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Planets on parade: 6 planets line up in the sky
1+ week, 5+ day ago (268+ words) Mother Nature will treat us to another astronomical phenomenon known as “planets on parade” during the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday. The nickname comes from several planets appearing to form a fairly straight line in the early evening sky. However, Spectrum…...
Where and when to catch a sliver of the solar eclipse from North America
1+ week, 5+ day ago (365+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Sorry, North America. After winning the cosmic lottery with a pair of coast-to-coast total solar eclipses, now it's Europe's turn. But look skyward anyway Wednesday and, if you're far enough north in the U.S. and Canada, you…...
STL Planetarium ready to show off $2.5M renovation
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (198+ words) ST. LOUIS—The James S. McDonnell Planetarium's Bill and Laura Orthwein StarBay Theater reopens to the public Saturday, July 18, following a months-long $2.5 million renovation that the facility says will make it the largest and most advanced hybrid planetarium in the…...
Duke cosmologist builds camera for telescope to research the early universe
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (468+ words) DURHAM, N.C. — Duke physicist and cosmologist Eve Vavagiakis is doing work that is literally out of this world. “If we build these telescopes with these fancy pixels and deploy them at these really unique sites on Earth, we can peer back…...
June's full moon is the strawberry moon
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (240+ words) The June Strawberry Moon will be the first full moon of the summer season. The Strawberry Moon name has been used by Native American tribes such as the Algonquian, Ojibwe, Dakota and Lakota tribes, to mark the ripening of “June-bearing…...
Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (374+ words) This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator. It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere,…...
‘Do what scares you’: N.C.’s Christina Koch talks about Artemis II experience
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (120+ words) Spectrum News Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More âDo what scares youâ: N.C.âs Christina Koch talks about Artemis II experience Christina Koch, who was raised…...
Nonprofit's work could give NASA valuable insight for Artemis III
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (420+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. — NASA is planning on launching Artemis III with the goal to test Orion and commercial spacecraft to eventually land astronauts on the moon. A North Carolina nonprofit’s work could give NASA valuable insight for Artemis III. Pisgah Astronomical Research…...
Lyrid meteor shower visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (284+ words) Meteor showers happen when the Earth plows through debris trails left behind by space rocks. Those stray bits get hot as they enter the atmosphere, producing fiery streaks that are known as shooting stars. Contrary to the name, most meteor…...
Crew of Artemis II now closer to the moon than Earth
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) NATIONWIDE — The crew of the Artemis II lunar mission is now closer to the moon than they are to the Earth and they’re expected to be at their closest point to the moon on Monday. In a talkback with TV…...