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We Watched the Perseid Meteor Shower from the 1st Dark Sky Reserve in the US
August 22, 2018 | ArticleThe Perseid meteor shower dazzles skywatchers every year around mid-August. This year, I traveled to the recently accredited Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve to watch the event under some of the country's darkest skies.
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Gotcha! US Air Force's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Spotted by Satellite Tracker
August 21, 2018 | ArticleNetherlands-based satellite tracker Marco Langbroek snapped long-exposure photos of the robotic mini-shuttle zooming overhead yesterday (Aug. 20), capturing the spacecraft's rapid trek across the nighttime sky as a thin streak of light.
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After Celebrating the 2017 Solar Eclipse, NASA Looks to 'Spectacular' Sequel in 2024
August 21, 2018 | ArticleOn Aug. 21, 2017, 154 million Americans walked outside to watch the moon slide in front of the sun — and NASA hopes all those people and more will mark their calendars for April 8, 2024.
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Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017: Your Amazing Memories
August 21, 2018 | CountdownWhere were you on Aug. 21, 2017? On this day last summer, millions of Americans flocked to a 70-mile-wide (113 kilometers) path that stretched across the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina to watch as the moon's shadow momentarily turned day into night.
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A Year Ago, the Sun Disappeared. This Year, a NASA Probe Travels to 'Touch' It.
August 21, 2018 | ArticleA year ago, scientists and amateurs across the U.S. scrambled to gather precious data about the sun during the Great American Solar Eclipse — and today, many of the same people are eagerly following NASA's first mission to "touch" the sun.
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Total Solar Eclipse 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
August 21, 2018 | ArticleThe ethereal glow from the sun's corona is just one reason scientists and skywatchers are looking forward to the 2024 total solar eclipse.
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A Year After the Great American Solar Eclipse, the Excitement Remains
August 21, 2018 | ArticleSolar scientists look back on what we've learned in the year since the Great American Solar Eclipse.
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Solar Eclipse Guide 2019: When, Where & How to See Them
August 20, 2018 | ArticleThree solar eclipses will take place in 2019. Here's a guide to when, where and how to see them.
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See Venus Shine with Jupiter and the Moon This Week!
August 15, 2018 | ArticlePlanet watchers are in for a special show this week, as the bright celestial bodies Venus and Jupiter shine in the sky alongside the crescent moon. You can catch the show tonight (Aug. 15) and tomorrow (Aug. 16) — as long as the skies are clear.
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Andromeda Galaxy Twinkles Above Old Mine in Stunning Nighttime View
August 14, 2018 | ArticleIn this star-speckled photo of the night sky, the Andromeda galaxy rises above a puddle of acid water in Achada do Gamo, part of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve near Mértola, Portugal.
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