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Space.com

JWST quickly spotted signs of a forming exoplanet — but not the one that astronomers had expected to see. Comments (0). An illustration shows a gas giant planet forming around an infant star. Artist’s illustration of a gas giant planet forming around …

Space.com

There is a gap in our observations of the sun: Part of its atmosphere is effectively invisible to our telescopes. However, images taken from Earth during a solar eclipse are filling in that hole, providing an unprecedented look at our star’s hidden layer.

The Washington Post

It is only during totality that the eclipse reveals a simple if profound truth: The sun lives among the stars, and the planets live with the sun. The five planets that may be visible on April 8 — counting the planet at your feet — will be lined up, along …

CBS News

Arizona has a new state emblem — and it’s one that has been a source of controversy among scientists for years. Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill on Friday designating Pluto — once considered the ninth planet of our solar system and since downgraded to a …

The Washington Post

The eclipse will overshadow the emergence of spring constellations and Saturn as well as the faint appearance of the ‘devil comet’. By Geoff Chester.

The Verge

Things are going to get a little wacky on April 8th, when a total solar eclipse will darken skies over North America. The Moon will line up perfectly to block the face of the Sun. Temperatures will drop around 10 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius).

Space.com

Diving into the press release, it states that “[b]y failing to account for the time it takes light to travel from the sun, a laser-based model led by the U.S. National Observatory’s Measurement Alignment and Astronomy Ministration [NO-MA’AM], has been …

KABC-TV

“At that latitude the sun, even at noon, was only about 11 degrees above the horizon, which is pretty low,” Honda said. “So we didn’t really have to look up into the sky – we just sort of looked straight at the horizon to see the eclipse taking place.

Scientific American

U.S. landfills emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the Environmental Protection Agency, often in concentrated plumes. By Sachi Mulkey & Grist. Three yellow trucks distributing trash in a landfill.

Space.com

By now you’ve most likely decided on a viewing location and have all the supplies needed for a successful eclipse viewing experience (don’t forget those eclipse glasses!). But if you’re …