NASA discovers water on Moon’s sunlit surface
SOFIA, a modified Boeing 747 carrying a telescope, has found the signature of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.
Oct 26, 2020
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This Week’s Sky: October 26 to November 1, 2020
As the Moon waxes to full just in time for Halloween, set your sights on its features and neighbours in the sky.
Oct 26, 2020
Sky News This Week: October 21, 2020
This week’s news: OSIRIS-REx touches down on asteroid Bennu, a spacecraft prepares to fly by Venus, and a flying observatory catches details about star formation.
Oct 21, 2020
This Week’s Sky: October 19 to 25, 2020
After the Orionids peak before dawn October 21, look for features on the Moon as it waxes past quarter.
Oct 20, 2020
This Week’s Sky: October 12 to 18, 2020
The biggest highlight is Mars’ opposition October 13, but look for other events like the crescent Moon near Venus and a double shadow transit on Jupiter later in the week.
Oct 13, 2020
Sky News This Week: October 7, 2020
In the news this week: a new toilet flew to the International Space Station, a Martian moon rover was tested in a German laboratory, and the Hubble Space Telescope caught the light of a fading supernova explosion.
Oct 07, 2020
October 2020: Planets at a glance
The Red Planet steals the show this month, passing closer to the Earth than it will for the next 15 years and providing the best opposition of the 2020s.
Oct 05, 2020
This Week’s Sky: October 5 to 11, 2020
Get ready for a great show. Before Mars reaches its opposition next week, the Red Planet will be closer to Earth Oct. 5-6 than it will be for the next 15 years.
Oct 05, 2020
Sky News This Week: September 30, 2020
A planet survives a catastrophe at its nearby star, the Sun enters new and potentially weak solar cycle, and a Canadian robot goes on a leak hunt in space.
Sep 30, 2020
