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Space & Skywatching

April 21-27 Sky Watch: Lyrid Meteor Shower, Venus & Mercury Shine
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April 2025 brings exciting skywatching events including the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower, rare views of Mercury at its greatest elongation, and Venus shining brightly. Perfect for stargazers in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres!
Cosmic Road Trip: Lyrids, Mercury And Venus Shine Week Of April 21
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Ready to connect with the cosmos? This week, the sky’s serving up a celestial road trip - featuring the Lyrid meteor shower, a rare Mercury sighting at its farthest point from the Sun, and Venus shining brighter than ever. Whether you’re a stargazing pro or just curious, these events are your chance to join a timeless journey through the stars.
What Was This Strange Space Object Filmed In Mexico?
11 hours ago
Witnesses watched in awe as an object streaked across the sky in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, over the weekend. But it’s not yet known what the space object was. Some have speculated that it was a meteorite or space debris.
Webb Telescope Detects Traces Of Life On Distant Planet
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A planet called K2-18b that’s 124 light-years away from Earth is at the center of new findings of potential life that are being called “monumental” and “paradigm shifting.” Watch this video to learn what was discovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and what a study from the University of Cambridge says it all means.
Double Sunrise? Quebec's Morning Under The Solar Eclipse
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As dawn broke during the recent partial solar eclipse, a spellbinding spectacle unfolded over Quebec: a partially eclipsed sun emerged from the horizon, birthing a rare “double sunrise” that evoked images of Star Wars’ twin-sun planet Tatooine.
From Poop To Payload: NASA Aims To Recycle Space Trash
3 days ago
Houston, we have a poop problem. There are 96 bags of astronaut poop on the Moon, and NASA is officially over it. The space agency is offering $3 million to anyone who can help them turn human waste and other lunar trash into something useful on future missions.
NASA Needs Help Solving One Of Space's Grossest Problems: Poop
3 days ago
NASA has launched the $3 million LunaRecycle Challenge - a competition seeking innovative solutions to recycle solid waste on the moon, aiming to reduce trash, conserve resources and inspire sustainable technologies both in space and on Earth.
Hundreds Spot Fireball Streaking Across North America
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A spectacular fireball burst across the night sky, dazzling hundreds of spectators across several U.S. states and even Canada.
Bright Meteor Dazzles In Dark Skies Over Many Spanish Cities
4 days ago
A bright meteor shot across the sky over several Spanish cities, capturing the attention of locals. Multiple videos captured the dazzling fireball from different angles.
Katy Perry, Gayle King Launch On Blue Origin Rocket
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Singer Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King were part of a six-woman crew launched into space from West Texas Monday. They trip came aboard a rocket built by Blue Origin, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. Also on board were Bezo’s fiance Lauren Sanchez: former NASA engineer Aisha Bowe; Amanda Nguyen, a scientist and advocate for sexual violence survivors; and film producer Kerianne Flynn. The 10-minute flight took the women up to more than 340,000 feet, considered to be just past the edge of space. The weather was perfect, too.

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