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12/21/2016 by PeekYou Team

The shortest day of the year has arrived. Here’s what you need to know

Author: Dave Epstein / Source: BostonGlobe.com

A Christmas wreath decorated with lights hung at the end of a dock in Maine.

Wednesday marks the winter solstice for us — the shortest day of the year. But what does that mean?

Astronomical winter will arrive at 5:44 Wednesday morning with temperatures in the 20s, basically seasonable for the date. Wednesday will be a typical winter day with plenty of sunshine and highs approaching 40 degrees. More

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07/23/2014 by Matt Q

Kepler Spacecraft Discovers Planet with Longest Known Year

Dr. David Kipping of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and his colleagues, have discovered an exoplanet with the longest known orbital period.

astronomy Dr. David Kipping Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Kepler NASA science

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