Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of January 19, 2024.
Methane icebergs could be floating in Titan's seas. Plus, we take a look at the upcoming eclipses happening this year. And Japan's SLIM mission landed successfully on the Moon.
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released the image from its second major campaign, confirming the existence of a persistent black hole shadow and a potentially turbulent environment.
Zero-magnitude Capella and Rigel in Orion's foot have almost the same right ascension. This means they cross your sky’s meridian at almost exactly the same time: around 9 p.m. now. Catch Venus, Mercury, and Antares low in the early dawn Saturday morning.
Although no total lunar eclipses occur this year, skywatchers can look forward to two “central” solar eclipses — including a much-awaited total eclipse that spans the U.S. from Texas to New England.
An account of my journey to the heart of one of most violent cosmic explosions witnessed on Earth. Plus, there’s a bright supernova now visible in a Virgo Cluster galaxy.
If you’ve resolved to do more stargazing in the New Year, then 2024 will start you off with a bang! As told in this month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast, you can look forward to some excellent celestial events.
Join eclipse-chasing geographer and cartographer Michael Zeiler on a multimedia tour of the path of totality on April 8, 2024. This includes an animated flyover as simulated from the view of a spacecraft 100 miles high and detailed maps of the eclipse path. Special attention will be given to the midwest and Texas, an eclipse destination for many amateur astronomers. One obsession of all eclipse chasers is to maximize the odds of clear skies during totality.
