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Liz MacDonald on Strange Auroras
Space weather scientist Liz MacDonald studies unique atmospheric phenomena such as the aurora called STEVE. Read the full interview here: https://www.quantamagazine.org/liz-ma… Credits: Rosem Morton & Jennifer Hsu for Quanta Magazine; NASA
A Rare Photograph Captures ISS Moving Between Jupiter and Saturn During the Great Conjunction
On December 22, Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer together in the sky than they have since March 4, 1226. The nearly 800-year event is known as the Great Conjunction, which occurs to some extent every two decades. In true 2020 fashion, … Continue reading
Solar System Is Accelerating! And Other Incredible Gaia Discoveries
Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about an incredible new data release from Gaia telescope that has already discovered so many incredible things about nearby space. Press release: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions… Papers: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/e… Videos … Continue reading
Best map of Milky Way reveals a billion stars in motion
Data haul from Gaia space observatory offers a glimpse of what Earth’s night sky will look like for 1.6 million years to come. DETAILS Video Online only Title Gaia’s stellar motion for the next 1.6 million years Released: 03/12/2020 Length … Continue reading
We Found One of The Largest Structures in the Universe – South Pole Wall
Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the discovery of one of the largest objects in the universe known as South Pole Wall. Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10… Video by the science team:
Why does the Southern Hemisphere get the best view of the Milky Way?! | The Galactic Seasons
I am a disgruntled Northern Hemisphere astronomer. Where is my amazing overhead view of the centre of the Milky Way, like what the Southern Hemisphere gets?! It’s because nothing lines up nicely in space so we’re currently in the middle … Continue reading
Second cable failure puts iconic Arecibo Observatory at risk of collapse – Physics World
‘Crisis’ as second cable snaps supporting a metal tower platform above the telescope’s main reflector dish A second cable has failed at the iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico – and engineering teams have been brought in to assess the … Continue reading
Stunning Photographs Capture the International Space Station Traveling Across the Sun and Moon
Back in October, Sacramento-based photographer Andrew McCarthy staked out in his backyard to document the International Space Station on one of its trips across the sun. Using two scopes, he successfully captured the image, which frames the station in the upper … Continue reading
Everything We Know So Far About Phosphine On Venus feat. Dr Clara Sousa-Silva
Dr. Clara Sousa-Silva is the co-author on the study about Phosphine on Venus. We ask her some questions from you about the discovery. Astrum merch now available! See below: Apparel: teespring.com/stores/astrum-space Metal Posters: https://displate.com/promo/astrum?art… SUBSCRIBE for more videos about our … Continue reading
OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Oct. 20, 2020, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to … Continue reading
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