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Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of December 17, 2021.
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The upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope promises to usher in a new era of astronomy.
On its eighth close pass, NASA’s record-breaking Parker Solar Probe entered our star’s atmosphere and “touched” the surface of the Sun.
New data and analysis show that a long-standing discrepancy in the measurement of the current expansion rate of the universe is real — even as the reason for this discrepancy remains a mystery.
Astronomers have identified the origin of a mysterious flash that occurred three years ago.
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Observing Highlights
The full Moon is at 12:35 a.m. EST Saturday night. It shines between the horntips of Taurus. The full Moon of the Holiday season rides higher across the sky at midnight than at any other time, thus "giving lustre of midday to objects below."
Stargazers can find solace for grief in the stars.
December’s solstice brings the longest northern nights, and it’s a busy month for stargazers.
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Solar system imagers need that extra focal length reach.