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Kochab and Pherkad: Outer bowl stars of the Little Dipper
Halifax, Nova Scotia · HalifaxComing up! The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on the morning of April 22. Details here. When is the next meteor shower? Click here for EarthSky’s meteor shower guide It’s meteor time! We’re out of the January to April meteor shower “drought.” By that, we mean that – between early January and late April every year – there are no major meteor showers. But now April’s Lyrids are coming up! They will peak on the morning of April 22, 2024. How can you op…See the Story
Spring meteor showers are here: Top 10 tips for watching
Drought · SonomaThe annual Lyrid meteor shower brings an end to the annual meteor “drought” that happens each year between early January and late April. When to watch in 2024: Late evening April 21 until dawn April 22 is the shower’s likely peak. The predicted** peak is 9:23 UTC on April 22. The peak of the Lyrids is narrow (no weeks-long stretches of meteor-watching, as with some showers). And, in 2024, the full moon will fall at 23:49 UTC on April 23. So your…See the Story
2024 Lyrid meteor shower: All you need to know
Paris, France · ParisEarthSky’s Deborah Byrd created this 1-minute video summary for you on Gaia BH3!
The most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way is now Gaia BH3. It has a mass 33 times that of our sun. Gaia BH3 is located 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila, making it the 2nd-closest known black hole to Earth. The discovery challenges previous theories, suggesting that high-mass black holes may form from metal-poor stars, supported by Gaia…See the Story
Meet Gaia BH3, our galaxy’s most massive stellar black hole
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonMuch of the U.S. warmed during the 20th century. But the eastern part of the country remained mysteriously cool. Now a new study suggests that a century of forest growth, due to widespread reforestation, likely helped keep the eastern U.S. cool as the rest of the country warmed. Image via Pexels/ Lauri Poldre. AGU posted this story originally, earlier this year. Edits by EarthSky. Widespread 20th-century reforestation in the eastern United State…See the Story