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How Fast Will the Moon's Shadow Travel During the Annular Solar Eclipse on October 2?
The annular solar eclipse on October 2, 2024, will see the moon’s shadow move at vastly different speeds across the Southern Hemisphere. While the shadow will reach lightning-fast speeds over 10 million km/h in some areas, it will slow to around 2,057 km/h in others. The speed variation is due to factors like Earth’s curvature and the distance ...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Heads Towards Earth, Will Be Visible With Naked Eye
A3 will make its closest approach to the Sun on October 10, 2024, and will be easily visible in northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, it will be visible just after sunset.
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Spring Begins. Know About Vernal Equinox That Brings on A New Season
While the March equinox brings later sunrises, earlier sunsets, chillier winds and dry, falling leaves in the Southern Hemisphere, while the reverse happens in the Northern Hemisphere.
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All You Need To Know About Summer Solstice, Its Impact As Well As The Celebrations
Today will be the longest day of this year in the northern hemisphere, and the shortest day in the southern hemisphere, thanks to the summer solstice
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Does Moon Appear Upside Down In Australia? Viral Post Stuns Internet
The Moon does look upside down in the Southern Hemisphere compared to the Northern Hemisphere. It is simply a matter of orientation.
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Cyclone Freddy Hits Mozambique For Second Time: 5 Points
After making landfall twice in a month, Cyclone Freddy pounded central Mozambique and Malawi on March 12, shattering records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere, as per news agency Reuters.
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NASA's Sofia Telescope Discovers More Water on Lunar Surface at Moretus Crater Region
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope has discovered more water on the Moon's surface. The fresh findings of water have been made in the Southern Hemisphere of the Moon. The team have discovered water in the Moretus Crater region, which is close to the Moon's Clavius Crater, where the original findings were made.
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Video Shows Penguins Sliding On Ice During "Antarctic Morning Rush"
There are more than 18 species of penguins that live only in the southern hemisphere, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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NASA Launches First of Three Rockets to Investigate Alpha Centauri, Study Habitable Star Conditions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully launched the first of three rockets that will be heading to the stars Alpha Centauri A and B. The X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC) mission was launched on June 26 from Australia. It is the first NASA mission launched from a commercial facility outside the US. With two more lau...
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Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch
The spectacular celestial show will be visible towards the eastern horizon just before the Sun rises and obscures the view. Those living in the Northern Hemisphere will have to look towards the east and the south. Those in the Southern Hemisphere should look towards the east and the north for the delightful view.
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Venus, Mars, and Saturn Conjunction Recorded on March 28
Mars is four degrees north of the Moon at 3 UTC on March 28. Saturn, too, is at four degrees north of the Moon but this takes place at 12 UTC on March 28. Venus is seven degrees north of the Moon at 10 UTC on March 28.
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Last Solar Eclipse of 2021: When, How to Watch, Visibility
The last solar eclipse of 2021 will occur on December 4. People in the Southern Hemisphere will be able to experience a total or partial eclipse of the Sun. A solar eclipse takes place when the Moon occupies a position between the Sun and Earth in a straight line.
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Jurassic-Era 'Winged Lizard' Unearthed In Chile
Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur.
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Summer Solstice 2021: NASA Details All You Need to Know About the Year’s Longest Day
Summer Solstice is occurring today — the longest day of the summer season in the northern hemisphere when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. This day signals the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. Through the year two such astronomical events occur — the othe...
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Summer Solstice 2021: What Is Solstice? When Is The Year's Longest Day?
Summer Solstice 2021: June 21 is traditionally recognized as the day when summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the southern half of the globe. Summer Solstice is an astronomical event, which has several traditions linked with it
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How Fast Will the Moon's Shadow Travel During the Annular Solar Eclipse on October 2?
The annular solar eclipse on October 2, 2024, will see the moon’s shadow move at vastly different speeds across the Southern Hemisphere. While the shadow will reach lightning-fast speeds over 10 million km/h in some areas, it will slow to around 2,057 km/h in others. The speed variation is due to factors like Earth’s curvature and the distance ...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Heads Towards Earth, Will Be Visible With Naked Eye
A3 will make its closest approach to the Sun on October 10, 2024, and will be easily visible in northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, it will be visible just after sunset.
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Spring Begins. Know About Vernal Equinox That Brings on A New Season
While the March equinox brings later sunrises, earlier sunsets, chillier winds and dry, falling leaves in the Southern Hemisphere, while the reverse happens in the Northern Hemisphere.
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All You Need To Know About Summer Solstice, Its Impact As Well As The Celebrations
Today will be the longest day of this year in the northern hemisphere, and the shortest day in the southern hemisphere, thanks to the summer solstice
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Does Moon Appear Upside Down In Australia? Viral Post Stuns Internet
The Moon does look upside down in the Southern Hemisphere compared to the Northern Hemisphere. It is simply a matter of orientation.
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Cyclone Freddy Hits Mozambique For Second Time: 5 Points
After making landfall twice in a month, Cyclone Freddy pounded central Mozambique and Malawi on March 12, shattering records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere, as per news agency Reuters.
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NASA's Sofia Telescope Discovers More Water on Lunar Surface at Moretus Crater Region
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope has discovered more water on the Moon's surface. The fresh findings of water have been made in the Southern Hemisphere of the Moon. The team have discovered water in the Moretus Crater region, which is close to the Moon's Clavius Crater, where the original findings were made.
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Video Shows Penguins Sliding On Ice During "Antarctic Morning Rush"
There are more than 18 species of penguins that live only in the southern hemisphere, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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NASA Launches First of Three Rockets to Investigate Alpha Centauri, Study Habitable Star Conditions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully launched the first of three rockets that will be heading to the stars Alpha Centauri A and B. The X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC) mission was launched on June 26 from Australia. It is the first NASA mission launched from a commercial facility outside the US. With two more lau...
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Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch
The spectacular celestial show will be visible towards the eastern horizon just before the Sun rises and obscures the view. Those living in the Northern Hemisphere will have to look towards the east and the south. Those in the Southern Hemisphere should look towards the east and the north for the delightful view.
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Venus, Mars, and Saturn Conjunction Recorded on March 28
Mars is four degrees north of the Moon at 3 UTC on March 28. Saturn, too, is at four degrees north of the Moon but this takes place at 12 UTC on March 28. Venus is seven degrees north of the Moon at 10 UTC on March 28.
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Last Solar Eclipse of 2021: When, How to Watch, Visibility
The last solar eclipse of 2021 will occur on December 4. People in the Southern Hemisphere will be able to experience a total or partial eclipse of the Sun. A solar eclipse takes place when the Moon occupies a position between the Sun and Earth in a straight line.
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Jurassic-Era 'Winged Lizard' Unearthed In Chile
Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur.
-
Summer Solstice 2021: NASA Details All You Need to Know About the Year’s Longest Day
Summer Solstice is occurring today — the longest day of the summer season in the northern hemisphere when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. This day signals the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. Through the year two such astronomical events occur — the othe...
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Summer Solstice 2021: What Is Solstice? When Is The Year's Longest Day?
Summer Solstice 2021: June 21 is traditionally recognized as the day when summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the southern half of the globe. Summer Solstice is an astronomical event, which has several traditions linked with it
