Juno mission found that Jupiter’s atmosphere not only contains metals but also is not a homogenous mix. The likely culprits are the remains of planetesimals from the early solar system.
2022 is the summer of morning planets! Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus are all quite prominent, with Mercury stopping by in June.
Lunar Eclipse Month!!! Get ready for a May that boasts a wonderful blood moon and an array of morning planets all month long.
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the May 2022 Night Sky and places a focus on the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they line up and meet up with the Moon. We also talk about when and how to observe the Lunar X, Lunar Straight Wall plus the Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower and a potentially bright comet to look out for this month.
Objects to Observe in the April 2022 Night Sky places a focus on the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they line up and meet in conjunctions in the morning sky while Mercury makes an appearance during evening dusk.
How the Sun’s Local Bubble Drives Nearby Star Formation? @WSHCrew discuss this topic with Michael Foley. And weekly update. Parker photo of Venus, dead planets crashing into dead stars, SpaceX lost 40 StarLinks and more at #365DaysOfAstro
The Actual Astronomy discuss about when and how to see the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Uranus minor planets Ceres and Iris and when the Moon will pair with these solar system bodies. We also talk about when you can see the Lunar X and Lunar Straight Wall, also say goodbye to Comet Leonard.
Why get out there in the cold of January? It’s a time of transitions and wonder. We’ve got a meteor showers, plenty of lunar encounters, planets changing, and very long nights.
The Actual Astronomy Podcast places a focus on when and how to see comet Leonard and highlight opportunities to see a planetary alignment with the comet, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn as well as a pairing of the comet and a globular star cluster.
Over the next few years new missions headed to Jupiter & Saturn. Why aren’t we seeing more missions to the outer planets like Uranus and Neptune, even Pluto? Today @AstronomyCast talks about the challenges of exploring the outer, outer solar system.