Stargazing Summary
A triplet highlights the short nights of July, formed by the planets Mars and Saturn and the star Antares. Under even moderately dark skies, all three show a bit of color. Mars and Antares are orange, while Saturn has a golden hue. Antares is the brightest star of Scorpius, one of summer's best-known denizens. The scorpion's hook-shaped body curls to the lower left of Antares, with teapot-shaped Sagittarius to the right of Scorpius. Under dark skies, the Milky Way rises from the teapot's spout like steam.
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Radio Program Highlights
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July 4-10: Heavy stars. The most massive star yet seen resides in a small companion galaxy to the Milky Way. It's a member of a cluster that's overflowing with heavy stars. Join us for heavy stars, dark storms, watery moons, and more.
July 11-17: Moon meanderings. The Moon teams up with some impressive stars and planets this week, including Mars and the heart of the scorpion. Join us for the Moon and its bright companions, plus some little explosions from the Sun and much more.
July 18-24: One year later. It's been a full year since New Horizons buzzed by remote little Pluto, and we'll have details on some of its findings, and about what it'll be doing next. Join us for the mission to Pluto, plus the celestial scorpion and more.
July 25-31: Summer skies. The faint band of the Milky Way arcs high overhead on summer nights, and we'll have details. We'll also talk about a stellar disappearing act, double stellar giants, and much more. Join us for summer's beautiful skies.
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News from the Observatory
Young 'Super-Neptune' Offers Clues to Close-in Exoplanets
A team of astronomers led by Andrew Mann of The University of Texas at Austin has confirmed the existence the youngest "super-Neptune" yet, a planet about five times the size of Earth. The discovery lends unique insights into the origin of planetary system architectures.
A team of astronomers led by Andrew Mann of The University of Texas at Austin has confirmed the existence the youngest "super-Neptune" yet, a planet about five times the size of Earth. The discovery lends unique insights into the origin of planetary system architectures.
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