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NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years
NASA’s longest-running rover on Mars, Opportunity, has been pronounced dead, 15 years after it landed on the red planet.
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Coming Sunday night: Not just any total lunar eclipse
Greg Redfern is calling is the full wolf supermoon total lunar eclipse, and it doesn’t just sound cool — he says it’ll look cool. Here’s when and how to watch.
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Ultima Thule New Year flyby is top 2018 space story
As 2018 draws to a merciful close, the astronomical world is centered on the New Horizons spacecraft team as it zeros in on a world the size of D.C., in the far reaches of our solar system.
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Nancy Grace Roman, involved with Hubble telescope, dies
Roman was the first chief of astronomy in the office of space science at NASA headquarters and was the first woman to hold an executive position at the agency.
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Dear Apollo 8: Save the year again
“The legacy of Apollo 8 is that space makes us attempt daring things as a result of earthly human events,” WTOP’s Greg Redfern writes, 50 years since the mission brought the world together on Christmas Eve. “Let us hope and collectively strive for once again being so daring.”
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The winter solstice brings a planetary symphony
The winter solstice, the highest Moon of the year and three bright planets — it’s going to be quite a weekend in the skies. Greg Redfern explains it all.
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Science gifts for the stargazers in your life
OK, Santa. You have a lover of skywatching and space on your list. What’cha gonna do? Here’s just the thing to help you out: time-proven presents for that admirer of all things out of this world.
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In the skies this week: Meteors galore and a green comet
If you can find skies dark enough, try your luck at spotting Comet 46P/Wirtanen on Sunday, passing through between Earth and the Sun this week.
2 months ago -
The best places to view the moon on ‘International Observe the Moon Night’
From your backyard to the National Air and Space Museum, here’s where you can celebrate ‘International Observe the Moon Night.’
4 months ago -
Autumn’s arrival means more time to enjoy the night sky
After a stormy, humid summer, fall officially arrives Saturday at 9:54 p.m. EDT — and the sun begins its annual southward drift. It’s a great season for gazing at the heavens.
5 months ago -
Shenandoah National Park hosts Night Sky Festival, Perseid shower views
Want to see the stars? Shenandoah National Park is packed with events, especially for folks headed to the park for the Night Sky Festival.
7 months ago -
Moon light, Mars bright: Sky show features lunar eclipse, red planet
On Friday night, skywatchers worldwide can see Mars rise in the southeast at sunset. And, for those in the Eastern Hemisphere, the sky will also feature the longest total lunar eclipse of this century.
7 months ago -
Mars mesmerizes sky watchers
Go out and see the celestial parade of the visible planets known to our ancestors — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — gracing our skies overnight.
7 months ago -
Look up: Summer brings parade of planets, astronomy events around DC
Even with summer’s longer days, there is still plenty to enjoy in the night sky. WTOP Sky Guy Greg Redfern gives the lowdown on how to spot a planet among the stars and what astronomy events are happening in the D.C. area.
8 months ago -
Gravitational waves ripple DC audience
The recent Nobel Prize winner in physics, Rainer Weiss, helped prove Einstein’s 100-year-old theory on gravitational waves to to be accurate. He regaled the audience with stories on how he almost gave up on a career in science before coming back to MIT.
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