Heading for its closest approach to the Sun or perihelion on December 20, comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) remains a sight for telescopic observers as it sweeps through planet Earth’s southern hemisphere skies. First time visitor from the remote Oort cloud this comet PanSTARRS sports a greenish coma and whitish dust tail about half a degree […]
AM Clouds/PM Sun today! With a high of 17C and a low of 17C. 91 Humidity. 13 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
In this 20-second exposure from Oct. 5, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). via NASA https://ift.tt/oKLgTvm
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At opposition, opposite the Sun in Earth’s sky, late last month Jupiter is also approaching perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in its elliptical orbit, early next year. That makes Jupiter exceptionally close to our fair planet, currently resulting in excellent views of the Solar System’s ruling gas giant. On September 27, this sharp […]
Mostly Cloudy today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 84 Humidity. 12 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from Southeast.
Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor installs samples for the Microgravity Investigation of Cement Solidification (MICS) experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in this image from Nov. 27, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/y3lAnce
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