Friday, October 22, 2021

Astronomers Get a 3D Look at Nearby Stellar Nurseries

10/22/2021

NEWS & FEATURES

Astronomers get a 3D look at nearby stellar nurseries
NASA/JPL-Caltech

A new map of dust in the solar neighborhood reveals how the giant clouds that birth new stars are shaped by powerful forces.

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Earth's equatorial bulge shapes the planet's physics
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Meteorologists, oceanographers and snipers have to account for this deformation.

Observer's Handbook 2022 
Henson Crater: Lunar impact site named for Arctic explorer
NASA/LPI

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently honored Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole, by naming a crater on the Moon after him.

Swarm of near-Earth comets linked to recent ice giant breakup
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The findings are welcomed by supporters of cometary catastrophe theories from Earth’s history.

Ask Astro: Will dust storms foil our plans to retrieve Perseverance's samples?
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Perseverance will collect samples in small metal tubes that it will leave on the surface of Mars for future transport to Earth. Isn’t there the risk of the tubes being covered by dust storms, making their recovery impossible?

OBSERVING

The Sky This Week
VinceFL (Flickr)

Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Eclipse with Moai
George Willis

George Willis captured the most coveted Easter Island solar eclipse image: the total eclipse above the famous Moai (large stone sculptures).

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