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Dark skies and epic Winter Star Party — why the Florida Keys are more than just a Spring Break destination
As well as some of the darkest skies on the U.S. East Coast, it's also the nation's southernmost point. At 24.5 degrees north ...
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WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Waiting for Deneb
At Ellensburg’s latitude of 47 degrees, Deneb is a circumpolar star meaning it never goes below the horizon. At 10:05 p.m., it will be as close as it gets to the horizon, about two degrees above ...
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Skywatcher’s Guide: April nights’ enormous sights
April’s nights see some of the sky’s largest constellations, and from their vastness spring a laundry list of celestial and mythological marvels.
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KS2 History: Ancient Egyptian beliefs and the construction of the pyramids
It seems the ancient Egyptians believed that the unchanging place in the sky occupied by the circumpolar stars was the location of the afterlife. And they constructed the Great Pyramid to send the ...
The Battle for Greenland: ‘I’m Going to Keep Fighting for This Until I Die’
Trump’s threats of a takeover have put Greenland on the geopolitical map. At a pivotal moment, we travel to the resource-rich Arctic island to make sense of the hype ...
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7 glittering images of Nebulae by NASA Hubble Telescope
Bok globules may form stars, or may eventually dissipate. Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3,400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar ...
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WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Looking deep into Black Holes
Some people in town today for the Yakima River Canyon Marathon may have been looking for a little running inspiration.