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OTD In Space – January 11: William Herschel Discovers 2 Moons of Uranus
On January 11, 1787, the English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered two moons at Uranus! Oberon and Titania were the first two Uranian moons ever discovered.
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KS2 Science: The work of Caroline and William Herschel
CAROLINE HERSCHEL: Are they recording? William, press record will you? WILLIAM HERSCHEL: We are rolling, Caz, chill out. CAROLINE HERSCHEL: Oh hello SciTubers! I am Caroline Herschel and this ...
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Astronomers capture stunning details of what happens when galaxies collide
Scientists noticed the galactic crash through Stephan’s Quintet using the William Herschel Telescope Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer (WEAVE) wide-field spectrograph in La Palma, Spain.
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Night Sky: Visible planets and more highlights for February
Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...
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Gemini’s 2 bright stars are hard to miss
Straight south in the early evening is the familiar constellation Orion. Above Orion, to the northeast, the constellation ...
8 stunning images of Cone Nebula shared by NASA
The Cone Nebula is a massive pillar of gas and dust located in the Monoceros constellation, within a region where stars are actively forming. The image, taken by the European Space Observatory's ...