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In just two minutes, StarDate brings you the wonders of the entire universe. It tells listeners what to look for in the night sky, keeps listeners up to date on the latest research findings and space missions, and offers tidbits on astronomy in the arts and popular culture. |
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Geminga
The twins of Gemini stand high in the east as darkness falls on February nights — the stars Pollux and Castor. Pollux is the brighter of the two, and has a slight orange tint. The twins soar high overhead in late evening. Gemini also harbors a much ...
Moon and Companions
A couple of close companions help the gibbous Moon light up the sky in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. As they climb into good view around midnight, the star Spica is close to the lower left of the Moon, with the planet Saturn farther to the lower l...
Dueling Dippers
The Little Dipper twirls around the northern sky every night of the year. Tonight, the bowl dangles below the handle at nightfall, and stands above the handle at first light. This pattern of stars might better be thought of as a spoon, because it seem...
Moon and Mars
Tour packages of the distant future might include stops at the Ocean of Storms, the Sea of Tranquility, and the Sea of Rains. Visitors won’t find a drop of water in any of them. But they will find artifacts of some of the most amazing expeditions in ...
Venus and Uranus
The evening sky is offering a great chance to see something you’ve probably never seen before: the giant planet Uranus. The next few evenings it’s quite close to Venus, the “evening star.” It’s much fainter than Venus, but binoculars will hel...
