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Astro Bob: All about fusion — how the sun keeps the lights on

With nuclear fusion in the news, we look to the sun. An old hand at the process, it squeezed its first hydrogen atoms together 4.6 billion years ago.

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Astro Bob: Guide to December's gemmy Geminids

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks Tuesday night, Dec. 13, to Wednesday morning, Dec. 14. Learn its origin and how and when to look.

December 12, 2022 01:37 PM

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Astro Bob: Splashdown! Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after successful mission

NASA's Artemis I mission ends with the U.S. one giant step closer to returning astronauts to the moon.

December 11, 2022 01:30 PM

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Astro Bob: Peekaboo! Full Moon hides Mars

On Wednesday evening, the moon will cover up the planet Mars. Don't miss this must-see event.

December 06, 2022 12:53 PM

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Astro Bob: See 2 space stations at dusk — ISS and Tiangong

China recently added on to their Tiangong space station making it brighter and easier to see. Check it out this week.

December 04, 2022 02:32 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: Best astro events for December 2022

This busy month for skywatching includes a rare Martian "cover-up" and the annual Geminid meteor shower.

December 03, 2022 03:52 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: Brilliant Mars beams brightest and closest Wednesday night, Nov. 30

The Red Planet is only 50.6 million miles away — almost walking distance! It won't get this close again until May 2031.

November 30, 2022 03:32 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: Artemis captures rare Earth eclipse from moon's far side

Here's something you don't see very often: the moon eclipsing the Earth! We also preview a new, multi-part lunar mission launching Wednesday, Nov. 30.

November 29, 2022 03:25 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: BlueWalker 3 unfurls and brightens

The prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite that will usher in space-based, broadband cell service is now easily visible with the naked eye. Get ready. More than 100 even brighter satellites are planned.

November 27, 2022 04:01 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: Sea beast of the southern sky

Cetus emerges from the sea of night to prepare the way for Orion. How to find this enormous yet unfamiliar constellation.

November 23, 2022 03:35 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: Artemis reaches moon; space station delights at dusk

When it comes to flying around in space, there's a lot happening this week.

November 21, 2022 01:59 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: Asteroid discovered just hours before crashing to Earth

A meter-wide asteroid came down over southern Ontario not far from Niagara Falls this weekend. Astronomers saw it coming.

November 20, 2022 02:04 PM

By Bob King

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Astro Bob: Possible Leonid meteor outburst Nov. 18-19

We may get a strong but brief burst of meteors around midnight Central time Friday night, Nov. 18 as Earth crosses a trail of comet debris dumped in 1733.

November 17, 2022 05:50 PM

By Bob King