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State of Colorado expands Dark Sky Certification program, twelve additional state parks to participate, including John Martin Reservoir
Amazing view during the Perseid meteor shower last year at Eleven Mile State Park, which recently received DarkSky Colorado ...
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Holocaust survivor describes ‘sitting and waiting to die’ in Bergen-Belsen
Renee Salt, 95, found Bergen-Belsen ‘even worse’ than Auchwitz ‘because you were brought there just to sit and wait to die’.
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Astronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...
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Colorado expands Dark Sky Certification program to state parks, including Sweetwater Lake
Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Tourism Office announced the Colorado State Parks Dark Sky ...
How to see 6 planets align in a rare night-sky parade in January and February
Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...
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The Sky This Week from January 24 to 31: The Moon mingles with Antares
The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.
Photos of the Week: Firefighters, Ice Marathon, Inauguration Day
A fragile cease-fire in Gaza, a lantern festival in China, a rare snowstorm along the American Gulf Coast, a comet in the sky above Uruguay, and much more.
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
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State of Colorado expands Dark Sky Certification program, twelve additional state parks to participate
“Reducing unnecessary light pollution saves energy, enhances stargazing tourism, and protects Colorado’s breathtaking night ...
‘Prettiest Comet I’ve Ever Seen’: Watch A Comet Graze The Sun
G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.
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Colorado expands Dark Sky Certification Program
The Polis administration, alongside Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Tourism Office, have announced the Colorado ...
Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3 falls apart after rare encounter with the Sun
G3 has mesmerized astronomers and amateur skygazers for months as the world tried to spot the bright comet in the sky nearing its fatal encounter with the Sun.