MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The comet known as C/2022 E3(ZTF) will make its closest visit to earth in 50,000 years. It was discovered on March 22nd, 2022 at Cal Tech’s Palomar Observatory in San Diego. Usually comets are a white, but this comet has a green hue for a specific reason. “This comet apparently has a lot of carbon. Carbon…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The MSUM Planetarium brings the community together at their sold-out stars and Hogwarts show. People were entertained with an astronomy display and MSUM professors taught lessons on the Big Dipper, the solar system, and other fixtures in the sky. Kids showed off costumes as well. “We just want to you know be here to educate and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The newly released images from NASA’s James Webb Telescope has space fans excited for what’s to come. The images show the farthest we can see of the universe, featuring the formation of stars, dying stars and spirals of galaxies. A professor at MSUM says NASA has worked on the Webb telescope for decades, launching more than…
The Lyrid meteor shower is this weekend, but clouds and rain will make any stargazing tough. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus
Spring starts this week which will bring longer days, and the full moon will keep the nights bright. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus
Mornings will be cold until this weekend, but a few planets are visible along the horizon. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus
Planets are easier to spot this week than they have been in months. Be sure to look for Mercury on the horizon again. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, saturn, space.planets, stars, sun, venus
Cold temperatures will make it hard to spend much time outside, but warmer air next week will help a lot. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus
Warmer temperatures next week will make it easier to head outside and spot Venus and Mars. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus
Temperatures will be especially cold this week, but the moon will be bright in the night sky. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus
