Saturday, August 27, 2016

Extremely Close Conjunction of Venus & Jupiter Saturday Night

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Low on the western horizon, Venus and Jupiter will have an amazingly close conjunction shortly after sunset on Saturday evening, and Merc...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

International Dark-Sky Parks: Part of National Park Service Centennial

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In 2006, Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah was designated as the world's first International Dark-Sky Park. This photograph sho...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Another Odd Object Found Beyond Neptune!

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Newly-discovered Trans-Neptunian Object "Niku" revolves backwards around the Sun, with an eccentric orbit tilted 110 degrees from...
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Tonight's 'Meteor Outburst' w/Web-Casts: 150 Years After Comet-Meteor Shower Link Found

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Time-lapse image of the Meteor Outburst which occurred during the annual Perseid Meteor Shower in 2009. (Image Source: NASA / Jet Propulsio...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

170th Anniversary: Smithsonian Institution

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In 1887, Samuel Pierpont Langley was chosen as the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, then considered the nation's highe...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Astronomical Calendar: 2016 August

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The 'Milky Way,' looking into the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, visible at the south rim of the Grand Canyon. On June 6, the Gran...
Monday, July 25, 2016

NASA Time-Lapse Video From Space: Sunlit Earth Over One Year

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Location of the DSCOVR satellite, in relation to the Earth and Sun, known as Lagrange Point 1 (L1). (Graphic Source: National Oceanic and...
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