Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, stars, indepthfeature Great Red 'Hot Spot' may explain the Jupiter's atmospheric mystery Sky guide In August, all five bright planets grace the evening sky for the last time until 2018, the Perseid meteor shower is visible in northern Australia and Aquila the Eagle flies high in the north. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, stars, indepthfeature What to see in August: Five bright planets, Perseid meteor shower, and Aquila Sky guide This month, we get a great view of one of our neighbours, a beautiful star cluster, three bright planets and a penumbral eclipse of the Moon rounds off the month. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, spacecraft, askanexpert What to see in the sky in September We ask an expert what this 14-hour journey will look like.
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Subjects: science-and-technology, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, indepthfeature Rosetta: how to crash a spacecraft into comet 67PĬrash course The Rosetta spacecraft is on its final mission - a kamikaze crash landing that will target a specific point on comet 67P. 12 years later data sent back by the spacecraft and its probe Philae has drastically reshaped the way scientists think about comets. Thank you Rosetta! When the Rosetta mission began, scientists knew very little about 67P. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, galaxies, indepthfeature Six things we've learnt about comets from the Rosetta mission
Sky guide This month, you can find the Tarantula Nebula in a neighbouring galaxy, spot a meteor, and watch Venus, Saturn and Mars put on a show in the western sky. Subjects: planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, news What to see in the sky in October Rough landing Although fears grow for the ExoMars lander, scientists say the mission has been a success. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, stars, indepthfeature ExoMars Mission: What's happened to the Schiaparelli lander? Monthly sky guide This month, a cosmic saucepan enters the evening sky, the Leonids meteor shower peaks, and Venus steeps itself in the teapot. Subjects: planets-and-asteroids, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcast What to see in the sky in November
Great Moments in Science When the ancients looked to the stars and wondered if they were alone, they probably never imagined the possibility that Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus might host a strange underwater ecosystem, writes Dr Karl. Subjects: science-and-technology, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, indepthfeatures Could there be life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? As the first phase of its final descent begins, we look at what it has discovered about the ringed planet and its moons, and what happens next. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, stars, galaxies, indepthfeature Cassini to explore rings of Saturn as it heads towards grand finaleĮxploring Saturn The Cassini spacecraft has been exploring the system of Saturn for more than a decade.
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Sky guide The December night sky provides the best view of distant galaxies for professional astronomers, but you can see some of our closest neighbours too, if you know where to look. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, news What's in the sky in December? Time is slipping The observations of ancient astronomers from the time of the Babylonians onwards have revealed our modern days are not getting quite as long as they should be. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, news Ancient eclipse records revise modern calculations of Earth's spin Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcast Weather observed for first time on Jupiter-like exoplanetĪlien weather A weather system - including strong winds and changing cloud cover - has been observed in the atmosphere of a giant gas planet outside our solar system for the first time. Great Moments in Science The good news is that if the Earth's rotation stopped, we wouldn't fall off, but it would be a very inhospitable place, Dr Karl explains. Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, stars, indepthfeature What would happen if the Earth stopped rotating? Sky guide Grab your binoculars! After a quiet start to the year, Australian sky watchers will be treated to a close encounter with a green comet and a rare winking star this weekend. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Comet 45P and a rare winking star lead February's sky line up
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