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Seeing Titan
Shrouded in a thick atmosphere, Saturn’s largest moon Titan really is hard to see. Small particles suspended in […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 20, 2020 by Farzin

Does the Sun change as it rotates? Yes, and the changes can vary from subtle to dramatic. In […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 19, 2020 by Farzin

Do other stars have planets like our Sun? Previous evidence shows that they do, coming mostly from slight […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 18, 2020 by Farzin

Perseids Around the Milky Way
Why would meteor trails appear curved? The arcing effect arises only because the image artificially compresses (nearly) the […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 17, 2020 by Farzin

In the center of this serene stellar swirl is likely a harrowing black-hole beast. The surrounding swirl sweeps […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 16, 2020 by Farzin

Does the Moon ever block out Mars? Yes, the Moon occasionally moves in front of all of the […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 15, 2020 by Farzin

Why is this nebula so complex? When a star like our Sun is dying, it will cast off […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 14, 2020 by Farzin

What�� planets are those behind that unusual�� rock spire? Saturn (lower left) and Jupiter.�� This month, after sunset, the bright […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 13, 2020 by Farzin

The Shifting Tails of Comet NEOWISE
Keep your eye on the ion tail of Comet NEOWISE. A tale of this tail is the trail […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 12, 2020 by Farzin

Churning Clouds on Jupiter
Where is Jupiter’s ammonia? Gaseous ammonia was expected to be seen in Jupiter‘s upper atmosphere by the orbiting […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on August 11, 2020 by Farzin