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What’s that red ring in the sky? Lightning. The most commonly seen type of lightning involves flashes of […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 17, 2023 by Farzin

SpaceX Test-Launches Its Starship Rocket: How to Watch by The ...
The new moon and Mars vehicle built by Elon Musk’s company will conduct a test flight to space […]

This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on April 17, 2023 by Farzin

Are stars better appreciated for their art after they die? Actually, stars usually create their most artistic displays […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 16, 2023 by Farzin

When Z is for Mars
A composite of images captured about a week apart from mid August 2022 through late March 2023, this […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 15, 2023 by Farzin

Portrait of NGC 3628
Sharp telescopic views of NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 14, 2023 by Farzin

NGC 2419: Intergalactic Wanderer
Stars of the globular cluster NGC 2419 are packed into this Hubble Space Telescope field of view toward […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 13, 2023 by Farzin

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda
The large stellar association cataloged as NGC 206 is nestled within the dusty arms of the neighboring Andromeda […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 12, 2023 by Farzin

Why is Polaris called the North Star? First, Polaris is the nearest bright star toward the north spin […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 11, 2023 by Farzin

To some, it looks like a giant chicken running across the sky. To others, it looks like a […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 10, 2023 by Farzin

Where is the center of the Egg Nebula? Emerging from a cosmic egg, the star in the center […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on April 9, 2023 by Farzin