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This Western Town Is Now Home to the Only Observatory and Planetarium on a Ski Resort In the U.S.
This summer, the town of Jackson added one more place to take in the nighttime scenes. Snow King Observatory & Planetarium ...
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How to see October's 'comet of the century' in Indiana before it disappears
In January 2023, writes Space.com, astronomers at China's Purple Mountain Observatory spotted an object hurtling through space they believed was an asteroid. Scientists a month later at the ...
Thiruvananthapuram observatory captures stunning images of rare comet C/2023 A3
Kerala University's observatory captures images of bright comet C/2023 A3, offering a rare opportunity for skywatchers in ...
‘High threat’ volcano in Washington state rumbling at record rate, prompting alert from geologists
A normally quiet “high threat” volcano in Washington state has been rumbling at a record rate — prompting an alert from ...
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Armagh Observatory and Planetarium captures images of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet
The Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) has successfully captured images of the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, a rare ...
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Research in the line of fire
In early October, the Valley Fire struck the Intermountain Bird Observatory, a vital hub of research for Idaho and Boise ...
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How to see the ancient comet in the sky that won’t return for another 80,000 years
The comet was first identified by observers in 2023 by China’s Tsuchinshan—or “Purple Mountain”—Observatory and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in ...
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Seismic activity at Mount Spurr prompts ‘advisory’ status, no eruption imminent
Gradually increasing “volcanic unrest” at Mount Spurr in recent months led the Alaska Volcano Observatory this week to issue ...
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This weekend brings a great chance to see a comet
It gets its name from it being discovered at both China’s Purple Mountain Observatory (tsuchinshan means “purple mountain”) and South Africa’s Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System ...
New comet in Oregon sky captured in dramatic photos
Newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible in the skies above Oregon, and local photographers have captured the event in dramatic photos.
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Whipple Observatory south of Tucson reopens after four years
The Science Center at Whipple Observatory in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson reopened to the public after a ...
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This Western Town Is Now Home to the Only Observatory and Planetarium on a Ski Resort In the U.S.
Snow King Observatory & Planetarium opened on the top of Snow King Mountain, a ski resort just blocks from Town Square. Sitting at an elevation of 8,000 feet, the educational facility is billed as ...