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Ask Kelly: Tracking Distant Stars and Planets Updated: 4:48 PM EST Feb 1, 2023 Hide text Show version Who can answer this. >> The JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE was launched on Christmas Day 2021. It is the most advanced space observatory of our modern era. It is currently in orbit around the Earth-Moon system. >> … Read more
Planets orbiting binary stars are in a tough spot. They have to deal with the gravitational force of two separate stars. The formation of planets around a single star like our sun is relatively straightforward compared to what goes through circular planets. Until recently, astronomers weren’t sure they existed. Rarely do astronomers find binary stars … Read more
We have a heavenly show coming this month! Not only do we have the brightest stars of the year during the winter, but our brightest planets are putting on a show. The magnitude is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial body as seen from Earth. The brightest objects will have the fewest by … Read more
The discovery of exoplanets was groundbreaking science not so long ago. But now we’ve found more than 5,000 of them, and we expect to find them around almost every star. The next step is to fully describe these planets in hopes of finding planets that might support life. Filming them live will be part of … Read more
About 200 prominent Israeli musicians have signed a petition against the government’s plans to shut down the Public Broadcasting Corporation, vowing to “fight to preserve democracy”. The performers — including stars such as Shlomo Artzi, Shalom Hanoch, Rita, Nint Tayeb and Ehud Banai — joined hundreds of top actors, directors and writers who protested earlier … Read more
CNN – Spain’s National Police have opened an investigation “into a possible hate crime” following the execution of an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior from a bridge in Madrid, the media office of the National Police for the Madrid Region told CNN on Thursday. In videos widely seen on social media, the doll … Read more
Sunday’s NFC Championship game wouldn’t be the first time Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy have been out. In his second season with the Eagles, Hurts made his way to the University of Oklahoma for his final season in college football in 2019 after losing his starting job to … Read more
Sunday’s NFC Championship game wouldn’t be the first time Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy have been out. In his second season with the Eagles, Hurts made his way to the University of Oklahoma for his final season in college football in 2019 after losing his starting job to … Read more
A version of this story appeared in Pop Life Chronicles, CNN’s weekly entertainment newsletter. to get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. CNN – Raise your hand if you’re late. (I raised my hands and feet.) Consider this week’s Pop Life a celebration of those who’ve found their groove — or a … Read more
PARIS – Sitting on the court was Victor Wimpanyama, the 19-year-old Frenchman who is supposed to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, watching some of the players he will face next season. And a young man with a French surname put on a great show. Zach LaVine, who said his grandfather was … Read more