#astronomy

#astronomy

The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service has predicted that July 22 could come out about a millisecond short of a standard 24-hour spin.

Astronomers have spotted a solar system beyond our own in its very earliest stages of formation. HOPS-315, the baby star, has a surrounding disk of gas and dust.

Astronomers discovered a new world named Ammonite, classified as a sednoid, located far beyond Pluto at about 71 times the Earth-sun distance.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak on the night of Aug. 12 and before dawn on Aug. 13, with an average of up to 100 meteors per hour.

Each show features a performance accompanied by an astronomy lecture with the added bonus of telescope observations (weather permitting).

Founded 350 years ago, the Royal Observatory Greenwich is Britain's oldest purpose-built scientific institution. It is the birthplace of modern astronomy and the home of the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time.

July's full moon is known as the "Buck Moon," which gets its name due to the time of year when male deer have impressively full antlers.

In horror fiction, a zombie is a human ghost or spirit "somewhere between living and dead, puppeted by external forces". This book explores real zombies in the natural world: organisms that lose control to exploitative parasites as seen in a tropical wasp that paralyses a cockroach, leading to its consumption by the wasp's young. This concept may extend to humans being susceptible to 'zombie bugs'.

According to his estimates, the bolide passed Stockholm at around an altitude of 30 kilometres. You can see meteors every night, but one this nice you maybe see once every five years.

"Astrotourism is evolving rapidly, and luxury travelers are eager to connect with the universe in bespoke and immersive ways that go beyond mere stargazing."

The disk around TWA 7 is one of the youngest debris disks known, allowing for precise estimations of radial distribution and potentially discovering planets.

The image showcases the potential of the Rubin Observatory's capability to collect unprecedented astronomical data, highlighting its role in advancing our understanding of the Universe.

The Vera C Rubin Observatory, now operational in Chile, offers unprecedented views of the universe, enhancing our knowledge about dark matter and solar system objects.

The JWST's observations of the Abell S1063 galaxy cluster reveal remarkable cosmic features, showcasing how gravity lensing can enhance and distort distant galaxy shapes.