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Reporter, editor, presenter, astronomer and stargazer, guitarist, pet-owner, philosopher, backgammon wizard and all-around nice guy you'd really enjoy hanging out with. https://earthsky.org/author/dave-adalian/ https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/author/dave

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An orange star with a stream of light in orbit and a small reddish dot.

An orange star with a stream of light in orbit and a small reddish dot.

Wow! Astronomers from MIT have discovered a #planet that's crumbling to pieces. It loses a Mount Everest's worth of material with every orbit around its star. Yesterday, EarthSky interviewed the study's lead author, Marc Hon of MIT. #exoplanets β˜„οΈπŸ”­
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πŸ“Έ Jose-Luis Olivares/ MIT.

23.04.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazing bonobos speak in 'sentences' made from peeps, grunts, whistles YouTube video by EarthSky

Merci , MΓ©lissa. C'Γ©tait un super Γ©mission ! Γ€ bientΓ΄t !

www.youtube.com/live/1Rz-DFp...

23.04.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EarthSky | Updates on your cosmos and world

Hi, Sarah! I do live interviews with scientists about discoveries in their fields for EarthSky.org. Would you be available next week to talk about this? You can see what we're up to at our YouTube channel. We'd love to have you on!

www.youtube.com/@earthsky

17.04.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Long bright streak of light in night sky full of stars. A barren tree with branches reaches up in the foreground.

Long bright streak of light in night sky full of stars. A barren tree with branches reaches up in the foreground.

#Spacerocks tend to be rich in water, carbon and organic compounds. Yet the #meteorites that have made it to Earth are not. Why? A new study found that space rocks traveling near the sun lose much of their carbon material before they even make it to Earth. β˜„οΈπŸŒŽπŸ”­
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πŸ“Έ Doug Ingram.

17.04.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just wrote about this study for EarthSky.org. It should publish Thursday or thereabouts.

08.04.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EarthSky | Updates on your cosmos and world

Hello! I've just written a story about your new study on bonobos using nontrivial compositionality for EarthSky.org. We do live interviews with scientists, and I would love to talk with you about this. Are you interested? You can see our interviews at our YouTube channel:

www.youtube.com/@earthsky

08.04.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This morning, enjoy a strong #CupOfJoe courtesy of @algreen.house.gov! "I'll accept the punishment. It's worth it to let people know that there's some of us who are going to stand up"
Rise up! Let’s get in some #GoodTrouble!

05.03.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3536    πŸ” 824    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 77
Al Green, standing up during Trump’s propaganda speech and opposing the Republican Russian Regime!

Al Green, standing up during Trump’s propaganda speech and opposing the Republican Russian Regime!

#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
Photo of the resistance and opposition!
Al Green, TX, will live on in history!

When we fight, we will win!

05.03.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

I hate MAGA Nazis.

27.02.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Venus and Saturn All Week!
YouTube video by EarthSky Venus and Saturn All Week!

Venus and Saturn will be together in the sky next weekend. Join us for a how-to on viewing the pairing!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqwB...

09.01.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10-year effort to fix Lovers Lane-198 interchange underway - Valley Voice The overburdened Highway 198 interchange at Lovers Lane will finally be replaced, but the project to relieve the unending traffic jam there will take at least a decade to complete. Β  First Small Steps...

This is officially the Road 148-SR 198 Interchange, but it will eventually include Lovers Lane. Lovers is going to get its own upgrade soon.

www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/01/03/1...

09.01.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Star chart with 2 slightly different crescent moon phases on December 3 and 4 near Venus.

Star chart with 2 slightly different crescent moon phases on December 3 and 4 near Venus.

Tonight and tomorrow night, many will be asking: β€œWhat’s that bright #star by the #moon?” But it’s not a star. It's the planet #Venus, the brightest planet we see from Earth. πŸŒ’πŸŒŸ
https://earthsky.org/tonight/whats-that-bright-star-by-the-moon-its-venus-oct-5-nov-4-dec-4-2024/

πŸ“Έ EarthSky.

03.12.2024 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
On dark space background, a circular spacecraft lies exactly in front of the sun, with wispy light streaming outwards around the edge. Towards the bottom of the image, another satellite points towards the eclipsed sun.

On dark space background, a circular spacecraft lies exactly in front of the sun, with wispy light streaming outwards around the edge. Towards the bottom of the image, another satellite points towards the eclipsed sun.

Coronagraphs block the sun’s glare with a disk called an occulter. But for ESA’s new #Proba3 mission, the occulter will be on a separate satellite, forming the largest-ever #coronagraph. β˜€οΈπŸ›°οΈ
https://earthsky.org/space/proba-3-a-sun-observing-telescope-made-from-2-satellites/

πŸ“Έ ESA/ P. Carril.

03.12.2024 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EarthSky | Updates on your cosmos and world

Hello Tereza! I write and produce videos for EarthSky.org. We do weekly interviews with working scientists about their latest research, and we would love to chat with you. We have a spot open on Monday, Dec 9 at 12:15 CT (18:15 UTC). Are you interested? I sent you an email too. Thanks!

03.12.2024 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Reddish blob and half-circle streamer of gas in space, with thousands of stars in the background.

Reddish blob and half-circle streamer of gas in space, with thousands of stars in the background.

We love seeing - and sharing - all the fabulous photos we receive from the talented photographers on our EarthSky Community Photos page. πŸŒŽπŸŒŒπŸ“Έ

Enjoy our latest video with highlights of our editor's picks from last week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3PTQPPW2PA/

πŸ“Έ Andy Dungan.

20.11.2024 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chart with 2 stars at the top. Below them, there is a red dot for Mars, a circle for the Beehive and an almost half moon.

Chart with 2 stars at the top. Below them, there is a red dot for Mars, a circle for the Beehive and an almost half moon.

Hey night owls! Look for the moon close to Mars and the faint Beehive star cluster late tonight. Also nearby will be the twin stars of Gemini: Castor and Pollux. They’ll be visible through dawn:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/il4rA7z25Cg

20.11.2024 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A house at the bottom right. A rough sea on the left side. A double rainbow from the house to the sky. It disappears in the center of the sky.

A house at the bottom right. A rough sea on the left side. A double rainbow from the house to the sky. It disappears in the center of the sky.

Cecille Kennedy from Depoe Bay, Oregon, shared this image on Monday: β€œLate morning double partial beauty. The secondary rainbow over the original or main rainbow has the colors inverted, as is the case with secondary rainbows.” Thank you!
https://ecp.earthsky.org/community-photos/entry/71895/

21.11.2024 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tall rocket on launch pad. White text in blue rectangle says "Mars or Bust!"

Tall rocket on launch pad. White text in blue rectangle says "Mars or Bust!"

Two EarthSky livestreams in one day!? Join us LIVE TODAY as we watch the world’s most powerful rocket take to the sky! The fun starts at 3:15 p.m. CST. The SpaceX Starship is designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the moon, Mars and beyond:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eep9ncZHic4/

19.11.2024 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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