MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A solar system meetup will occur this week for Earth’s two neighbors.
Venus and Mars will appear close in the western sky after sunset starting Sunday, July 11, with their closest point occurring around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13.
Should I Go Solar Now? Here's What Homeowners Should Consider - WSJ
Buying a system outright brings one chief advantage: the ability to claim the federal tax credit, which currently amounts to a direct rebate of 26% of the total cost of the system.
As the discussion below shows, there are pros and cons to each method. The decision to opt for solar isn't a simple one. "Soft costs" such as installation and permitting fees add about $7,000 to a typical installation, and incentives to install solar still vary widely from state to state.
14 years of solar eclipse chasing (and counting): a team travels the world to study solar wind |
The solar system is constantly bathed by a sea of charged particles that emanate from the sun , and one research team spent 14 years chasing solar eclipses to learn more about this stellar spray.
The particles are known as solar wind , and they come from the sun's outermost region: the corona. If a person is lucky enough to observe a total solar eclipse, they will definitely see this pearly-looking region surrounding the sun.
Sunlight definitely did not create the isotopes in meteorite Acfer 094
UV light is the main reason we have to wear sunscreen, but where did all the ultraviolet rays in our solar system come from?
Billions of years ago, a meteorite floating around in the early solar system silently watched as UV radiation bombarded nascent planets. There had been debates over whether such immense amounts of UV light had come from ancient stars that existed before the Sun, or from the young Sun itself.
Winchcombe meteorite is dated back to the start of the solar system - Gloucestershire film &
The Winchcombe meteorite has been officially classified as a carbonaceous chondrite. © Trustees of the Natural History Museum
The Winchcombe meteorite, which fell through the skies and landed in the Gloucestershire town on Sunday 28 February 2021, has now been formally classified.
Scientists discover solar system ingredients inside Winchcombe meteorite - SlashGear
Surface of Jupiter's Moon Europa Churned by Small Impacts
This color view of Jupiter's moon Europa was captured by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s. Scientists are studying processes that affect the surface as they prepare to explore the icy body.
It's easy to see the impact of space debris on our Moon, where the ancient, battered surface is covered with craters and scars. Jupiter's icy moon Europa withstands a similar trouncing – along with a punch of super-intense radiation.
Lockheed Martin spacecraft to visit Trojan Asteroids | 9news.com
LITTLETON, Colo. — Scientists think the Trojan Asteroids near Jupiter are perfectly preserved time capsules from the creation of the solar system, and a NASA mission to explore those asteroids is one step closer to reality.
Lockheed Martin workers have finished building the spacecraft they call Lucy at their campus in Littleton. Its 12-year journey to explore the Trojan Asteroids will start this fall. The first opportunity to launch will be Oct. 16, and the window will stay open for three weeks.
Curious Universe: Let's Go Planet-Hunting! | NASA
NASA Lucy mission's message to the future | EurekAlert! Science News
In the 1970s four spacecraft began their one-way trips out of our Solar System.
As the first-ever mission to the Trojan asteroids, Lucy will survey this enigmatic population of small bodies that orbit the Sun beyond the main asteroid belt - trapped by Jupiter and the Sun so that they have led and followed Jupiter in its orbit.
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🎶 Conjunction junction, what's your function? 🎶 Tonight's conjunction means that Mars and Venus will appear only a… https://t.co/0YmsOvkZ4F NASAAmes (from California) Mon Jul 12 19:00:03 +0000 2021
Skywatchers are in for a treat this week. Look up and you can gaze upon a dazzling view of Venus, Mars and the moon… https://t.co/WyPL4HAvo0 CNN Mon Jul 12 23:24:55 +0000 2021
HEADS UP, LITERALLY! Here's how to watch Venus & Mars align in a planetary conjunction tonight🔭 https://t.co/Q5WNiLHlHy ABC7 Mon Jul 12 20:43:39 +0000 2021
How to see tonight's conjunction of Venus and Mars in the evening sky https://t.co/fTX2vjKxjk abcnews (from Australia) Mon Jul 12 20:55:52 +0000 2021
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