Sky Telescope Noticas recientes

1. This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 20 – 29

   Orion now rises in twilight, seemingly enlarged by the Moon illusion. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars span the evening sky. And here comes another weird pattern of Jupiter's moons.

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2. No Magma Ocean For Io, Jupiter’s Volcano-Covered Moon

   Io, the innermost of Jupiter’s four largest Galilean moons, is covered with hundreds of volcanoes, some shooting lava fountains dozens of miles high. But what kind of interior could drive […]

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3. Meet the Taurus Constellation: The Ancient Bull

   Taurus, the Bull, is a constellation that has been around for centuries, possibly even millennia.

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4. Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect

   The Southern Hemisphere should get a good show of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3). Mid-northern latitude observers not so much.

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5. Perseverance Reaches Rim of Jezero Crater

   It’s been a long upward climb for NASA’s premier rover. But the commanding view — and the geology — were worth it.

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6. The Webb Telescope Reveals a "Featherweight Giant" Planet

   When JWST looked at what was supposed to be a hot Jupiter, it found something else instead: a fluffy, shrinking planet that’s more like Neptune.

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7. This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 13 – 22

   The full Moon will line up with Jupiter and Aldebaran . . . but how well for you? Saturn gets right (angled) with Fomalhaut and Venus. Saturn's two largest moons will form a double star, and three of Jupiter's moons will triangulate.

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8. See NASA's Lucy Mission Fly Past Earth Tonight

   NASA’s Lucy mission makes another visit to Earth Thursday night, en route to explore the Trojan asteroids.

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9. Don't Let the Bright Moon Ruin Your Geminids

   Strategies for making the most of this week's Moon-soaked Geminid meteor shower.

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10. New Webb Telescope View Shows Unexpectedly Crowded Asteroid Belt

    A new view of archival Webb telescope data reveals small asteroids in the main asteroid belt are more numerous than we thought.

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