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The visual journey unveils what the stars in the night sky truly are, using authentic images captured from Earth. With the ...

When it comes to four or more planets in the night sky, that's a bit less common, occurring every few years or so. But we happen to be in something of a hotspot for planetary parades right now.

The data shows that the night sky got, on average, 9.6% brighter every year. For many people, the night sky today is twice as bright as it was eight years ago. The brighter the sky, the fewer ...

Gazing up at the night sky in awe and wonder can be a calming and almost primal joy, but stargazers are seeing fewer and fewer stars.A study published January 19 in the journal Science finds that ...

This week, see how satellite pollution is altering our view of the cosmos, discover why beer bottles are brown, wonder at why dogs have such soulful eyes and ponder India’s latest archaeological ...

The life cycle of a satellite. It takes LEO satellites about 90 minutes to orbit Earth, zipping along at around 17,500 mph (28,200 km/h). This makes bright ones easy to spot, reflecting sunlight ...

Moiya McTier says the night sky has been fueling humans' stories about the universe for a very long time, and informing how they explain the natural world. In fact, Moiya sees astronomy and ...

Still, the planetary parade, as the event is colloquially named, “makes for a very nice excuse to go outside at night, maybe with a glass of wine, and enjoy the night sky.” A Parade of Planets ...

At the very darkest sites on Earth, far removed from humanity’s wasted sky-directed light, that background can be as dim as 22 mag/arcsec 2. I’d love to have a moonless night with my ...

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In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment mean for science? Well, not much — unless you're an interplanetary ...