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  Your Stargazing Calendar for July 2022

  Popular Mechanics - Tim Newcomb

  The largest supermoon of the year lights up a meteor-filled month. And look out for that comet! A trio of meteor showers, the boldest supermoon of the 2022 calendar, and a relatively new—and huge—comet highlight the July night sky. As the Buck Moon prepares for a July 13 appearance, Comet K2 …

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  This Comet Could Be One of the Largest We’ve Ever Seen (And It’s Getting Closer to Earth)

  Popular Mechanics - Tim Newcomb

  Comet C/2017 K2 is expected to be nearest to us on July 14. Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) could be one of the largest we’ve ever spotted. Now, it’s drawing closer and closer to Earth, and is expected to be nearest to us on July 14. At 172 miles from Earth and nearing, Comet K2 can already be seen …

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  Increased Spaceflight Will Warm Earth’s Stratosphere 4 Degrees, Study Finds

  Popular Mechanics - Caroline Delbert

  Black carbon in the atmosphere is like dressing Earth in a black shirt on a sunny day. In new research published earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) simulates the effect of greatly increased spaceflight on the stratosphere. The results show that planned spaceflight …

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  Calling All Citizens: Become A Jovian Vortex Hunter

  Popular Mechanics - Tim Newcomb

  You too can help astrophysicists categorize stunning new images of Jupiter’s clouds. Attention Earthlings: You don’t need an astronomy degree to become a Jovian Vortex Hunter. In fact, scientists need your help, and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has made it simple to gain access to thousands …

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  Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About Martian Moons

  Popular Mechanics - David Grossman

  Phobos and Deimos are small, lifeless, and weird. No planet holds as much intrigue for humans as Mars. The Red Planet has played an outsized role in the human imagination ever since H.G Wells imagined it as home base to an alien race determined to conquer Earth. Now, people on Earth see Mars as …

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  This Mysterious Spiraling Star Looks Just Like a Mini Milky Way Galaxy

  Popular Mechanics - Caroline Delbert

  Spiraling stars appear to be mini galaxies because their protomatter swirls around them. Astronomers have found an odd, but not uncommon, kind of star in a special part of the Milky Way galaxy. In new research based on sightings from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile, the …