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As spring breaks, spectacular celestial sights include a rare chance to see both Mercury and a lunar eclipse—on the same night—as well as the seasonal best performances of both the northern lights and subtle zodiacal light.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But zodiacal light and Mars, NASA said on its website, may share a deeper connection.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
The Milky Way is visible in summer and winter, while the zodiacal light is easy to see with the naked eye in autumn and spring.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 10 Feb. 2023
That's called the zodiacal light, and is caused by the reflection of sunlight by dust in the plane of our solar system.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
The researchers found that asteroid collisions cannot explain zodiacal light on their own.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
The zodiacal light might be one of the most underrated cosmic sights visible from Earth.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2021
For astronomers who study space dust, the phenomenon, known as zodiacal light, is at the center of a startling discovery.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2021
Rumor has it, though, that a slight, rising crescent moon can be a miraculously beautiful addition to the zodiacal light.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But zodiacal light and Mars, NASA said on its website, may share a deeper connection.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
The Milky Way is visible in summer and winter, while the zodiacal light is easy to see with the naked eye in autumn and spring.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 10 Feb. 2023
That's called the zodiacal light, and is caused by the reflection of sunlight by dust in the plane of our solar system.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
The researchers found that asteroid collisions cannot explain zodiacal light on their own.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
The zodiacal light might be one of the most underrated cosmic sights visible from Earth.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2021
For astronomers who study space dust, the phenomenon, known as zodiacal light, is at the center of a startling discovery.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2021
Rumor has it, though, that a slight, rising crescent moon can be a miraculously beautiful addition to the zodiacal light.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
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1734, in the meaning defined above
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