EarthSky News - Jan 7 - Star to Explode in 2022?

January 7 Star to Explode in 2022? by:

Star predicted to explode in 2022 If and when 2 stars in this binary system merge - as predicted - they'll increase in brightness 10 thousandfold, temporarily becoming a bright star in Earth's sky. NASA announces 2 new asteroid missions NASA's new Lucy mission will tour 6 Trojan asteroids in Jupiter's orbit. The other mission will go to 16 Psyche, a metal asteroid. Tonight … Contemplate the apex of the sun's way Our sun moves around the center of the galaxy, toward the star Vega. Astronomers call this motion the apex of the sun's way. One circuit - about 230 million years - is called a cosmic year. Star of the week: Rigel Blue-white Rigel, in the constellation Orion, is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It's about twice as hot, and 40,000 times brighter, than our sun.

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Today's image: Largest, closest, highest sun As seen from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 4, Earth reached its closest point to the sun just 40 minutes before the sun reached its highest daily position in Rio`s sky. Photo and story by Helio C. Vital.

Contemplate the apex of the sun's way Look northwestward at nightfall now, toward the star Vega, and you'll be looking in the direction our sun travels around the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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