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Super Typhoon Utor strikes the Philippines
Heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge and damaging winds in the Philippines as the storm bears down on the northern island of Luzon.
August 11, 2013
Last night’s moon and Venus
Here are the moon and planet Venus in Saturday night's evening twilight sky, as seen from a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy.
August 11, 2013
Time to look for Mira the Wonderful, a famous variable star
Around August of 2013, look for the star known as Mira the Wonderful. It's a famous variable star in the constellation Cetus the Whale.
August 10, 2013
Gemini’s much-anticipated infrared instrument goes on-sky
Gemini Observatory’s latest instrument, a powerful infrared camera and spectrograph at Gemini South, reveals its potential in a series of striking on-sky commissioning images.
August 9, 2013
City below, serenity above
The moon near Venus shining over the busy Sydney, Australia streets as seen through the lens of EarthSky Facebook friend Goran Hasanbeg on August 9, 2013.
August 9, 2013
Gases left by Perseid meteors a boon to these astronomers
Enjoy this year’s Perseid meteor shower which peaks on the night of August 11-12; astronomers say they will, too!
August 9, 2013
NOAA and others expect 2013 hurricane season to remain active
NOAA is still predicting that the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will remain above average with 13-19 named storms.
August 8, 2013
Predicting zebra migrations from space
Using satellite rain and vegetation data, researchers track when and where arid lands begin to green, and anticipate if zebras will make the trek.
August 8, 2013
Hubble Space Telescope solves a 40-year mystery
What is the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long ribbon of gas stretching nearly halfway around our Milky Way galaxy? Now we know.
August 8, 2013
Midnight meteor over Boston
EarthSky Facebook friend Ed Grzyb captured this Perseid meteor flying high over Boston shortly before midnight on August 7, 2013.
August 8, 2013
