February 2025
- Focal Plane (26)
- One Good Target (31)
- Rick's Picks (32)
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Europa Clipper: NASA Investigates an Icy Ocean
Europa, one of Jupiter’s four biggest moons, appears to harbor a liquid ocean not far beneath its bright, icy surface. Is there life there?…
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Astronomy Fundamentals: The Last Trillionth of the Journey
As stargazers, we look out across space at objects floating in what is mostly vast emptiness. The light we see travels at its breathtaking…
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A Trio of Open Clusters in Northern Puppis (including a hidden planetary nebula)
February 2025 · With side trips to a couple easy doubles and supergiants
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February ’25 – Rick’s Picks
All month: the solar system overwhelmingly favors evening observers again this month, but very early risers can still spend quality time with Mars, and…