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- 20 July 2016
Alpha Pegasi is also know as Marak or Marchab which means ‘the saddle of the horse’ in Arabic. It is the third brightest star in the constellation Pegasus and one of the four stars in the asterism ‘Great Square of Pegasus’. Alpha Pegasi is very hot and has expanded to almost five times the radius of the Sun.
Read the full article- 19 July 2016
In case you missed the picture earlier this year, DSCOVR has snapped another amazing photo of the moon passing in front of the Earth. This only happens twice a year where the moon and Earth are in perfect sync, and DSCOVR snapped them both.
Read the full article- 15 July 2016
When we look up into the night sky, we probably see lots of stars. But did you know all these twinkling orbs can be very different from one another? Let’s take a journey through the types of stars. It’s going to be amazing!
Read the full article- 14 July 2016
Canes Venatici is derived from the Latin language and means “hunting dogs,” representing the hunting dogs of the herdsman in the Bootes constellation. It can be found in the third quadrant of the Northern hemisphere and is located specifically between latitudes of +90° and -40°. This constellation is also home to the famous Cor Caroli and La Superba stars.
Read the full article- 13 July 2016
Alpha Ophiuchi is also called ‘Rasalhague’ and can be found in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It’s a binary star system with its main star being 2.4 times the mass of the Sun. This star system is the brightest in its constellation and the 69th most luminous in the night sky. It came very close to the Sun around 389,000 years-ago.
Read the full article- 11 July 2016
There’s been a lot of excitement and talk about the Juno spacecraft that entered into Jupiter’s orbit on July 4th. However, what those involved didn’t expect was a short film.
Read the full article- 8 July 2016
There are billions upon billions of stars in the universe. But did you know each of these stars can be very different from one another? Let’s explore the stars to find out what exactly is going on waaaaaay out there…
Read the full article- 6 July 2016
Cancer means “the crab” in Latin and is the faintest of the 12 zodiac signs. It can be found in the second quadrant of the Northern hemisphere and is located specifically between latitudes of +90° and -60°. Like all the Zodiac signs, Cancer was first catalogued in the 2nd century by Ptolemy, who was a Greek astronomer.
Read the full article- 5 July 2016
Alpha Leporis is located in the constellation of Lepus, ‘the Hare’, and is also called ‘Arneb’. This 13 million year-old star is considered a lower luminosity yellow-white supergiant that may be entering the last phase of its cycle. It has a mass 14 times the Sun and 129 times its solar radius. Arneb was catalogued in the 2nd century by a Greek astronomer, Ptolemy.
Read the full article- 4 July 2016
Today, July 4th, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is on course to enter into Jupiter’s orbit. Here it will circle the gas giant 37 times from pole-to-pole. However, after Juno’s mission is done, it will go down in flames.
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