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What Is the Winter Solstice?
The winter solstice, which usually occurs on Dec. 21 or 22, is when the tilt of the Northern Hemisphere is farthest from the sun, and marks the shortest day and longest night of the year and the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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‘Black Out Braintree': Students Call for Darkness During Meteor Shower
All eyes were on the skies Tuesday night in Braintree, Massachusetts, as students and community members gathered at the high school to get a glimpse of what’s known as the strongest meteor shower of the year. About 100 people came together on the school’s athletic field between 9 and 10 p.m., a peak time to view the Geminid meteor shower….
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Braintree Students Call for Lights Out During Meteor Shower
Students in Braintree had a call to action for their community to turn out the lights and look up at the sky to catch a meteor shower.
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The Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday Night. Here's How to See It
The Geminid meteor shower lights up the night sky each December, and it will be at its most visible Tuesday overnight into Wednesday morning.
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Pictures: Last Blood Moon Until 2025 From Around the World
Stargazers from Asia to the Americas had their last chance to see a total lunar eclipse as the Earth moved between the moon and the sun in a four-hour event on Tuesday. The next blood moon will not hang in the skies until 2025.
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Jupiter Is About to be the Closest It's Been to Earth in 59 Years
A celestial treat will grace the New England skies tonight and you’ll want to take a peek because it won’t happen again for another 107 years! Jupiter is going to be entering opposition, meaning the planet will move into a position directly opposite the sun, with Earth in between. NASA says this is the closest Jupiter has been to...
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Jupiter Will Be At Its Closest to Earth in 59 Years
Jupiter will be at its closest point to Earth in 59 years on Monday, according to NASA.
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Jupiter to Reach Closest Distance to Earth in Decades on Monday
The giant red planet will come the closest to Earth it has been since 1963 on Monday night.
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Night Brawl: A Full Moon Might Outshine the ‘Best Meteor Shower of the Year'
The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak this week but the bright full moon might make it harder to see.
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When — and What — Is the Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse?
We have a big celestial event on Sunday night, so mark your calendar for the super flower blood moon eclipse. It’s a long name, but a few things are happening at the same time to give it this classification. And we’re watching the forecast to figure out if the clouds will let us see it. The lunar eclipse is...
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What the Super Flower Blood Moon Is and How to Watch It
The rare “super flower blood moon” occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun.
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Just Look Up: ‘Bostronomy' Brings You a Different Glimpse of the Universe
Have you ever wondered what a universe tens of millions of light-years away may look like up close? Look no further. Bostronomy, brought to you by Boston native Matt Schricker, brings the night sky to life with his captivating and illusive photos of galaxies far, far away.
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2024 Total Solar Eclipse Will Be Last One in US Until 2045, Scientists Say
The April 8, 2024, solar eclipse will give tens of millions of skywatchers a chance to experience the celestial phenomenon – the last chance to do so from the U.S. until 2045, scientists say.
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Space Telescope Helps Astronomers Discover Farthest Star Yet
Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos
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Lunar Eclipse 2021: Partial Eclipse Overnight Longest in 580 Years
Starry-eyed lovers of astronomy have something to look forward to overnight as a near-total lunar eclipse will be visible in North America.
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2021 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It
Here’s your guide to watching the August 2021 Perseid meteor showers tonight. Get details on what time they’ll start, where to look for them and more.
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Cosmic Gulp: Astronomers See Black Hole Swallow Neutron Star
Astronomers say they’ve witnessed for the first time a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the densest object in the universe
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WATCH: Video of Solar Eclipse From Around the World
Parts of North America were able to see a partial solar eclipse on Thursday morning.
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String of Satellites Baffles Residents, Bugs Astronomers
A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the United States over three nights earlier this week had callers frantically calling TV stations from Texas to Wisconsin and speculating that a fleet of UFOs was coming
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2021 Lyrid Meteor Shower to Dazzle Night Sky With Shooting Stars
If you like shooting stars, you’re in luck. The annual Lyrid meteor shower, which is active from April 16 to April 25, is expected to peak late Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning.