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March 2, 2020

What's Up - March 2020

Looking for astronomy highlights for March 2020? This month, early risers enjoy a planetary grouping of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the early morning sky.

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February 10, 2020

NASA Advances Plans to Bring Samples Back From Mars

Collecting samples from Mars and bringing them back to Earth is a historic undertaking that starts with the launch of NASA's Mars 2020 rover.

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February 4, 2020

What's Up - February 2020

What are the skywatching highlights of February 2020?

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January 15, 2020

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope: Unveiling the Universe

After 16 years of unveiling the infrared universe, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has left a singular legacy.

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January 8, 2020

NASA's New Planet Tracker, NEID

A new NASA-funded planet-hunting instrument has been installed on the WIYN telescope, on Arizona’s Kitt Peak.

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December 31, 2019

What's Up - January 2020

What are the skywatching highlights of January 2020?

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December 18, 2019

First Drive Test of NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover

On Dec. 17, 2019, engineers took NASA’s next Mars rover for its first spin.

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December 3, 2019

Season Two, Episode 9: Hunting in the Dark for Monsters

Finding black rocks in the darkness of space isn’t easy, but new methods could help spot them all.

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November 26, 2019

What's Up - December 2019

What can you see in the December sky? Beautiful pairings of Venus, Saturn and Mars with the crescent Moon throughout the month, at sunrise and sunset.

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November 26, 2019

Season Two, Episode 8: Diamonds in the Ice

Every year, intrepid Antarctica explorers hunt for space rocks that have fallen to Earth.

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