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Intl. Space Station on Twitter
Cameras outside the space station captured dramatic views of major Hurricane Matthew as the orbital complex flew 250 miles above (speed x4). pic.twitter.com/nfAQuw2OQC — Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 3, […]
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#Swarmmission reveals our magnetic oceans and electric Earth – a first from space https://t.co/X8eebEBS0i pic.twitter.com/hUHh9xQ1C3 — ESA (@esa) October 4, 2016
What’s Up in the Nights Sky April 3rd 2015
A total eclipse of the Moon happens before or during dawn Saturday morning for the western half of North America; the farther west you are the better. It happens during […]
What’s Up in the Nights Sky April 2nd 2015
Look above Venus at nightfall for the Pleiades star cluster, the size of your fingertip at arm’s length. It’s 8° above Venus this evening. It will pass Venus by less […]
What’s Up in the Nights Sky April 1st 2015
The coming of April always finds Orion in the southwest at dusk, leaning over with his three-star belt almost horizontal (depending on your time and latitude). The belt points left […]
What’s Up in the Nights Sky March 31st 2015
The waxing gibbous Moon shines beneath Regulus and the Sickle of Leo early this evening, as shown at right. Farther upper right of the Moon shines bright Jupiter. By late […]
What’s Up in the Nights Sky March 30th 2015
Watch Jupiter’s satellite Europa emerge out of eclipse from Jupiter’s shadow around 11:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. With a telescope, watch for it to gradually glimmer into view a little […]
What’s Up in the Nights Sky March 29th 2015
Tonight the Moon and Jupiter cross the sky together. Although they look fairly near each other, looks in astronomy are deceiving. Jupiter is almost 1,800 times farther away than the […]
What’s Up in the Nights Sky March 28th 2015
Now the Moon has moved inside the triangle of Jupiter, Pollux, and Procyon.