Universe, Discovered | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/newsletters/universe-discovered/ Astronomy news, photos, observing events, and space missions. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:39:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.astronomy.com/uploads/2024/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg Universe, Discovered | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/newsletters/universe-discovered/ 32 32 Universe, Discovered: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS still a naked eye object — barely https://www.astronomy.com/newsletters/universe-discovered-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-still-a-naked-eye-object-barely/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154606// Stellar Stories Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS now a faint naked-eye object Moving across the constellation Ophiuchus in the evening sky, Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS continues to fade as it moves farther away from Earth and the Sun. The comet now glows at 6th magnitude, keeping it as a faint naked-eye object under a very dark sky. ButContinue reading "Universe, Discovered: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS still a naked eye object — barely"

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]]> Universe, Discovered: Hera launches to asteroid crash scene https://www.astronomy.com/newsletters/universe-discovered-hera-launches-to-asteroid-crash-scene/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:16:53 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154576// Stellar Stories Hera spacecraft launched The European Space Agency’s Hxera spacecraft launched on October 7, initiating an exciting exploration of an unusual asteroid. The solar system contains many thousands of small asteroid bodies, but the target here — 65803 Didymos, is a binary object spanning some 850 meters (about half a mile). The accompanying imageContinue reading "Universe, Discovered: Hera launches to asteroid crash scene"

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]]> Universe, Discovered: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS fades https://www.astronomy.com/newsletters/universe-discovered-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-fades/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154588// Stellar Stories A bright comet fades  The brightest comet of recent times, C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, continues to be an impressive object in our skies but has faded as it moves away from both Earth and the Sun. The comet remains a naked-eye object, at about magnitude 5.2, but is now about 113 million kilometers (70Continue reading "Universe, Discovered: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS fades"

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