6 Sky Events This Week: Cosmic Scorpion, Planetary Triangle
Sky-watchers this week get a chance to go eye to eye with a cosmic scorpion and witness a magnificent meeting of three neighboring worlds in the evening skies.
Posted by Breaking Orbit
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Monday
May 20 2013
15:53 UTC
May 20 2013
15:53 UTC
Monday
May 20 2013
12:22 UTC
May 20 2013
12:22 UTC
Dance of the Planets, May 20-June 4 2013
Western horizon as seen from Adelaide at 5:45 pm ACST on 24 May, when Venus and Mercury are closest. Similar views will be seen from the rest of the southern hemisphere at the equivalent local time. Click on any image to embiggenWestern horizon as seen from Adelaide at 5:45 pm ACST on 26 May, when all 3 planets are within a circle 3Â across. Western horizon as seen from Adelaide at 5:45 pm ACST on 28 May, when Venus and Jupiter are closest. Western horizon as seen from Adelaide at 5:45 pm ACST on
Posted by Astroblog
Tuesday
May 14 2013
17:22 UTC
May 14 2013
17:22 UTC
Mercury Shows Off its Reds, Whites, and Blues
At first glance, the planet Mercury may bear a striking resemblance to our own Moon. True, both are heavily-cratered, airless worlds that hide pockets of ice inside polar shadows… but there the similarities end. In addition to being compositionally different than the Moon, Mercury also has surface features that you won't find on the lunar
Posted by Universe Today
Monday
May 13 2013
17:45 UTC
May 13 2013
17:45 UTC
5 Sky Events This Week: Three-Planet Huddle, Lunar Wall
The lunar wall comes into view, three planets huddle, and the moon joins the Leo constellation in this week's best sky events.
Posted by Breaking Orbit
Thursday
May 09 2013
21:31 UTC
May 09 2013
21:31 UTC
Forming Mercury and Iron-rich Exoplanets
Mercury's high density has been a longstanding puzzle in planetary science. Its density means that it must have a significantly higher iron abundance than Venus, Earth, Mars, or the asteroids, probably in the form of a large iron core. NASA's MESSENGER mission has challenged many of the hypothesized ways to create an iron-rich Mercury; a new hypothesis is required.
Posted by astrobites
Thursday
May 02 2013
11:04 UTC
May 02 2013
11:04 UTC
May 2013 Night Sky Wonders
If you find yourself in the great outdoors any evening during May and it's a cloudless night, turning your eyes towards the heavens could be an unusually interesting way for...
Posted by Astronotes