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Night Brawl: A Full Moon Might Outshine the ‘Best Meteor Shower of the Year'
The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak this week but the bright full moon might make it harder to see.
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Take a Journey Into Sound at a Mountaintop Space Place
Mt. Wilson Observatory will celebrate “Within Sound: The Acoustic Sculptures of Michael Brewster” over one experiential weekend.
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Find Free Museum Days Around Southern California
Whole days, certain hours, specific afternoons: Our local cultural institutions abound with ways to visit for free.
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Go to Space, by Way of Discovery Cube OC, This Summer
The “Out-of-This-World” exhibit is taking families to the far reaches of the Solar System, all without leaving Santa Ana.
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Look Up: A Dark Sky Fest to Sparkle Among the Sequoias
Enchanted by the James Webb Space Telescope images? Here’s a unique chance to commune with the cosmos.
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Things to Do at the Peak of the Year
We’re halfway through the calendar, and way-up-high events are drawing us to the mountains.
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Eclipse Watchers, Make for Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Moon mavens, make for the state park’s visitor center for the nighttime event, and do remember those binocs.
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Death Valley Shines a Helpful Light on Dark Sky Week
And by “shines a light” we mean offers some tips on making the most of an evening spent outside.
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2024 Total Solar Eclipse Will Be Last One in US Until 2045, Scientists Say
The April 8, 2024, solar eclipse will give tens of millions of skywatchers a chance to experience the celestial phenomenon – the last chance to do so from the U.S. until 2045, scientists say.
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Stars Align for Mount Wilson Observatory's New Season
Mavens of the mountaintop wonder can enjoy behind-the-scenes tours and the return of the Cosmic Cafe.
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Space Telescope Helps Astronomers Discover Farthest Star Yet
Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos
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Starry Dark Skies Are the Stars in Death Valley
Telescopes, uncapped: The Dark Sky Festival returns to the light-low national park, all to connect us with the cosmos.
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Space Events to Look Up For in 2022
Space enthusiasts around SoCal have plenty of astronomical events to look forward to in 2022. Here’s a calendar of when to get the telescopes and cameras ready this year.
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NASA's James Webb Telescope Is Basically a Time Machine: Here's How It Works
NASA’s James Webb telescope is going to change our understanding of the universe forever. Maurice te Plate of the European Space Agency, who is a systems engineer for the telescope, joined LX News Now host Eric Alvarez to explain why it is a “game changer.”
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Griffith Observatory's Free Winter Solstice Talks Shine Online
The annual happening will cast its light virtually, with cool information about the coldest seasonal hand-off.
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What to Know About the Partial Lunar Eclipse
Here’s what to know about viewing Thursday’s partial lunar eclipse. Belen De Leon reports for Today in LA on Thursday Nov. 18, 2021.
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2021 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It
Here’s your guide to watching the August 2021 Perseid meteor showers tonight. Get details on what time they’ll start, where to look for them and more.
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The Night Sky Festival to Shine at Joshua Tree National Park
Glimmer shimmer: Make for the low-lit wonderland of boulders and cacti, then gaze up into the deep reaches of the galaxy.
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Cosmic Gulp: Astronomers See Black Hole Swallow Neutron Star
Astronomers say they’ve witnessed for the first time a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the densest object in the universe
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WATCH: Video of Solar Eclipse From Around the World
Parts of North America were able to see a partial solar eclipse on Thursday morning.