Night Sky Notes

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By Kat Troche

In our December Night Sky Notes, we mentioned that the Orion constellation has a distinct hourglass shape that makes it easy to spot in the night sky.… Continue reading.

This article is distributed by NASA’s Night Sky Network (NSN).

The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

By Kat Troche

It’s that time of year again: winter!… Continue reading.

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The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

By Liz Kruesi

You might be familiar with Saturn as the solar system’s ringed planet, with its enormous amount of dust and ice bits circling the giant planet.… Continue reading.

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The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

By Vivian White

“…We, too, are made of wonders, of great and ordinary loves, of small invisible worlds, of a need to call out through the dark.”… Continue reading.

This article is distributed by NASA’s Night Sky Network (NSN). The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

by Brian Kruse

Looking up in awe at the night sky, the stars and planets pop out as bright points against a dark background.… Continue reading.

This article is distributed by NASA’s Night Sky Network (NSN). The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach.

Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

by Vivian White

On August 1st, catch a full Moon rising in the east just 30 minutes after sunset.… Continue reading.

Attached you will find a couple selections from the Astronomical League about the June night sky.

Enjoy!

This article is distributed by NASA’s Night Sky Network (NSN). The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach.

Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

by Theresa Summer

Bird constellations abound in the night sky, including Cygnus, the majestic swan.… Continue reading.

Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources

Most Massive Black Hole Merger – The largest black holes ever observed to merge were detected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors. The black holes were 85 and 66 times the Sun’s mass and merged to form one of 142 solar masses.… Continue reading.

Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources

Dense Exoplanet – Observations by astronomers at the Pennsylvania State University found an unusually dense exoplanet orbiting a star in the Hyades open star cluster. Known as K2-25b, it is slightly smaller than Neptune but about 1.5 times as massive.… Continue reading.