TIL: You can see planets (and their moons) during the day.
(Source: https://www.planetary.org/space-images/jupiter-in-daylight)
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TIL: You can see planets (and their moons) during the day.
(Source: https://www.planetary.org/space-images/jupiter-in-daylight)
The sun is visible to the naked eye for up to ~60 light-years away from earth.
For comparison: Deneb, the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, is 2,600 light-years away from us. The farthest star that is just visible to the naked eye is 16,308 light-years away.
(Image source: Torsten Bronger)
Best science meme I've seen in a while.
(Source: Unknown, multiple reddit posts)
A lunar eclipse seen from the moon
(Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-does-a-lunar-eclipse-look-like-from-the-moon)