Jupiter’s Awesome New Image
The Juno spacecraft is a space probe orbiting Jupiter and it’s been sending back some amazing pictures of the gas giant. Launched on...
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Mar 25, 20201 min read
Top 5 Nearest and Habitable Exoplanets
Back in 1995, astronomers had detected a planet orbiting around a Sun-like star. This was a huge deal. And today, we have discovered...
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Nov 16, 20172 min read
Nearby Exoplanet May Harbor Life
A newly discovered extra-solar planet located some 11 light-years away may be suitable for life. It’s called “Ross 128 b” and you may be...
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Nov 23, 20161 min read
The Great Red Spot is Changing Shape
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a swirling anticyclonic storm that was previously large enough to fit three Earths inside. However,...
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Mar 7, 20161 min read
Sky Tonight Update: Total Solar Eclipse – 03/09/2016
This year, on March 9th, there will be a Total Solar Eclipse, visible over Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean. A total solar eclipse occurs...
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Mar 5, 20161 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: March 8 – Jupiter at Opposition
March 8 will bring us what is called “Jupiter at Opposition.” This means the giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and...
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Jan 20, 20161 min read
Ninth Planet May Exist
An artist’s impression of a possible ninth planet. It would be quite large — at least as big as Earth — with a thick atmosphere around a...
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Jan 19, 20161 min read
The Great Planetary Alignment of 2016
Break out the binoculars because on Wednesday, Jan. 20, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will all be visible in the sky at the...
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Sep 26, 20152 min read
Earth as a Marble – the First Timelapse of the Solar System to Scale
When we see depictions of the solar system, we often see an inaccurate representation of its size and scale. Some of the planets are...
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Jul 16, 20152 min read
The Mountains and Makeup of Pluto
July 15th was a historic occasion as it marked the first time we were able to see close-up pictures of Pluto’s surface. Traveling at...
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Jun 20, 20152 min read
Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon will form a triangle in the sky tonight
Tonight marks an interesting alignment of two bright planets in the sky with our moon. Through the rest of June you can look up and see...
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May 13, 20151 min read
Amazing Photos of How Clouds Cast Thousand-Mile Shadows Into Space
While on board the International Space Station, geophysicist Alexander Gerst spent a lot of time looking back down to Earth from 205...
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Apr 15, 20151 min read
The First Color Photos of Pluto and Charon
The first color image of Pluto and its moon, Charon, was taken by the Ralph color imager aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on April...
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Apr 2, 20153 min read
Catch the Total Lunar Eclipse on April 4th
This April 4th, 2015, most of North America, South America, Asia, and parts of Australia will be able to view a Total Lunar Eclipse. The...
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Oct 23, 20143 min read
Ten Facts About Our Solar System’s Moons
Today, Oct. 23rd, most of the United States and Canada will be able to view the partial solar eclipse that will start at about 6pm EST. ...
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Feb 12, 20141 min read
A Rare Sight: You Can See Venus During The Day This Week
Besides the Sun and Moon, Venus is the brightest celestial body. It’s so bright that you can even see it during the daytime. Tomorrow...
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Jan 29, 20142 min read
Send your name to an asteroid!
NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid...
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Jan 27, 20142 min read
Loki the Volcano
There has been lots of talk in Baton Rouge about ice, snow, and cold. Let’s change focus and talk about something hot: volcanoes! The...
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Jan 10, 20144 min read
Winter on Pluto
Great job everyone on braving our record cold temperatures this week! In some places it got as cold as -16 degrees Fahrenheit! As we work...
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Jan 6, 20141 min read
As Cold as on Mars
Burrr… Feeling the chill of this week’s arctic blast? Much of the country is expecting historic, record breaking low temperatures. These...
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