Interesting Astronomy & Astrophysics news from the week of 11/15/2020

Next week’s night sky: On Thursday, the golden handle appears on the moon. The “Golden Handle” effect is produced by the way the slanted sunlight lights up the prominent mountains of the moon. Best seen through some sort of magnification, the golden handle will appear as a small line trailing from the light side of the moon to the dark side. How do we detect invisible dark matter? Dark matter neither absorbs nor gives off light, which is why astronomers have named it dark. But because dark […]

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Interesting Astronomy & Astrophysics news from the week of 11/1/2020

Next week’s night sky: On Thursday, the Northern Taurids meteor shower peaks! Look at the sky just after midnight to catch a glimpse of up to 15 meteorites per hour! Sunday is the new moon. This is a great time to stargaze, as the moon will not block any of the dimmer stars. If you have a telescope, consider looking at mars on Sunday. It will stay in almost the same place the whole night, making it easy to find! Mountains on Mars How did Olympus Mons […]

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