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	Science Daily update ⋅ December 21, 2020
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	EarthSky Venus was once more Earth-like, but climate change made it uninhabitable EarthSky We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet. Venus currently has a surface temperature of 840 degrees F (450 degrees C) – the temperature of an oven's self-cleaning cycle – and an atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide (96 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Ursid meteor shower peaks this week around winter solstice CNN This small meteor shower can really be seen only from the Northern Hemisphere with between five and 10 meteors streaking across the sky per hour. The Ursids peak on the evening of December 21, leading into the early morning hours of December 22. The ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel Astronomer Spots Recently-Discovered Rare Comet During Total Solar Eclipse The Weather Channel An astronomer has spotted a little tiny speck flying past the Sun which is a recently-discovered rare comet, as the world witnessed the total solar eclipse this month. This comet was first spotted in satellite data by Thai amateur astronomer Worachate Boonplod ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tech Times Scott Tingle: Meet the US Navy Captain Who May Be the Next Man to Land to the Moon Tech Times Blue Hills Regional Technical School graduate Scott Tingle has been recently selected as a member of NASA Artemis Team and may possibly land to the moon in 2024, according to NBC Boston. Superintendent Jill Rossetti said that Tingle has always ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com See 'Christmas Star' As Planets Line Up On Winter Solstice: MD Patch.com MARYLAND — Monday's winter solstice brings a bit of an optical illusion as Jupiter and Saturn will dance in a planetary conjunction, lining up perfectly to create the illusion of a "Christmas star." If that's not enough to brighten the longest night of the year, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Jupiter and Saturn's great conjunction: How to see the 'Christmas star' CNET Saturn, captured here by the Hubble Space Telescope over the summer, will align with Jupiter on Dec. 21. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL Team. Skywatchers, get ready for a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Alien hunters detect mystery signal coming from the closest star system Livescience.com Astronomers hunting for radio signals from alien civilizations have detected an "intriguing signal" from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun, The Guardian reported. The researchers are still preparing a paper on the discovery, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel If Weather Permits, Bengalureans Can Catch Glimpse of Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction at Nehru Planetarium The Weather Channel A rare conjuncture of Jupiter and Saturn, winter solstice and peak of Ursid meteor shower, three major sky events have fallen on one calendar day—December 21. If you don't want to miss the rare celestial events on display on Monday, the state-run ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal A Christmas Star? Jupiter and Saturn Alignment Sparks Comparisons The Wall Street Journal Jupiter and Saturn will appear to nearly touch in the night sky on the winter solstice this Monday, in a rare alignment that has happened only twice since the Middle Ages. Weather permitting, the conjunction of the solar system's two largest planets during the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Google Doodle celebrates great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, winter solstice CNET Google Doodle celebrates great conjunction and arrival of winter. Google. The shortest day of the year is going to pack a big show. On Monday, as the Northern Hemisphere marks the beginning of winter with the solstice, we're also being treated to a rare and ... Flag as irrelevant
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