Easter sky over Austin, Texas.
Some stars could support as many as seven habitable planets
In recent decades, over 4,000 extrasolar planets have been confirmed beyond our Solar System. With so many planets available for study, astronomers have learned a great deal about the types of planets that exist out there and what kind of conditions are prevalent.
Planetary alignment August, 2020
Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon in the eastern night sky.
Eclipsed
This is a screen shot of the Ring of Fire solar eclipse that happened today seen over Coyhaique, Chile.
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft in Orbit Around Mighty Jupiter
After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn.
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