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Spica

A blue-white giant star 250 light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

Resources

Virgo, the virgin

Virgo October 4, 2011

Radio Programs

Moon and Spica A good “semi-quincentennial” star August 20, 2023

Moon and Spica Pinpointing the position of a star May 3, 2023

Moon and Spica Studying a star that no one’s seen April 5, 2023

Moon and Spica A complicated star system February 10, 2023

Moon and Spica The star of a down-to-Earth discovery August 3, 2022

Moon and Spica Living under two brilliant suns June 9, 2022

Moon and Spica “Wiggle room” in the fate of a star March 19, 2022

Moon and Spica “Wiggle room” in the distance to a star February 19, 2022

Moon and Spica Heating up the inside of a star November 28, 2021

Moon and Spica Looking into a well-studied star July 16, 2021

Moon and Spica Plotting the motions of a bright star June 19, 2021

Moon and Spica An amazing star system follows the Moon March 28, 2021

Moon and Spica The end of a long, long journey February 1, 2021

Moon and Spica Eyeballing some changes in the sky January 5, 2021

Moon and Spica A star with a fiery future December 9, 2020

Moon and Spica Lining up a bright star June 28, 2020

Moon and Spica An unlikely place for planets January 17, 2020

Moon and Spica A star’s busy final day December 19, 2019

Moon and Spica A bright star with a brighter future November 22, 2019

Moon and Spica Closing the distance to a star August 5, 2019

Moon and Spica A pair of bright stellar “eggs” June 12, 2019

Moon and Spica A double dose of starlight December 29, 2018

Venus and Spica A bright pairing in the dawn sky November 13, 2018

Moon and Spica Heating up a beautiful star August 15, 2018

Moon and Companions Siblings that have an impact July 19, 2018

Moon and Spica A star with an important history May 25, 2018

Moon and Spica Two stars with different fates April 27, 2018

Moon and Spica Learning about a bright stellar duo June 4, 2017

Moon and Spica Different fates for stellar siblings May 8, 2017

Featured Images

Moon and Spica, evening of June 12, 2019

Double Giant June 12, 2019