NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently captured this charming new symbol of Saturn. Scientists believe in the outer planets with the telescope to see how their atmospheres are replaced over time. Image credit: NASA et al.
The overall burden of NASA’s Perseverance project is the same amount that U.S. citizens spend on their pets every 10 days.
The NEOWISE comet remains visual in the northwest after dusk, below the Big Dipper. Binoculars will help you detect this object as it darkens. If you cannot detect it, turn around and gently locate Jupiter and Saturn in the eastern sky. At the end of the night, Mars shines brightly to the east. Venus and Mercury welcome early risers into the eastern sky before dawn.
Wow, this week comes from a young planetary supporter, Claire Martin from San Gabriel, California. At 12, Claire fell in love with astronomy. She created this stunning portrait of the Milky Way galaxy from one side, calling it The Great Rift.
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