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Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Take a moment to appreciate the beauty and vastness of the sky. Dacher Keltner guides us through a practice of pausing to turn your gaze to the sky as ...

Look Up at the Sky Day, observed annually on April 14, invites us to pause, look up – and appreciate the vast expanse up there. While we can’t celebrate it all day long (it would hurt our necks), this ...

THAT SAHARAN DUST. THAT’S RIGHT CHRIS. SAHARAN DUST HAS MADE ITS WAY TO THE SUNSHINE STATE, AND IT COULD BE A FEW MORE DAYS UNTIL WE START TO SEE OUR BLUE SKY AGAIN. SAHARAN DUST ORIGINATES IN AFRICA ...

Some of the brightest planets in the night sky are visible right now, with six of them forming a 'planet parade' across the night sky for at least the next month. Just after sunset tonight, look to ...

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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 13: The Moon reaches Last Quarter The Moon rises together with Jupiter around midnight on October 13 and are visible ...

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