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4 days ago · The Starry Night, an abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky over a small hillside village by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh in 1889. The work was not well known when the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) purchased it in 1941, but it soon became one of van Gogh’s most famous works.
1 day ago · Stellarium Web is a planetarium running in your web browser. It shows a realistic star map, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
3 days ago · The night sky is full of wonders, with constellations that have fascinated humanity for centuries. Some of these star patterns stand out due to their distinct shapes, mythical stories, and scientific significance. Here, we explore some of the most enigmatic constellations that you can observe, each offering a unique glimpse into the cosmos. Orion
4 days ago · Out-of-this-world clouds light up Europe's night skies. Image source, Getty Images. Image caption, ... They take shape really high in the sky, higher than any other clouds, in an area near space ...
3 days ago · Noctilucent clouds, or night-shining clouds, are thin clouds high up in Earth’s atmosphere – the mesosphere – as much as 50 miles (80 km) above Earth’s surface. Scientists think they’re made of...
6 days ago · Near Earth’s magnetic equator, charged particles are funneled upward and outward along magnetic field lines, creating two dense bands of particles north and south of the equator that scientists call crests. As night falls and the Sun’s energy fades, low-density pockets in the plasma, called bubbles, can form in the ionosphere.
1 day ago · Bottom line: Visible planets and night sky guide for July 2024. Tomorrow morning, see the waning crescent moon near Jupiter, Mars, fiery orangish star Aldebaran and the Pleiades star cluster.
