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12/11/20

www.abc.net.au

'Beautiful long trails across the sky': This year's Geminids are set to be a cracker

The annual Geminids meteor shower peaks in the early hours of Monday morning, so set your clock if you want to brighten up the end of your year.

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12/16/20

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/16/world/christmas-star-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-scn-trnd/index.html

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1/2/21

www.abc.net.au

Constellations and galaxies galore grace the January night sky

This is a big month for stargazers, especially if you're heading bush for the holidays. We asked five astronomers and astrophotographers to highlight what to look for.

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1/6/21

The Telegraph

The Earth is spinning faster now than at any time in the past half century

A 'negative leap second' may be needed so atomic clocks can align correctly with the turning world

From: el gringo (ramseylurker)

1/6/21

I thought it was me slowing down, when all this time it was the world speeding up.

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Don McLean - Dreidel

album: DON MCLEAN (1972)http://www.keepthebestalive.comMy teenage dream was to savour the profound lyrics as I heard these songs, so here is a tribute to one...

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From: Di (amina046)

1/12/21

Space.com

It's really there! Kepler space telescope's 2nd-ever exoplanet candidate finally confirmed.

The Neptune-size KOI-5Ab does indeed exist.

From: el gringo (ramseylurker)

1/25/21

Universe Today

A New Idea to Harness Energy From Black Holes

A new study by an international team shows how the physics of a black hole's event horizon could allow us to harness limitless energy from them someday.