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August brings the meteor shower NYC stargazers wait all year to see

August brings the meteor shower NYC stargazers wait all year to see

Stargazers have a chance to get a good look at the Milky Way and summer constellations in the night skies this August. Some of the planets are beginning to reappear – and one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids, will be on display. “August is really about the Perseids and getting out there. So that’s primo,” …

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‘I didn’t give much thought to the universe’: India’s first astronaut in 40 years inspires next generation of stargazers | Global development

‘I didn’t give much thought to the universe’: India’s first astronaut in 40 years inspires next generation of stargazers | Global development

As the International Space Station passes over India this weekend, many of those looking up to catch a glimpse as it goes by will be excited schoolchildren, who, like millions across the country, have their eyes, hopes and dreams pinned on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS. “What if the astronauts find evidence of intelligent life …

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