On March 29, a solar eclipse will be visible in Ukraine from 10:50 a.m. to 2:43 p.m. Kyiv time. The war is unlikely to end after this, but it will be interesting to watch the astronomical phenomenon....
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Many astronomers are currently watching the constellation Corona Borealis (CrB) for the long-awaited outburst of the repeating variable star T CrB. When that happens (possibly in the next few weeks), "T Cor Bor" is expected to brighten dramatically, a couple thousand times in a matter of...
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Stars are giant balls of hot gas composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. And why are they hot and bright? Thanks to nuclear fusion, temperature, pressure and mass are all in a delicate balance up to a certain point. 99% of the mass of our solar system is the Sun. It is not for nothing that our Star...
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#Astrokhata about serious things. There is speculation that comet C/2023 A3 will have a brightness of -2.5 to -3 m this October and will actually become the brightest this decade, if it survives its approach to the Sun, of course. So everyone I know and don't know must live to see this event to tell...
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If we wanted to reach the nearest star after the Sun, Proxima Centauri, by car, it would take us about 50 million years at a speed of 100 km/h. From this we can come to an interesting conclusion - the main resource of our life is this TIME and also the mind so as not to waste this time in...
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