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Sun news June 4, 2024: Beautiful eruption. More auroras?
Sun news for June 4, 2024. Sun-stuff arrived at Earth and brought a minor geomagnetic storm. More auroras possible tonight. Check out this beautiful filament!
June 4, 2024
Astronomy Essentials
Arietids – most active daytime meteor shower – peaks this week
The Arietids - the most active daytime meteor shower - peak on the mornings around June 4. Watch for them in the dark hour before dawn.
June 4, 2024
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for June
Visible planets and night sky guide for June 2024. This is your last chance to see all 6 planets! Take a look tomorrow before sunrise.
June 4, 2024
Astronomy Essentials
Venus superior conjunction: Venus is behind the sun today
The moment of the Venus superior conjunction - passing between the sun and Earth - in 2024 is at 16 UTC (11 a.m. CDT) today, June 4.
June 4, 2024
Space
Asteroid’s double moon points to a complex history
A new study of asteroid Dinkinesh and its moon Selam, based on data from the Lucy mission, shows a complex history of Dinkinesh and the asteroid's double moon.
June 4, 2024
Tonight
Big and Little Dippers in the northern sky on June evenings
How can you see both the Big and Little Dippers? On June evenings, the Big Dipper is high in the north. Let it be your guide to the Little Dipper.
June 4, 2024
Earth
The praying mantis is a predator: Lifeform of the week
The praying mantis is a ruthless predator that eats any insect that comes its way. Not even its own mate is safe. More about this ferocious insect, here.
June 3, 2024
Earth
What drove Snowball Earth? A drop in a greenhouse gas
Geologists believe a drop in carbon dioxide lasting millions of years caused Earth to freeze into Snowball Earth about 700 million years ago.
June 2, 2024
Space
New exoplanet catalog unveils 126 exotic worlds
A new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 newly discovered worlds ranging from scorched wastelands to ones that may be able to support life.
June 2, 2024
Spaceflight
SpaceX Starship ready for 4th test flight on June 6. Watch here!
The SpaceX Starship - the world's most powerful rocket - will attempt its 4th test flight on Thursday morning (June 6, 2024). Watch it here.
June 2, 2024
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