Happy Valentine's Day from Astronomy Daily! The cosmos has pulled out all the stops today β from astronauts docking at the space station to a dying star sending the universe a literal heart-shaped Valentine. Plus, the ring of fire eclipse countdown, why eclipses always arrive in pairs, a comet that flipped its spin, a six-planet parade to look forward to, and a chance of aurora tonight.
In this episode:
π SpaceX Crew-12 launched yesterday and docks at the ISS today β a Valentine's Day arrival to end a month of skeleton-crew operations
π Just 3 days until the "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse over Antarctica on February 17th
π Why eclipses come in pairs: eclipse seasons explained β and 2026 has four eclipses across two spectacular seasons
π A dying star's cosmic Valentine: Mira A ejects a heart-shaped cloud of gas and dust 300 light-years from Earth
βοΈ Comet 41P stuns scientists by flipping its rotation direction β what's behind this mysterious spin reversal?
πͺ Six-planet parade coming February 28 β Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune line up at a civilised hour
π Bonus: Possible Valentine's Day aurora from geomagnetic activity tonight
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