Meteor showers, planetary skies and clustered giants create spectacle over southern Utah

SAINT GEORGE – July marks the beginning of a spectacular display in the skies over southern Utah, where clear skies and a waning gibbous moon set the stage for planetary encounters, astronomical flights into the gas giant, and the start of one of the year’s richest meteor showers. Stock photo of meteor shower for illustration … Read more

Planetary Defense: NASA Radar Captures Two Large Asteroids Zooming Past Earth

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NASA tracked two near-Earth asteroids, gathering vital data on their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology that supports ongoing planetary defense efforts. (Artistic concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed by Earth. Researchers at NASA‘s Jet … Read more

NASA’s planetary radar tracks two large asteroids passing close to each other

The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 150-meter-wide asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach β€” within about 295,000 kilometers of Earth β€” on June 29. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK … Read more

Get ready for tomorrow’s star show: the planetary parade promises a spectacular sky display!

Planetary Parade To Light Up The Sky On June 29

Astronomers and stargazers across the United States are in for a treat this weekend with a rare planetary alignment set to take place on Saturday, June 29. This celestial event, known as a planetary parade, will see several planets visible in the early morning sky, providing a spectacular display for those willing to get up … Read more

PVKK from the Dome Keeper developers is Papers Please, but you get a huge planetary defense cannon

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant – yes, let’s go back to the title – is described in the first sentence of its Steam bio as a “fun” game. I have suspicions about cozy or cozy games, as they are increasingly portrayed as some kind of antidepressant in the face of a darkening world, but that’s okay because the remaining seventeen words in the sentence are: ‘Operate your planetary defense cannon to defend the world. of an interplanetary invasion from the comfort of your home [cozy] bunker.”

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Webb observations indicate a collision of giant asteroids in a nearby planetary system

β€œThe James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?” about the whole story with Anderson Cooper offers a glimpse into the most powerful telescope ever built. The show premieres Sunday, June 16 at 8 PM ET/PT on CNN. A collision between giant asteroids has likely occurred in recent years in a neighboring galaxy called Beta Pictoris, and … Read more

Webb telescope locates asteroid collision in nearby planetary system | CNN

NASA/FUSE/Lynette Cook An illustration shows colliding asteroids around the central star in the Beta Pictoris system and the formation of terrestrial planets. The insets show what two of the system’s planets might look like. β€œThe James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?” about the whole story with Anderson Cooper offers a glimpse into the most powerful … Read more

A solar storm hits Mars, creating planetary auroras, says NASA | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN β€” When the sun unleashed an extreme solar storm and hit Mars in May, the red planet was awash with aurora and an influx of charged particles and radiation, NASA said. The sun has … Read more

Mysterious ‘Phoenix’ world challenges theories of planetary evolution

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Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet that has managed to maintain its atmosphere despite intense nearby radiation from a giant red star. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that the rare planet, which should have been stripped to rock by radiation from its nearby host star, instead developed a puffy, less dense atmosphere. The planet, … Read more

Planet Parade: What’s Really Going On With June’s Planetary Alignment | CNN

Matias Delacroix/AP/File A telescope could help detect Uranus and Neptune as they appear to align with other planets early Monday morning in most parts of the world; Sunday is ideal for spectators in North America and Europe. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments … Read more