Friday, April 14, 2023

The 2024 total solar eclipse is only a year away

04/14/2023

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NEWS & FEATURES

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CHIRAG UPRETI

On April 8, 2024, totality will sweep across North America. Are you ready for it?

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NASA

Artemis 2 will send astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since 1972. But no humans will set foot on the lunar surface this time.

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NASA's GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Some scientists think they’ve found the signature of a supernova buried in the afterglow of the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever observed. Others aren’t so sure.

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NASA/DON DAVIS

Pioneer 11 was the first spacecraft to explore Saturn up close. But that was far from its only accomplishment.

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NASA, ESA, R. FOLEY (UC SANTA CRUZ), J.

In Latin, nova means “new.” In astronomy, that refers to a temporary bright “star” in the night sky. But the causes of these brief but brilliant stars are varied.

THIS WEEK IN ASTRONOMY WITH DAVE EICHER

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ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE

Just 5 percent of all solar eclipses are "hybrid" eclipses. But this rarest type of solar eclipse returns on April 20, 2023, after a gap of nearly 10 years.

OBSERVING

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 NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER/ROMEO DURSCHER (FLICKR)

Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you, sponsored by Celestron. Updated Friday morning at 9 A.M. Central. 

PICTURE OF THE DAY

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VINCE FARNSWORTH FROM MONTROSE, COLORADO

The Milky Way arcs through the sky above Black Canyon in Colorado’s Gunnison National Park. This stunning scene was captured from Pulpit Rock Overlook.

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