Venus, Antares, and the moon before sunup. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/venus-antares-moon-morning-january-9-10-11-2021…
Tag: venus
Your photos of Venus, as it descends into the dawn
Have you seen bright Venus recently, in the east before dawn? It’s getting very near the sunrise glare. As January progresses, watch for Venus to sink deeper and deeper into the morning twilight. Your photos, as we say farewell to Venus, here. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-venus-disappear-into-dawn-jan-feb-2021…
Photos of the last full moon of the year and decade
Photographers around the world are sharing their pics of the last full moon of 2020 and this decade, which occurred on December 29 or 30, depending on your location. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-of-the-last-full-moon-of-the-year-and-decade…
Solar Orbiter prepares for festive Venus flyby
Solar Orbiter is getting ready for the first of many gravity assist flybys of Venus on 27 December, to start bringing it closer to the sun and tilting its orbit in order to observe our star from different perspectives. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-solar-orbiter-festive-venus-flyby.html…
2020 in review: The hunt for life on Venus continues
Clara Sousa-Silva spent most of 2020 sitting on a huge secret – the apparent detection of phosphine, a potential sign of life, on Venus. She tells New Scientist what it felt like and what comes next Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833135-400-2020-in-review-the-hunt-for-life-on-venus-continues/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Is that a UFO?! There’s probably an explanation
Most Unidentified Flying Objects aren’t actually unidentified. Here’s a list of phenomena, either natural or human-made, that people often mistake for UFOs. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/if-its-not-a-ufo-what-is-it…
Venus was once more Earth-like, but climate change made it uninhabitable
We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet. Venus currently has a surface temperature of 450℃ (the temperature of an oven’s self-cleaning cycle) and an atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide (96 percent) with a density 90 times that of Earth’s. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-venus-earth-like-climate-uninhabitable.html…
Favorite photos of crescent moon and Venus
A few of our favorite images of the waning crescent moon and dazzling planet Venus in the early-morning sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/dec-2020-crescent-moon-venus-photos…
10 tips for watching the Geminids
We anticipate 2020 will be a great year for watching the Geminid meteor shower! Here are 10 tips. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/10-tips-for-watching-the-geminids…
Spectacular! Moon and Venus before sunrise
Over these next few days – December 11, 12 and 13, 2090 – watch for the waning crescent moon to pass by the dazzling planet Venus. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/spectacular-moon-and-venus-before-sunrise…