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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>In this month’s episode, go on a tour of the stars and planets that you’ll see overhead during February. First we’ll keep tabs on the Moon; say good-bye to Saturn; trace out the Winter Milky Way; and explore some lesser-known constellations near Orion. </p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/astronomy-podcasts/sky-tour-podcast-february-2026/">February Podcast: Winter’s Milky Way</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<itunes:subtitle>In this month’s episode, go on a tour of the stars and planets that you’ll see overhead during February. First we’ll keep tabs on the Moon; say good-bye to Saturn; trace out the Winter Milky Way; and explore some lesser-known constellations near Orion.</itunes:subtitle> |
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<itunes:summary>Let’s go on a 13-minute tour of “what’s up” in the June nighttime sky. This month we’ll celebrate the Sun’s solstice; follow the Moon through all its phases and close encounters; track down a couple of faint constellations; and shine a spotlight on the star Arcturus. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour episode.</itunes:summary> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan MacRobert]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:31:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The dazzling Moon occults Regulus Monday night while Regulus is busy announcing February. Betelgeuse turns the Winter Hexagon into the Heavenly G. </p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-january-30-february-8/">This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 30 – February 8</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Hattenbach]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:27:13 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>New observations reveal a strange structure in the iconic nebula that has evaded astronomers for centuries.</p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/the-ring-nebula-has-an-iron-bar/">The Ring Nebula Has an “Iron Bar” </a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<title>The Dark Energy Survey Weighs in on Cosmic Tensions</title> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Stuart]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:51:15 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The final release of data from the Dark Energy Survey widens tensions in our understanding of the cosmic evolution.</p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/the-dark-energy-survey-weighs-in-on-cosmic-tensions/">The Dark Energy Survey Weighs in on Cosmic Tensions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<title>What the Helix Nebula Has in Common with a Supernova Remnant</title> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monica Young]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Sculpted gases in the Helix Nebula, revealed in a new Webb image, look like the firework-like tendrils in a distant amateur-discovered supernova remnant — here's why.</p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/what-does-the-helix-nebula-have-in-common-with-a-supernova-remnant/">What the Helix Nebula Has in Common with a Supernova Remnant</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<title>Scientists Measure Mars's Effect on Earth's Climate</title> |
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<link>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/scientists-measure-marss-effect-on-earths-climate/</link> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Javier Barbuzano]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Tiny Mars might have an outsize effect on Earth's climate over hundreds of thousands of years.</p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/scientists-measure-marss-effect-on-earths-climate/">Scientists Measure Mars's Effect on Earth's Climate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<title>Martian Moon Deimos Might Have Reshaped Itself and Its Orbit</title> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abha Jain]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>A new study suggests that an early version of Mars’s smaller moon Deimos was pulverized by its own debris, explaining the moon's oddities.</p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/martian-moon-deimos-might-have-reshaped-itself-and-its-orbit/">Martian Moon Deimos Might Have Reshaped Itself and Its Orbit</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<title>This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 23 - February 1</title> |
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<link>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-january-23-february-1/</link> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan MacRobert]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:57:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The waxing Moon marches east across the evening sky. It says hello to binary Gamma Arietis on Saturday, then occults some of the Pleiades for Europe on Tuesday. But it's past them by nightfall in North America. </p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-january-23-february-1/">This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 23 - February 1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monica Young]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>New videos from the Solar Orbiter and the Chandra X-ray Observatory capture magnetic avalanches on the Sun and the exploding remnants of a star 17,000 light-years away. </p> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob King]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:10:27 +0000</pubDate> |
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Mira the Wonderful is back! Of course, it's always been there, but now it's near maximum brightness and easily visible with the unaided eye.</p> |
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<p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/nights-with-mira-a-most-wonderful-star/">Nights with Mira, a Most Wonderful Star</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky & Telescope</a>.</p> |
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