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News about space and astronomy from the @AccuWeather astronomy team. Just look up, you never know what you will see.
State College, PA
Joined October 2013
The Perseids lived up to the hype this year with hourly rates exceeding 100 meteors per hour. Photos: https://t.co/GRGrBW758N
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Here's the latest cloud forecast for the #Perseid #MeteorShower, which peaks TONIGHT: https://t.co/sYB3tIIcB0
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This weekend is the peak of the #PerseidMeteorShower with up to 100 shooting stars per hour. Here's everything you need to know: https://t.co/5Wd2qE1l3G
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If you only watch 1 meteor shower in 2023, it should be the Perseids. Here's how to watch the peak of the meteor shower, as well as the latest cloud forecast:
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The famed summertime meteor shower is one of the top astronomy events of the year, and experts say it will be a great year for the Perseid -- as long as it isn’t cloudy.
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On July 26, NASA released a mesmerizing image of two stars forming, but a few eagle-eyed observers spotted a familiar shape in the background: https://t.co/j3zmqJ0ViW
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8 months and counting until a Total Solar Eclipse is visible across North America: https://t.co/kcceDSBNri
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Did you see the #Supermoon last night? If not, you'll have the chance to see another one at the end of August: https://t.co/TltUfUTtPf
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The weather is 80% "GO" for an Antares rocket launch from Wallops Island, Virginia at 8:31 p.m. EDT TONIGHT. The launch might be visible from Massachusetts and New York through North Carolina: https://t.co/hrbTi1KRN3
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NASA has lost contact with Voyager 2, which is currently 12.4 billion miles from Earth:
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A new month is underway, and it could be the best month of 2023 for stargazing 🌠🪐🌕
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Warm weather will set the stage for late-summer stargazing, with August featuring the famed Perseid meteor shower and a "super blue moon."
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Update: The mysterious cylinder that was found on an Australian beach was "most likely debris from an expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle"
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TONIGHT: Keep an eye out for shooting stars, as long as Mother Nature cooperates. Viewing details & the latest cloud forecast: https://t.co/FtCPI1ZRsH
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An Antares rocket launch from Virginia next week may be visible over much of the East Coast, including areas from Charlotte, NC to Boston: https://t.co/NYcOnOXoei
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2 meteor showers will peak this weekend, and the weather is looking favorable for large swaths of the United States & Canada: https://t.co/qPjWy80K9c
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The 2 long-running meteor showers will combine for 15 to 20 meteors per hour, including the chance to spot a few incredibly bright meteors known as fireballs:
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Fireballs could light up the night as shooting stars streak through the sky this weekend in an event that will act as a warmup for stargazers ahead of an even more impressive light show in mid-August.
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Astronomers may have found a rare “sibling” that shares the same orbit of a Jupiter-like planet around a young star: https://t.co/ebcfNbmpIC
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Have you ever seen the Milky Way at night? If not, this summer will be the perfect time to look for it in the sky:
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Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a sight to behold at night, but it is visible only in the darkest parts of the world at certain times of year. Here’s how you can find the Milky Way.
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Today is the anniversary of the #Apollo11 moon landing when Neil Armstrong became the 1st person to step foot on another world:
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It's estimated that over 530 million people watched the broadcast of the moon landing live on television on July 20, 1969.
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#OTD: Cassini snapped a picture of Earth below the rings of Saturn. At the time, the spacecraft was 900 million miles away from home: https://t.co/GrOcCtQeb9
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It washed up on the beach, but it might have crash landed from space 🚀
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The copper-colored piece of debris had drawn in curious local residents eager to catch a glimpse of the unidentified object.
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