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"A cool #cosmic coincidence kicks off [----] The years 1st full #moon on January [--] is a #supermoon. That means the moon is full while near its closest point to Earth for the month. And this supermoon will coincide with Earths closest approach to the sun known as perihelion. That means Earth the moon and sun will be aligned and unusually close as the new year begins. This triple event is rare. What are its effects We know supermoons appear noticeably brighter. Does the close sun look brighter too 🌕🌎☀ Watch the video at youtube.com/earthsky. Prefer to read instead Go to EarthSky.org. 📸 Image"
Instagram Link 2026-01-01T14:30Z 119.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Happy New Year from the EarthSky team 🚀 🌌 Wishing you good things in 2026"
Instagram Link 2026-01-01T14:49Z 119.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Time to get ready for [----] From total #eclipses to planetary parades and more there are many #celestial sights to mark in your calendar for the coming year. Get the most under the stars by keeping up with the best sights for [----]. 🌌🪐 Check out the best stargazing events of [----] at EarthSky.org. 📸 Kevin ODonnell in North Phoenix Arizona captured the full supermoon as it rose on December [--] [----]. Thank you Kevin"
Instagram Link 2026-01-01T15:30Z 119.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Did you know Astronomers sort the planets in our solar system into [--] categories: rocky planets gas giants and ice giants. Mercury Venus Earth and Mars are the rocky planets. Jupiter and Saturn are the gas giants. And #Uranus and #Neptune are considered #icegiants with volatile materials heavier than hydrogen and helium - such as water ammonia or methane - in their interiors. But researchers from the University of Zurich and NCCR PlanetS in Switzerland said last month that Uranus and Neptune might be more rocky than icy on the inside. Could they be rock giants instead of ice giants 🤔 Find out"
Instagram Link 2026-01-01T16:30Z 119.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Hi stargazers As darkness falls tonight the bright waxing gibbous #moon will lie near #Jupiter and among some of our brightest #stars. They include Capella Betelgeuse and Aldebaran. And Jupiter is near the twin stars of Gemini: Castor (the slightly dimmer one) and Pollux (the slightly brighter one). You can see them through dawn the next morning. 🌔🌌 Watch a video for more information at youtube.com/earthsky. And for more sky events visit EarthSkys night sky guide at EarthSky.org. 📹 Video via EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-01-01T17:00Z 119.3K followers, [---] engagements

"#Ceres was the 1st #asteroid to be discovered on January [--] [----]. Or at least scientists used to classify it as an asteroid. But it is now known as a #dwarfplanet. And it revealed many of its secrets to NASAs Dawn spacecraft from [----] to [----]. 🛰 Read more about the asteroid - now dwarf planet - at EarthSky.org. 📸 Dwarf planet Ceres Occator crater in false color showing surface composition via NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA"
Instagram Link 2026-01-01T17:30Z 119.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Overnight on January 2-3 look for the bright round full moon rising in the east around sunset. Its the full Wolf Moon and its a #supermoon. The crest of the full moon falls at 10:03 UTC January [--]. Thats 4:03 a.m. on January [--] for folks in central North America. So the moon will be at its fullest that morning. And itll appear full both nights. It will be glowing nearly overhead around midnight and dropping low in the west near sunrise. And that bright star rising near the moon is no star at all its the planet Jupiter. Plus the twin stars of Gemini are nearby. Read more at EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2025-12-31T18:02Z 119.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Want to entertain your friends on #NewYearsEve Show them the New Years Star #Sirius. This star is the brightest star in Earths night sky and it always reaches its highest point in the sky around the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve. And in [----] Sirius will have company. Itll be joined by an almost full #supermoon and the bright planet #Jupiter. Both are nearly at their closest to Earth. What a scene 🌌🌟 Read more about Sirius the moon and Jupiter at EarthSky.org. 📸 Chart via EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2025-12-31T16:30Z 119.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Have you wondered why the New Year begins on January [--] 🎊🥳 Our celebration of #NewYearsDay on January [--] is a human-made creation. Its not precisely fixed by any natural or seasonal marker. Yet for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere - where daylight recently ebbed to its lowest point and the days are starting to get longer again - theres a feeling of rebirth in the air. New Years resolutions anyone Find out more about the history of New Year's Day at EarthSky.org. 📸 Image via Susan Kline"
Instagram Link 2025-12-31T17:30Z 119.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Kick off [----] under a rare cosmic coincidence The years 1st full #moon is a #supermoon meaning it occurs while the moon is at its closest to Earth for the month. And this supermoon peaks just as Earth reaches #perihelion its closest point to the sun. The last time this happened January [----]. Dont miss our EarthSky livestream today at noon CST (18 UTC) to explore this celestial alignment 🌕🌎 Watch the livestream at youtube.com/earthsky. And read more at EarthSky.org. 📸 Image via EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2025-12-31T17:45Z 119.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Auroras could ring in the New Year Those in northerly latitudes could see a magical start to [----] with auroras forecast as soon as tonight and more likely tomorrow evening. Get the details in today's #sun news ☀ at EarthSky.org. 📸 Mario Rana"
Instagram Link 2025-12-31T22:30Z 119.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Amrinderjit Singh captured this image in northern India and wrote "A circle around the tree and another one in the sky. At [----] meters high (about [----] feet high) in the mountains the sky offered its beauty . and I was right there to capture this beautiful landscape." Thank you Amrinderjit and all the best for the new year And for all in the EarthSky community . best wishes from our team for #2026 😍"
Instagram Link 2026-01-01T23:30Z 119.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Imagine an #animal that can glide more than [---] feet (50 meters) without flapping its limbs with eyes so large they seem to capture the entire night and that carries its young in a #pouch like a kangaroo. Its not a fantasy creature: its the #glidingpossum. This arboreal #marsupial is capable of turning the nighttime #forest into a highway in the sky. 👀 Find out more about these #nocturnal acrobats of the forest at EarthSky.org. And watch a video at youtube.com/earthsky. 📹 Video via EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-02-16T14:30Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Tomorrow morning the wafer thin waning crescent #moon will follow the Teapot asterism up from the eastern horizon shortly before sunrise. For more sky events visit EarthSkys night sky guide at EarthSky.org. Or watch our video for more information at YouTube.com/earthsky"
Instagram Link 2026-02-13T17:46Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Adolfo Lpez in Quetzaltenango Guatemala captured this almost perfectly serene image of Laguna San Pedrito and the Santiaguito and Santa Mara #volcanoes. See the steam rising above Santiaguito Thank you Adolfo Have a photo of your own to share Submit it at EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-02-14T15:31Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Jelieta Walinski shared this gorgeous image she captured from the Desert Bloom Observatory in Arizona and wrote: Located about [----] light-years away in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way the #HeartNebula (IC 1805) is a vast emission #nebula nearly [---] light-years across . " Thank you Jelieta and happy Valentine's Day to all who celebrate it Have a photo of your own to share Submit it at EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-02-14T16:03Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"On February [--] [----] the #Voyager [--] spacecraft out near Saturn took an iconic image of Earth. That was [--] years ago. It turned out to be one of the most memorable images ever taken from space. This beloved image is now known as the Pale Blue Dot. Read more about this classic image at EarthSky.org. 📸 NASA"
Instagram Link 2026-02-14T16:31Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Giuseppe Pappa in Namibia captured this image of the #RosetteNebula NGC2237. Thank you Giuseppe Have a photo of your own to share Submit it at EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-02-14T17:31Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Melissa Neadle submitted this photo on Tuesday that she captured from Norway and wrote: Our group went searching for the #aurora hoping for a decent show based on the data. Instead we were granted a spectacular show of many colors and dancing aurora in literally all directions even overhead. Thank you Melissa. Have a photo of your wow to share Submit it at EarthSky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-02-14T17:31Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"The first #solareclipse of [----] will be an #annular or ring of fire eclipse on Tuesday February [--]. It'll only be visible from remote parts of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. But a partial eclipse can be seen from the southern tip of South America southern Africa the Pacific Atlantic and Indian Oceans and most of Antarctica. This eclipse takes place early Tuesday morning - in the wee hours before dawn for us in the Americas - when it's still nighttime for us and we won't see it. But it's still fascinating to contemplate. Details at EarthSky.org. 📸 Alan Howell"
Instagram Link 2026-02-15T16:31Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements

"An #eclipse season is an approximate 35-day period during which its inevitable that at least [--] (and maybe 3) eclipses will occur. This first eclipse season of [----] features [--] eclipses Tuesday's annular or ring of fire solar eclipse and - on March 2-3 - a total lunar eclipse that we in the Americas can see. Read about eclipse seasons at EarthSky.org. 📸 Nela/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
Instagram Link 2026-02-15T17:02Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements

"On February [--] [----] a small asteroid exploded above Chelyabinsk Russia when it struck the atmosphere. The bright hot explosion took place only about [--] miles (30 km) above the city. The small asteroid estimated to be [--] ft (20 m) in size had [--] to [--] times the energy of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Its shock wave broke windows and knocked down parts of buildings in [--] Russian cities. And some [----] people needed medical attention for injuries mostly from flying glass. Read more at EarthSky.org. 🎥 Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)"
Instagram Link 2026-02-15T17:15Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements

"#Mercury is our suns innermost planet. So it always lies near the sun in our sky. Mercury is now in the west after sunset. This small speedy planet will reach its greatest elongation its greatest apparent distance from the sun on our sky's dome on February [--]. And itll be near the bright planets Venus and Saturn. Look for them in the evening twilight. Read more at EarthSky.org or watch our latest videos at YouTube.com/earthsky"
Instagram Link 2026-02-15T17:31Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Melissa Neadle captured this spectacular sight in Nordland Norway last week. Melissa wrote: On a tour in Norway to view the magnificent and gigantic #WhiteTailedEagles this one flew right next to our boat on its way back to its nest in front of the beautiful mountain background. Thank you Melissa See our community's best nature photos at ecp.earthsky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-02-15T18:00Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements

"A glimpse of beautiful #Orion 🌌 Aayan Shaikh in Sindhudurg Maharashtra India saw this view of the famous #constellation Orion last Friday and wrote: "Captured the beautiful Orion constellation along with the lower arm of the #MilkyWay and the faint clouds of #BarnardsLoop." Thank you Aayan 📸 Go to EarthSky Community Photos to see more great images and submit your own recent photos at ecp.earthsky.org"
Instagram Link 2026-02-17T01:00Z 120.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Liftoff . 🚀 Dean Chavooshian at Joshua Tree California captured this great shot of a SpaceX #rocket launch on Saturday. Thank you Dean 📸 Have you ever seen a launch in person Let us know in the comments And go to ecp.earthsky.org to see more great images"
Instagram Link 2026-02-16T23:00Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Lorraine Boyd in Green Island New York took this lovely photo and wrote: "I love watching the Canada #geese splashing down into the water on the icy Hudson River. They glide in using their #wings to slow down and use their large black webbed feet to create a splashy controlled landing on the water's surface." Thank you Do you have a recent image to share Submit it here: ecp.earthsky.org/submit-a-photo"
Instagram Link 2026-02-16T20:00Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Tom Jones in Brighton New York captured this #sundog on Friday and wrote: "This sundog was probably the brightest one I have ever seen. It was a bit challenging to photograph it because the autofocus feature seemed to have trouble coming up with a good solution." Thank you Tom Read about sun dogs and see more stunning images: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/sun-halo-sundogs-sky-optics-canada/"
Instagram Link 2026-02-16T16:30Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements

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