Have you seen Lyra the Harp? It contains Vega, a summer gem. 🌌
#Lyra is 52nd smallest of the constellations. But it has a big presence. Its bright star #Vega is prominent in northern summer skies as the corner of the famous #SummerTriangle star pattern. #astronomy
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📸 EarthSky.org
The numbers are in, and it turns out May was the most active month for our #sun since January! Find out more in today's sun news:
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📸 NASA/ SDO.
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Severe weather is expected today in the U.S. upper Midwest, with large #hail and strong #tornadoes in the forecast. The severe threat then shifts southeast tomorrow, to the Great Lakes and the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys. Find out more:
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📸 NOAA/ SPC.
We usually think of seeing objects in #space at night. But you can see some in the #daytime, too! If you think nature-watching in the daytime sky is limited to clouds and birds, you’re missing out. #astronomy 🌕🌌
Here are 10 space objects to see in the daytime sky:
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📸 P. Lowenstein.
Did you see the Venus and Jupiter #conjunction? Tonight, #Venus and #Jupiter are still close, but they're moving away from each other now! Watch for them in the west shortly after sunset. #astronomy 🌌
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide:
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📸 EarthSky.org.
Gwen Forrester in Tennessee captured this amazing shot of #Venus and #Jupiter glowing through clouds last night. If you look closely at Jupiter on the left, you can make out 3 of its large moons. Thank you!
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View more great photos like this in our gallery:
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NASA announced the 4 #astronauts for the #Artemis3 mission: Andre Douglas, making his 1st space flight; Frank Rubio, who spent 371 consecutive days in space; Luca Parmitano, an Italian and ESA astronaut; and Randy Bresnik, on his 3rd space flight. #astronomy 🧑🚀🚀
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📸 NASA/ B. Stafford.
Did you see #Venus and #Jupiter in conjunction yesterday evening? If you missed them, don't worry! You have another chance tonight, as they will be still very close to each other this evening as well. And try to spot elusive #Mercuy near the horizon. Find out more:
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📸 EarthSky.org.
The year's earliest #sunrises don't happen on the summer solstice. For much of the Northern Hemisphere, they're happening now. In the Southern Hemisphere, it's the earliest #sunsets. Join EarthSky's Deborah Byrd and Dan Gauseen at noon CDT today! #astronomy 🌅
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📸 EarthSky.org.
Fredric Walder captured #Venus (top), #Jupiter (below Venus) and #Mercury (bottom right) above the Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, California, yesterday evening. Thank you, Fredric! 🤩
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See more images of this planetary #conjunction from around the world:
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