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 …
Read More »Stunning New NASA Perseverance Rover Images Show Mars Clearer Than Ever Before SciTechDaily What would Mars look like in daylight? ‘Enhanced’ photo from Perseverance offers a look USA Today Clear skies on Mars as NASA rover captures one of the sharpest panoramas of the Red Planet ever taken BBC Sky at Night Magazine Clearest Mars images yet reveal mystery rock and ancient terrain …
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A California man who recently became trapped behind a waterfall for two days while climbing was dramatically rescued by police utilizing a helicopter. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, went to waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on 10 August with plans to rappel down, the sheriff’s office of Tulare country said in a social media post. But the “extreme …
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When it was first announced that American tennis star Emma Navarro would play with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the reimagined Mixed Doubles event at the U.S. Open, Navarro joked that she “would try to get a better partner next year.” “He was begging me to play, he was saying, ‘I heard about your volleys and your doubles skills. …
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The new image, dubbed the “Eye of Sauron,” shows the complex magnetic field of a high-energy jet being shot directly at Earth by a distant blazar. (Image credit: Y.Y. Kovalev et al.) Astronomers have snapped a stunning shot of the complex magnetic field of a gigantic energy jet, dubbed the “Eye of Sauron,” staring directly at us from across the …
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In February 2024, paleontologists from across the globe unveiled new and groundbreaking details about the Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, a marine reptile that roamed the Earth over 240 million years ago during the Middle Triassic period. This study, published in the Earth and Environmental Science: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, sheds new light on a reptile whose unusual features captivated …
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Apple is reportedly working on a refreshed version of the iPad mini, which is expected to come with a plethora of noteworthy upgrades. We are not only expecting a refreshed design but also major improvements on the inside, which will make the mini jump from the basic category to more like a ‘Pro’ device, especially with the company’s latest iPadOS …
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Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed 3I/ATLAS, only the third known object from outside our Solar System to visit our neighborhood. This interstellar interloper is putting on quite a show as it approaches the Sun, revealing secrets about visitors from the depths of space. 3I/ATLAS is clearly active at 3.8 astronomical units as it approaches the Sun, showing …
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With just a splash of color, the red planet’s horizons can look remarkably like our own – blue skies and all. A 360-degree panorama, taken by the Perseverance Rover on Mars, could just as easily have been snapped in a rocky desert somewhere here on Earth. The difference lies in a subtle tweak to the color contrast. Related: Sold: Largest …
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Monday evening (Aug. 11) offers a perfect chance to identify what many consider the most beautiful object in the night sky: the ringed planet Saturn. Helping guide the way, will be another familiar celestial companion, the moon, shining in its waning gibbous phase. As I’ve pointed out over the years here at Space.com, to the naked eye, Saturn does not …
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