/tags/astronomy Astronomy en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-06/unc-astronomers-baby-planet At about three million years old, TIDYE-1b is like finding a two-week-old infant when compared to Earth. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-06/unc-astronomers-baby-planet Will Michaels /science-technology/2022-12-29/greenville-observatory-and-science-museum-have-big-plans-for-2023 When upgrades and renovations are complete, the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville will serve as a destination for science learning for much of Eastern North Carolina. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 19:54:18 GMT /science-technology/2022-12-29/greenville-observatory-and-science-museum-have-big-plans-for-2023 Jason deBruyn /news/2022-06-03/grab-your-binoculars-5-planets-are-lined-up-nicely-for-you-to-see-at-dawn-this-month Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:22:13 GMT /news/2022-06-03/grab-your-binoculars-5-planets-are-lined-up-nicely-for-you-to-see-at-dawn-this-month Rina Torchinsky /2020-08-11/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-after-midnight-nasa-says-its-one-of-the-best The light of the moon will reduce the visibility of some fainter meteors, but NASA says it's still worth staying up late — or rising very very early on Wednesday — to see "nature's fireworks." Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:18:12 GMT /2020-08-11/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-after-midnight-nasa-says-its-one-of-the-best Rachel Treisman /science-technology/2019-01-17/not-just-dead-rocks-planetary-moons-spew-lava-rain-methane On Jupiter’s moon Io, lava sweeps across the surface and shoots in a giant arc hundreds of miles into space. Saturn’s moon Titan, meanwhile, has lakes… Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:43:04 GMT /science-technology/2019-01-17/not-just-dead-rocks-planetary-moons-spew-lava-rain-methane Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-17/not-just-dead-rocks-planetary-moons-spew-lava-rain-methane On Jupiter’s moon Io, lava sweeps across the surface and shoots in a giant arc hundreds of miles into space. Saturn’s moon Titan, meanwhile, has lakes… Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:43:04 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-17/not-just-dead-rocks-planetary-moons-spew-lava-rain-methane Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2018-11-09/scientists-venture-into-the-most-unknown The new film “The Most Unknown” from Motherboard is both documentary and experiment. It takes viewers on a stunning visual journey into surprising corners… Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:19:18 GMT /science-technology/2018-11-09/scientists-venture-into-the-most-unknown Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-11-09/scientists-venture-into-the-most-unknown The new film “The Most Unknown” from Motherboard is both documentary and experiment. It takes viewers on a stunning visual journey into surprising corners… Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:19:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-11-09/scientists-venture-into-the-most-unknown Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2018-01-11/at-astronomy-days-young-stars-and-comets-hold-secrets-to-planetary-life Once a year the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences gathers researchers who spend their waking hours investigating the mysteries of the universe. At… Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:31:26 GMT /science-technology/2018-01-11/at-astronomy-days-young-stars-and-comets-hold-secrets-to-planetary-life Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-11/at-astronomy-days-young-stars-and-comets-hold-secrets-to-planetary-life Once a year the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences gathers researchers who spend their waking hours investigating the mysteries of the universe. At… Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:31:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-11/at-astronomy-days-young-stars-and-comets-hold-secrets-to-planetary-life Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio