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WATCHING THE SKIES: Dec. 22-28 |NASA probe to ‘touch the sun’ on Christmas Eve
It is humanity's first-ever mission into the part of the sun’s upper atmosphere known as the corona.
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WATCHING THE SKIES: Dec. 15-21 | Winter solstice arrives Saturday
The winter solstice is celebrated in many ways by many cultures. How will you ring it in in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Dec. 21?
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WATCHING THE SKIES: Dec. 8 - 14 | Venus and Jupiter dominate the evening sky
Planet Venus is acting as the brightest star, visible in the West after sunset. Grab your binoculars, because there's a second planet at play with lots to show.
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WATCHING THE SKIES: Dec. 1-7 | NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will ‘touch the sun’ on Christmas Eve
A NASA robotic mission that is exploring the inner reaches of our solar system will literally ‘touch the Sun’ on Christmas Eve.
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WATCHING THE SKIES: Nov. 24-30 | Spica disappears behind waning crescent moon
Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. At about 5:35 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, grab your binoculars and watch it disappear.