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Understanding Venus’ superior conjunction When a planet aligns with the Sun and Earth in a straight line, astronomers call it a superior conjunction. For Venus,…
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Emerging Discoveries Beyond the Brightest Stars In the vastness of the universe, not every cloud of gas sparks a new sun. Recent observations have spotlighted…
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Do all stars live inside galaxies? The short answer is: most stars do. Stars form from gas clouds inside galaxies, where gravity, turbulence, and cooling…
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Introduction: A Bright Start to 2026 The night sky welcomed 2026 with a spectacular celestial event: the Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the…
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Jupiter 2026: A Once-in-a-Generation Sky Show This week, the giant planet Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth in 2026. For skywatchers, this is a…
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What is perihelion and why does the Sun look bigger today? On January 3, 2026, Earth reaches perihelion, the point in its orbit closest to…
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What is perihelion and why does it matter? Perihelion is the point in Earth’s orbit where we are closest to the Sun. In 2026, this…
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Tonight’s Sky: Quadrantid Peak Meets the Wolf Moon If you’re hoping to catch a streak of shooting stars tonight, you’re in for a treat that…
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New Zealand Eyes the First Supermoon of 2026 The night sky over New Zealand is set to dazzle this weekend as the first supermoon of…
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Overview: The Wolf Moon and a Supermoon The January 2026 full moon, nicknamed the Wolf Moon, rises tonight to greet skywatchers with its bright, silvery…
