Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Jan 15 - Hyperspace Travel, Upcoming Eclipse

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Want to travel to another dimension? Choose your black hole wisely. Image via Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock.com.

Rotating black holes as portals for hyperspace travel?

One of the most cherished science fiction scenarios is using a black hole as a portal to another dimension or time or universe. Is it really possible? Read more.

Coming up ... Total lunar eclipse of January 20-21

It's a supermoon eclipse, and many are calling it a Blood Moon eclipse. It'll be viewed from North and South America, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, northern and western Africa plus the Arctic region of the globe. Woot! Read more.

How many supermoons in 2019?

We'll have a series of 3 full supermoons on January 21, February 19 and March 21. Read more.

What's a Blood Moon?

Many are calling the January 20-21 eclipse a Blood Moon eclipse. Here's why.

Total lunar eclipse composite - October 8, 2014 - by Michele Whitlow.

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Sirius, future South Pole star

The sky's brightest star, Sirius aka the Dog Star, will come to within 1.6 degrees of the south celestial pole in the year 66270. Read more.

Circumzenithal arc over Michigan

David Lamberti caught this circumzenithal arc on January 6. Notice the kite! He wrote: "It was a beautiful January day in southeast Michigan. I looked up, and there it was ... It was enormous, and the colors were very deep. It faded within 5 minutes." Thank you, David! Read more.
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