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Did galactic crash trigger solar system formation?

Posted by EarthSky in Space | 11 mins ago

The formation of the sun, the solar system and the subsequent emergence of life on Earth may be a consequence of a collision between our galaxy – the Milky Way – and a smaller galaxy called Sagittarius.

New study says dinosaur-dooming asteroid struck Earth at ‘deadliest possible’ angle

Posted by Eleanor Imster in Earth | 24 hours ago

“For the dinosaurs, the worst-case scenario is exactly what happened … because it put more hazardous debris into the upper atmosphere and scattered it everywhere, the very thing that led to a nuclear winter.”

Born in June? Here’s your birthstone

Posted by EarthSky in Human World | 1 day ago

Happy birthday June babies! Your month has 3 birthstones – pearl, moonstone, and alexandrite.

How often are there 3 eclipses in a month?

Posted by Bruce McClure in Astronomy Essentials | Space | 1 day ago

Beginning on June 5, we’ll have 3 eclipses in one lunar month. It’ll be the last time this happens until the year 2029. From 2000-2050, there are 3 eclipses in one lunar month 14 times. Meanwhile, in a calendar month, 3 eclipses are rare.

This month’s full moon comes on June 5

Posted by Deborah Byrd in Moon Phases | 1 day ago

June’s full moon is at 19:12 UTC on Friday, June 5, but it will look full before and after that date. What makes the moon look full?

Has mystery of universe’s missing matter been solved?

Posted by EarthSky Voices in Space | 2 days ago

Cosmologists have only been able to find half the matter that should exist in the universe. With the discovery of a new astronomical phenomenon and new telescopes, these researchers say they’ve just found the rest.

What’s a penumbral eclipse of the moon?

Posted by Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | 2 days ago

Even as a penumbral eclipse is happening in your sky, you might not notice anything different about the moon. On the other hand, very observant people can detect a dark shading on the moon’s face during a penumbral eclipse.

June 2020 guide to the bright planets

Posted by Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | 3 days ago

See all 5 bright planets in June 2020. Spot Mercury as dusk gives way to darkness in early June. Venus emerges from the dawn glare before mid-month. Jupiter and Saturn – now nearly at their best – rise mid-to-late evening and shine until dawn. Mars lights up the predawn sky.

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Strawberry Moon, penumbral lunar eclipse, on June 5

Strawberry Moon, penumbral lunar eclipse, on June 5

Mercury's greatest evening elongation around June 3-4

This month's full moon comes on June 5

Moon and Spica on June 1 and 2

Space

Has mystery of universe’s missing matter been solved?

Did galactic crash trigger solar system formation?

How often are there 3 eclipses in a month?

Has mystery of universe’s missing matter been solved?

SpaceX Crew Dragon is docked with ISS

Proxima Centauri b confirmed as nearest exoworld

How to spot ISS in your sky

On Mars, mud flows like lava

Curiosity rover finds evidence for ancient ice-covered lake on Mars

Astro Essentials

What's a penumbral eclipse of the moon?

How often are there 3 eclipses in a month?

What's a penumbral eclipse of the moon?

June 2020 guide to the bright planets

Farewell, Venus

Earth

NOAA predicts a 'busy' 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

New study says dinosaur-dooming asteroid struck Earth at ‘deadliest possible’ angle

NOAA predicts a 'busy' 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

How do hurricanes get their names?

AIM spots season’s 1st Arctic noctilucent clouds

Bees stab plants to make them flower

What are mammatus clouds? Stunning photos here

Study finds microplastics in Florida birds of prey for 1st time

Wolf spiders may turn to cannibalism in a warming Arctic

Human World

How do hurricanes get their names?

Born in June? Here's your birthstone

How do hurricanes get their names?

SpaceX Crew Dragon is docked with ISS

How to spot ISS in your sky

Videos

On Mars, mud flows like lava

NOAA predicts a 'busy' 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

On Mars, mud flows like lava

Bees stab plants to make them flower

Wolf spiders may turn to cannibalism in a warming Arctic

Why is Earth's magnetic north pole drifting so rapidly?

Seen from space: Covid-19 and the environment

These new maps show 16 years of ice sheet loss

First-ever comprehensive geologic map of the moon