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Your Stargazing Guide To January 2021: A 'Wolf Moon,' A Five-Planet Finale And Year's Best
January is the best month to go stargazing. Sure, it's cold in the northern hemisphere, but there are just so many special celestial sights to see. That goes triple in 2020, with a three-way planetary conjunction—and a chance to see no less than five planets—as Orion dominates dark skies.
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The first major meteor shower of 2021 will peak in the early hours of Monday, January 4. However, the Moon will rise just before midnight so it's worth getting outside at 1 p.m or thereabouts to try for some of the estimated 40 "shooting stars" per hour.
White House releases planetary protection strategy - SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — The White House released a national strategy for planetary protection Dec. 30, outlining new assessments to prevent terrestrial contamination of other worlds and vice versa.
A third objective seeks to incorporate private sector views on planetary protection issues given the growing capabilities of, and interest by, companies in flying missions to other worlds, in particular Mars. That objective includes work by the government to develop guidelines for authorization and continuing supervision of private sector missions to destinations with planetary protection implications.
Planet Earth has remained habitable for billions of years 'because of good luck'
Scientists at the University of Southampton have carried out a mass simulation of climate evolution of 100,000 randomly generated planets.
Of these planets, 9 per cent (8,700) were successful at least once but, of those, nearly all (about 8,000) were successful fewer than 50 times out of 100 and most (about 4,500) were successful fewer than 10 times out of 100.
He said: "A continuously stable and habitable climate on Earth is quite puzzling. Our neighbours, Mars and Venus, do not have habitable temperatures, even though Mars once did.
While you're here, how about this:
Bright stars, planetary clusters among highlights in January skies | To Do | wyomingnews.com
Planetary Society All-Stars Review 2020 Space… | The Planetary Society
A cool device called Time Since Launch (TSL) from CW&T . Pull the pin and it begins counting up to 2,738 years.
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What is the approximate ratio of the average density of Jupiter to the average density of Saturn? In other words, how many times denser is Jupiter than Saturn?
Mat Kaplan: Welcome, and happy new year, everyone. I'm Mat Kaplan of The Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. It's a tradition, four of my colleagues are here with a review of the past year and a look ahead. 2020 wasn't so bad once you got off the surface of our world. Bruce Betts is part of this quartet. He'll stick around for the last What's Up before 2021. We'll offer one of the coolest prizes ever in the new Space Trivia Contest.
‘A Perfect Planet’: David Attenborough talks narrating nature series amid COVID-19
Sir David Attenborough has one of the most recognizable voices in TV history. His calming timbre has been the guiding force of numerous specials, and he’s synonymous with some of Earth’s greatest natural wonders.
The first four episodes explore the power of volcanoes, sunlight, weather and oceans. The final episode in the series looks at the dramatic impact of the world’s newest force of nature — humans — and what can be done to restore our planet’s perfect balance.
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