backyard. What Makes Star Clusters Cosmic Marvels Star clusters are stellar congregations born from …

This is one of the sharpest, clearest panoramas ever captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover, showing what it’s really like on the surface of Mars The mosaic was stitched together using 96 images taken by Perseverance at a location known as ‘Falbreen’. NASA’s Perseverance rover has enabled scientists to hear sound on Mars for the first time. Credit: Dima Zel / …

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A strange light was observed in Iowa night skies Tuesday. One astronomer provided an explanation for the light on X. Jonathan McDowell shared his expertise, writing in his post that the light was actually an upper stage rocket from the Airane 6. Strange light observed in Iowa night skies, astronomer explains why(Wilda G Solberg) The …

ULA Vulcan cuts through night skies on landmark national security mission  Orlando Sentinel Launch preview: ULA to launch first national security mission on a Vulcan rocket  Spaceflight Now Bright lights seen in the sky across western Pennsylvania believed to be Florida rocket launch  CBS News Vulcan Centaur rocket launches experimental military satellite on its 1st-ever national security mission (video)  Space Space Force launches satellite …

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Heard Island, Indian Ocean [-53.116414344, 73.51793263] What’s in the photo? An unusual stream of von Kármán vortices trailing off a hidden peak Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8 When was it taken? May 3, 2016 This striking satellite photo shows 10 swirling “dark voids” that appeared above an uninhabited volcanic island in the Indian …

Wildfire smoke brings hazy skies and cool air to D.C. area  The Washington Post Air quality alerts in place across 10 states as heat warnings issued in Southwest  6abc Philadelphia Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts From Central Canada to the Northeastern U.S.  The New York Times Air Quality Alert: Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings hazy conditions to Philadelphia area  FOX 29 Philadelphia Air quality …

Where skies will be smoky this week — and where the haze is coming from  The Washington Post Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.  NPR Air quality plummets with wildfire smoke blanketing the region  The Boston Globe Air quality today in Massachusetts likely to be worst of the year due to Canadian wildfire smoke  CBS News Smoke Causes …

Beautiful light displays in the sky, such as glowing halos around the moon or bright spots beside the sun, aren’t just Earthly wonders. According to new research, similar dazzling effects might also occur on planets light-years away. In a study published on July 21 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Cornell University scientists propose that WASP-17b, a gas giant roughly 1,300 …

Strange sighting in the skies over South Carolina early Saturday? This might explain them  WLTX SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral  Spaceflight Now What was in the sky this morning?  WYFF SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader (video)  Space SpaceX Starlink launch seen Saturday morning in North Carolina sky  WRAL.com Source link