agosto 22, 2025

Discover Uranus's New Moon and Space Rainbows on Enceladus

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Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of August 22, 2025.

This week in the world of astronomy, discover Uranus's new moon and space rainbows on Enceladus. Plus, solve the mystery of Leslie Peltier's "Two Tiny Diamonds."

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Might Have Weird “Space Rainbows”

Scouring old data from NASA’s Cassini mission revealed puzzling atmospheric stripes that could help probe Saturn’s icy moon.

Distant Little Red Dot Hosts a Huge (and Growing) Black Hole

A “little red dot” galaxy from when the universe was roughly half a billion years old shows signs of the most distant black hole.

JWST Discovers New Moon of Uranus

Astronomers have spotted a new small moon for Uranus in images from earlier this year.

Observing Highlights

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 22 – 31

As summer wanes and Arcturus moves down the western sky, the kite pattern of Boötes that sprouts from Arcturus leans over to the right. The kite is narrow, slightly bent, and 23° long: about two fists at arm's length. Arcturus is its bottom point from which the stubby tail hangs down.

The Mystery of Leslie Peltier's "Two Tiny Diamonds"

How a determined amateur astronomer may have hit on the identity of a Cepheid variable double star described by a beloved author.

August Podcast: Planets Dance at Dawn

Load up on the bug juice, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour. Find out “what’s up” in August’s night sky.

Presented by: Celestron.

Pensacola Beach Pavilion Star Gazes

On the weekends of the first quarter moon, members of the Escambia Amateur Astronomers' Association will host star public parties at the Pensacola Beach Pavilion. They set up both visual and digital telescopes to view and image the Moon, planets, brighter stars, and deep sky objects.

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