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I've chased the 'false dawn' for years — this is the week to find and photograph it
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (473+ words) September's new moon opens a dark window for seeing zodiacal light, the ghostly cone of interplanetary dust that rises above the eastern horizon before dawn. Some stargazing feels like you know exactly what you are looking for, but you're still…...
A ghostly pyramid of light is about to appear before dawn — here's how to see it
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (324+ words) A ghostly "false dawn" is about to light up the predawn sky — if you know where to look. Starting today (Sept. 9), skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere have a chance to spot one of the night sky's more elusive sights: the…...
The rise of 'quantum gravity?' Einstein's theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (316+ words) "These two pillars of modern physics have so far eluded all attempts at a unified theoretical framework, but this complex experiment gives more hints as to how such a unification may be achieved." Scientists have spotted the first hints that…...
The Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot
2+ week, 4+ day ago (831+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe "The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them." To put it succinctly, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope…...
Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma
3+ week, 3+ day ago (467+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery "This will reduce the microbial load and keep clothes and other soft surfaces clean, at least microbially, for astronaut health." If you have ever shared a…...
On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium
3+ week, 4+ day ago (190+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery On Aug. 18, 1868, a French astronomer named Pierre Jules César Janssen discovered helium while observing a total solar eclipse in India. During the eclipse, Janssen was using…...
Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (694+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery "I hope that we're going to see a new norm evolve, and that what we have seen now is not how you dispose of your rocket…...