SKYWATCH: TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE, RESULTS FROM PLANCK, AND MORE

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July 7, 2010 | A new all-sky map is showing cosmologists both the nearby, current universe and the faint echoes from its creation 13.7 billion years ago. > read more

 

Hayabusa’s Waiting Game

July 6, 2010 | Tiny particles have been found inside the capsule returned to Earth three weeks ago by the Hayabusa spacecraft. Are they bits of asteroid Itokawa — or contamination from the Australian landing site? > read more

 

Observing

 

Easter Island statues
Astronommical Tours / Jen Winter
February 3, 2010 | On July 11th, a lot of ocean and a few tiny bits of land will experience a Moon-blackened Sun. But getting to the Moon’s shadow will be a challenge. > read more

 

Tour July’s Sky by Eye and Ear!

July 1, 2010 | Watch the west after sunset for a celestial parade led by brilliant Venus, then swing south to get cozy with Scorpius. Host: S&T’s Kelly Beatty. (5MB MP3 download: running time: 5m 12s). > read more

 

Ceres in 2010

May 27, 2010 | Ceres, the largest main-belt asteroid, is well placed for observation in June through August 2010. > read more

 

See Pluto in 2010

March 24, 2010 | In 2010, Pluto passes in front of one of the densest star clouds in the sky, and also in front of a dark nebula that obscures almost all the background stars. > read more

 

This Week’s Sky at a Glance

 

Friday July 9th, late twilight

 

July 9, 2010 | Mars is closing in on Saturn at dusk. And before dawn, Jupiter keeps getting higher and brighter. > read more

 

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Milky Way and Magellanic Couds over Iguaçu Falls
Babak A. Tafreshi / TWAN

 

July 7, 2010 | The World at Night website features the world’s finest photos of earthly scenes set against the background of the night sky. > read more

 

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