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Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of December 2, 2022.
Latest News
Stars are most often born as multiples. Now, the TESS telescope has caught one of these multiple systems in a unique setup.
Brand-new images from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory reveal clouds beneath the haze on this moon.
A collection of five research studies delve into the atmosphere of WASP-39b as astronomers seek to better understand the chemistry of a world beyond the solar system.
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Observing Highlights
A small telescope will show much more about lunar geology than just craters, plains and mountains. As the terminator now unveils more of the waxing gibbous Moon, get out your lunar map. Vega still shines brightly well up in the west-northwest after dark.
It may not be the closest opposition, but this time around Mars arcs high across the sky where good seeing promises sharp views.
December’s solstice means that for many skywatchers the night will be up to 14 hours long — providing lots of time to enjoy the starry sky.

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Dr. Tom Berger (University of Colorado) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “The Sun is Not Always Happy: Space Weather and the Question of Human Survivability"
live on YouTube on December 7th.